Ferguson and Beyond: Artistic Responses to a Decade of Social Upheaval 2014-2024
Schedule
Fri Mar 22 2024 at 05:30 pm
Location
8342 Big Bend Blvd, Webster Groves, MO, United States, Missouri 63119 | Webster Groves, MO
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“Ferguson and Beyond: Artistic Responses to a Decade of Social Upheaval, 2014—2024” Webster University Cecille R. Hunt Gallery
Opening reception Friday, March 22, 2024, from 5:30—8pm
Exhibition runs through April 26, 2024
“Ferguson and Beyond: Artistic Responses to a Decade of Social Upheaval 2014-2024” captures the power of individual and cultural histories brought forth by the killing of Michael Brown Jr. in Ferguson, MO, nearly 10 years ago and the ensuing responses locally and from around the world in the decade following his death. The exhibition is comprised of painting, sculpture, video, and poetry with a focus on responses from artists of color from the St. Louis region and beyond.
The family of Michael Brown Jr. – Michael Brown, Sr. and stepmother Cal D. Brown – will speak during the opening at 6:30pm about the foundation they founded in their son’s memory. Ferguson Mayor Ella M. Jones will also speak. A performance by Webster’s Jermaine Manor (Music Dept.) will be at 6:45pm.
The exhibition is curated by Terri F. Reilly, MFA (Dept. of Art, Design, and Art History – DADAH), and Artist-Curators William Morris, MFA, and Lillian Gardner BFA (Webster 2020).
Participating artists include Dannie Boyd, Damon Davis, Lillian Gardner, Cheeraz Gormon, Jon Henry, William Morris, Mallory Rukhsana Nezam, Yvonne Osei, Hank Willis Thomas, and Ronald Young. The Missouri Historical Society also has given permission to print Ferguson Uprising images from its African American History Initiative collection for the show. Poets include DuEwa Frazier, Jacqui Germain, Aya de Leon, Jason Vasser-Elong as well as Gormon.
Accompanying the exhibit will be the DADAH Artists’ Lecture “Ferguson and Beyond: Artistic Responses” held at noon on March 22 in Room 123 in the Sverdrup Complex on Webster University’s main campus. The lecture will feature exhibiting artists Henry and Gormon along with Ferguson professional volunteer Jacquelyn Lewis-Harris and Webster University Professional Counseling Professor Claire Martin. Henry and Gormon will discuss their art, Lewis-Harris will talk about what it was to be “on the ground” in Ferguson, and Martin will discuss trauma and healing.
During the exhibit, audio and film crews will capture oral histories, reflections, and interviews, for the “Ferguson and Beyond: Digital Archive Project” being produced by Morris and Reilly as an ongoing project.
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Where is it happening?
8342 Big Bend Blvd, Webster Groves, MO, United States, Missouri 63119Event Location & Nearby Stays: