“The Island” Gallery Talk

Smithsonian American Art Museum 750 9th St. N.W., Washington, DC, United States

Join SAAM’s Curator of Time-Based Media Saisha Grayson for a special, before public hours tour of Tuan Andrew Nguyen’s single-channel color video The Island (2017). Nguyen’s video, set on the Malaysian island of Pulau Bidong, combines history with futurism to explore contemporary topics such as the impact of forced global migrations in imaginative and striking […]

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(Livestream) Lecture: To See Is to Know: Children of Middle Passage

Virtual

On Tuesday, October 8 at 5 p.m., Arturo Lindsay, D.A., Artist and Professor Emeritus of the Department of Art and Art History at Spelman College will present a lecture entitled To See Is to Know: Children of Middle Passage. Join us on thequicklive.com. Two works from the Children of Middle Passage series form part of […]

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Meditation and Mindfulness in the Museum

Bellarmine Hall, Bellarmine Hall Galleries 1073 North Benson Road, Fairfield, CT, United States

Join Jackie DeLise, master certified meditation and mindfulness teacher and stress management expert, for a guided meditation class in the tranquil Bellarmine Hall Galleries. Jackie will share ancient wisdom for your modern lifestyle, and will guide you in becoming your true self. No prior experience necessary - learn how to cultivate inner calm, clarity, peace […]

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Lecture: To See Is to Know: Children of Middle Passage

Quick Center for the Arts, Kelley Theatre 1073 North Benson Road, Fairfield, CT, United States

On Tuesday, October 8 at 5 p.m., Arturo Lindsay, D.A., Artist and Professor Emeritus of the Department of Art and Art History at Spelman College will present a lecture entitled To See Is to Know: Children of Middle Passage. (This event will also be livestreamed on thequicklive.com - click here to register for a reminder!) […]

Free

“With Drawn Arms” Film Screening and Panel Discussion

Smithsonian American Art Museum 750 9th St. N.W., Washington, DC, United States

Explore the story behind artist Glenn Kaino’s powerful aerial sculpture Bridge, in a screening of his documentary With Drawn Arms (2020, running time 1 hour, 24 minutes). The film looks back 50 years to the moment that helped define a movement and changed the course of Olympic gold-medalist Tommie Smith’s life forever. The screening is […]

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