Join us at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, September 20 in the Quick Center for the Arts’ Kelley Theatre as guest curator Juanita Sunday introduces the new exhibition Sacred Space: A Brandywine Workshop and Archives Print Exhibition, which will be on view in the Walsh Gallery through December 21. The lecture will be followed by a movement performance by Lauren Horn.

This event will also be livestreamed on thequicklive.com; click here to register for a reminder.

To register for the opening reception featuring spoken word performances by Iyaba Mandingo, click here).

About the Exhibition: Sacred Space draws on the rich history of the Brandywine Workshop and Archives, founded in Philadelphia in 1972 by artist Allan Edmunds. As of 2023, FUAM is home to a Brandywine “satellite collection,” joining other institutions including Harvard Art Museums, RISD Museum, and the University of Delaware Museums. This exhibition features works from the Museum’s own collection as well as loans from Brandywine itself.

Sacred Space encourages a deep exploration of spiritual connection, inviting viewers to reflect on the ancestral wisdom and memory passed down through generations. The exhibition serves as a portal into the interconnected realms of spirituality, time, space, memory, and culture. The artists pay homage to their forebears, drawing upon cultural traditions, rituals, and sacred practices to honor and preserve, as well as question, the invaluable heritage that shapes our identities.

“My belief is that art is best as the articulation of spiritual ideas or transformative intention. It can be an agent of spiritual inspiration or personal and social transformation.” – Michael D. Harris

Image: Martin Payton, Portal, 1990, offset lithograph. Partial gift of the Brandywine Workshop and Archives and Museum Purchase with funds from the Black Art Fund, 2024 (2024.0601) © Martin Payton

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