The 112th Annual Exhibition, Back to Front: Artists’ Books by Women, includes Harriet Bart’s affecting Drawn in Smoke which memorializes individual young immigrant workers, mostly women and girls, who died in the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. While the disaster set in motion major labor reforms, the workers were largely forgotten. In October 2023 a […]
How can we use our creative energy to deal with negative thoughts and difficult experiences? In this workshop, Jennifer Bondurant, LPC, Director of Randolph College's Counseling Center, will discuss the science behind negative thinking and share how our biology can be transformed when we allow ourselves to practice and embrace positive thinking. Inspired by two […]
In this lecture Dr. Patty Gerstenblith will discuss the concept of the ‘universal’ museum and its historical underpinnings exploring its origins across the arc of the 19th century as well as the inequities of the international legal system, and the continuing justifications for the retention of looted cultural objects by European and North American museums […]
Drop by between 2 and 4 pm to make a limited-edition button with artist Lyall Harris! Harris is one of the collaborators for The Unapologetic Initiative, an ongoing interactive project that seeks to raise awareness about gender inequality, challenge societal expectations, and empower women. A simple bookmaking activity will also be available. No experience is […]
