APA|DC - Photography and the Black Arts Movement - Private Exhibition Tour!

We are thrilled to announce a private tour of the exhibition at National Gallery of Art on Friday, January 9th at 2pm. This private event is for DC members of APA only.
Meet us in front of the exhibit in the West Building, Main Floor, Gallery 74.
This private tour is with the exhibition curator Philip Brookman and begins promptly at 2pm.
Registration is required and membership will be confirmed.
Registration opens on December 19th.
Limited capacity.
About the exhibition:The first exhibition to consider photography’s impact on a cultural and aesthetic movement that celebrated Black history, identity, and beauty.

Uniting around civil rights and freedom movements of the 1960s and 1970s, many visual artists, poets, playwrights, musicians, photographers, and filmmakers expressed hope and dignity through their art. These creative efforts became known as the Black Arts Movement.

Photography was central to the movement, attracting all kinds of artists—from street photographers and photojournalists to painters and graphic designers. This expansive exhibition presents 150 examples tracing the Black Arts Movement from its roots to its lingering impacts, from 1955 to 1985. Explore the bold vision shaped by generations of artists including Billy Abernathy, Romare Bearden, Kwame Brathwaite, Roy DeCarava, Doris Derby, Emory Douglas, Barkley Hendricks, Barbara McCullough, Betye Saar, and Ming Smith.
Flyer photograph caption & credit: James Barnor, , 1966, printed 2023, chromogenic print, Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund, 2025.26.3 © James Barnor / Courtesy Galerie Clementine de la Feronnière.

National Gallery of Art is located on the National Mall in at 6th St and Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20565. The exhibition is located in the West Building on the Ground Floor - Gallery G22. Enter or exit from Constitution Avenue, 4th Street, or 7th Street. The Madison Drive entrance is currently closed.
It is accessible by Metro, bike, and car. Parking garages nearby and street parking available close by.

• 5 min walk to Yellow-Green lines: Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter
• 13 min walk to Blue-Orange-Silver lines: Federal Triangle & Smithsonian
• 17 min walk to Red line: Judiciary Square

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