Black Artists Speak

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Artists Heather Hart and Jina Valentine will be at Boston University for several events including Black Lunch Table sessions, a panel discussion, and wiki edit-a-thons.

The Black Lunch Table (BLT) is an ongoing collaboration between artist and UNC Assistant Professor of Art Jina Valentine and New York-based, media and social-practice artist, Heather Hart. First staged in 2005 at the preeminent artist residency Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, this project augments the dominant history of contemporary art with the testimonies of living, working, African American artists. The primary aim is the production of discursive sites, wherein cultural producers of color engage in critical dialogue with one another on topics directly affecting our community. The Black Lunch Table cultivates audience contingency—participants become constituents as they find their agency within the project.

Panel Discussion: Wednesday, April 19 at 7 pm

Black Artists Speak: Opportunity, Activism, and Community – A Panel Discussion: Featuring visual artists Heather Hart and Jina Valentine, playwright Kirsten Greenidge, and musician Danny Mekonnen of Debo Band, moderated by Victoria George.

Black Lunch Tables: This project augments the dominant history of contemporary art with the testimonies of living, working, African American artists. The primary aim is the production of discursive sites, wherein cultural producers of color engage in critical dialogue with one another on topics directly affecting our community.

Friday, April 21 at 12-2 p.m.- Artists & Art Workers of the African Diaspora

Mugar Library – Estin Room – 302.

Saturday, April 22 at 12-2 p.m. – Open to All

Mugar Library – Estin Room – 302.

Wiki Edit-A-Thons: “Radical archiving” in order to shift the rhetoric around contemporary art history and contribute to the authoring of (art)history. Open to all. No experience necessary. Bring your laptop.

Friday, April 21 & Saturday, April 22. 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Mugar Library – Estin Room – 302.

For more information, click HERE.