Archived Gallery Exhibit and Events

URI Feinstein Providence Campus
and the International Gallery For Heritage and Culture present
the Annual Black History Month Exhibit and Events

AFRICAN-AMERICAN IDENTITY Exhibit
Living on Both Sides of the Hyphen

January 23–February 24

The exhibit features artworks in all media from Gregorio Aleman, Sharon Armour, Isabel Baez, Tyna Braxton, Marlene Britto, Tallibah and Carlos Cabral, Tamara Diaz, Felix Diclo, Kim Ellery, Manuel Fernando, George Garcia, Stephen Gross, Jerock, Evangelista Jimenez, Todd Jones, Victor Justo, Nixon Ledger, Leonard Lentini, Titilola O. Martins, Cindy Taylor Meeks, Donna Mitchell, Munir Mohammed, Onna Moniz John, James Montford and his class project, Carole Moody, Peaceable Kingdom, Lydia Perez, Hannah Ressiger, Gaddier Rosario, Basma Samira, Waleska Santiago, Brittanny Tayor, Simone Spruce Torres, Anita Trezvant, Daniel Walker, Penny Gamble-Williams.

MUSIC and RECEPTION

January 31 5:00—7:00 pm
with music by The Groovalottos, Yoruba 2, and local spoken word performers.

Afro-American, Afro-Native, Afro-Cuban, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Asian, Afro-European. How does one negotiate the hyphen? This exhibit will explore 'Identity' and the different issues that surround that 'hyphen, examining this struggle and celebrating the cultural richness.
This event is free and open to the public

IDENTITY DANCE Performance

by Melody Ruffin-Ward
February 9–11 at 7:30 pm
Professor Ruffin Ward has performed, choreographed and taught dance across the nation. This dance performance, exploring Ms. Ruffin-Ward’s identity as an African-American-Woman and includes dancers from Roger Williams University along with special guest artists.

This event is free and open to the public

IN CONFLICT:A Soldier’s Story

play by Douglas C. Wagner
January 20–22 and 27–29 at 7:30 pm
Directed by Beth Cuhna and presented in cooperation with Imagine Production/Traveling Theatre from the Center for Dynamic Learning. A play written from accounts of soldiers who have experienced war in recent years and their healing journey back.

This event is open to the public, Pay What You Can