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The Museum is open with updated hours, Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm, required free timed tickets to encourage social distancing, and increased health and safety procedures including required cloth masks. Learn more about these updates at ncartmuseum.org/covid19. Museum from Home programming continues, including the NCMA Virtual Exhibitions Subscription and virtual events. 

Black on Black Project Curated Conversations: What's the origin of the pain?
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Black on Black Project Curated Conversations: What's the origin of the pain?

Thursday, June 11, 2020 | 7:00 pm

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The program, "Curated Conversations: What's the origin of the pain?," will be archived on the Black on Black Project website under Curated Conversations. There you will also find past episodes of Michael S. Williams speaking with other artists and community leaders.

In 2020 the world has dealt with COVID-19 and quarantine, and we see more hashtags for African American citizens: Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd. The confluence of events led to more than a week of protests around the country, including in North Carolina—in some instances, even violence. Instead of talking about the protests themselves, Black on Black Project founder Michael S. Williams wants to go deeper and explore why so many citizens are in pain. By looking at some of the slave history in our city, we can begin to look at the origins of these feelings. If we can understand where some of this pain comes from, we can begin to understand how to break it down and address it. 

To do this, Williams will lead a conversation and virtual premiere of his short film The Will of the Father, a performance piece that looks at some of the slave history of the Dorothea Dix property. The conversation includes the creatives involved in the piece, poet Johnny Lee Chapman III, dancer Anthony “Ay-Jaye” Nelson Jr., and photographer Jade Wilson, along with Angela Thorpe, director of the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission.

We are working to make our online content accessible to all. If you need live captions or an ASL interpreter or have another request, email Felicia Ingram by Monday, June 8.

Cover Photo by Jade Wilson.


NCMA from Home

While the Museum is now open, Museum from Home programming continues, including the new NCMA Virtual Exhibitions Subscription and ongoing virtual events. Through the NCMA Recommends virtual offerings below, inspired by the Museum collection, we hope to foster contemplation, meditation, and creativity.

EVENTS IN THIS SERIES:

  • Mindful Museum: Virtual Slow Art Appreciation - Wednesday, January 20 | 7 PM
  • Art, Nature, People: Lights Across NC - Saturday, December 19 | 10 AM
  • Virtual Lecture: Creating Reflections on Light - December 2020 - Thursday, December 17 | 12 PM
  • Mindful Museum: Virtual Slow Art Appreciation - Wednesday, December 16 | 7 PM
  • Mindful Museum: Envisioning and Embodying Abundance - Wednesday, December 2 | 7 PM
  • Virtual Family Day of Guatemala - Sunday, November 1 | 10 AM
  • Virtual Lecture: The Ancient American Art Collection at the NCMA - Thursday, November 12 | 12 PM
  • Virtual What’s in the Box? Parts of Art - Wednesday, October 7 | 10 AM
  • Studio Workshop: Exploring Plein Air Painting (two-part virtual class) - Saturday, October 10 | 1:30 PM
  • Mindful Museum: Virtual Slow Art Appreciation (Sold out) - Wednesday, October 21 | 7 PM
  • NCMA in Dialogue: Contemporary Clay and Ancient Symbols - Tuesday, October 27 | 7 PM
  • Virtual What’s in the Box? Nature - Wednesday, September 2 | 10 AM
  • Mindful Museum: Virtual Art-Inspired Meditation - Wednesday, September 2 | 7 PM
  • Virtual Bacchus Scholars Day - Saturday, September 12 | 11 AM
  • Mindful Museum: Virtual Slow Art Appreciation - Wednesday, September 16 | 7 PM
  • NCMA Film Club: Style Wars - Friday, September 18 | 7 PM
  • NCMA Film Club: Hoop Dreams - Friday, August 14 | 7 PM
  • Cheers to Bacchus! Virtual Lecture and Happy Hour - Thursday, August 20 | 7 PM
  • Virtual Family Day: Ancient Art Adventures - Saturday, August 22
  • Mindful Museum: Virtual Slow Art Appreciation (Sold Out) - Wednesday, August 26 | 7 PM
  • NCMA in Dialogue: A Musical Journey through American Race Relations (Live Webinar) - Thursday, July 2 | 7 PM
  • Sculpture Race Virtual Q&A (Canceled) - Wednesday, July 8 | 7 PM
  • Virtual Slow Art Appreciation (Sold Out) - Wednesday, July 15 | 7 PM
  • Virtual Sculpture Race Exhibition and Awards Ceremony - Friday, July 31 | 7 PM
  • Black on Black Project Curated Conversations: What’s the origin of the pain? - Thursday, June 11 | 7 PM
  • Virtual Slow Art Appreciation - Wednesday, June 17 | 7 PM
  • Virtual Storytime with Liberation Station - Friday, June 19 | 12 PM
  • Virtual Afripedia Screenings and Discussion - Thursday, May 21 | 12 PM
  • Virtual Lecture: Fresco from Classical Painting to Modern North Carolina - Thursday, May 28 | 12 PM
  • Virtual Sit, Stay, NCMA (Live Drawing Room Postponed) - Friday, May 29 | 7 PM

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