For the past three weeks, the MCC community had opportunities to partake in free events associated with The Freedom Place Collection exhibit: from a gallery talk by artist Robert Freeman to a collage workshop led by faculty artists. This weekend marks the final two events highlighting The Freedom Place Collection in celebration of Black History Month and as part of the college’s commitment to foster greater awareness and appreciation of diversity and inclusion in society. All these events related to the exhibit became possible because of the extraordinary work and dedication of MCC’s Diversity Council members, Creative Arts Committee and Mercer Gallery. If you haven’t had a chance to see this special exhibit of rarely seen works by five African-American artists, it will be on display through Sunday, Feb. 27.
This weekend, you can enjoy the exhibit PLUS …
-- An original performance by the Sankofa African Dance and Drum Ensemble integrating elements of The Freedom Place Collection into their music and movement.
WHERE: Theatre in Building 4; parking available in lot F
WHEN: 7:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11
DETAILS: Free for MCC students and employees (paper tickets are required for admission). For the general public, tickets are $5 and available through http://www.monroecctickets.com and at the door. For more information about the show, contact Rebecca Herzog at x2477 or e-mail <mailto:rherzog@monroecc.edu>.
-- A panel discussion about African-American art of the Harlem Renaissance period.
Panelists will be Delores Jackson Radney, a teaching artist, performer and co-founder of arts-in-education agency Kuumba Consultants; David Anderson, chair of the Rochester-Monroe County Freedom Trail Commission; Verdis Robinson, MCC instructor of history and African-American studies; Cynthia Hawkins Owen, director of galleries at SUNY Geneseo; and Omobowale Ayorinde, an assistant professor in the Arts & Imaging Studies Department at Rochester Institute of Technology.
WHERE: Room 5-100 in Building 5; parking available in lot F
WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13
DETAILS: Hosted by the African-American Affinity Group, the event is free and open to the public.
For more information about the panel discussion, contact Yulanda McKinney at x3388 or e-mail <mailto:ymckinney@monroecc.edu>.
For more information about the exhibit, go to "https://www.monroecc.edu/go/mercer" or call Mercer Gallery at x2021.
Hency Yuen-Eng
College and Community Relations
02/10/2011 |