<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b style=""><font size="4">a process, a discovery</font></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b>A Celebration of Black Artists in SUNY Plattsburgh Collections</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b><br></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Slatkin Gallery, John Myers Building second floor</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">June 17th - November 21st</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b><i>OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, June 20th 5-7PM</i></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">The exhibition</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"> </span><i style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">a process, a discovery</i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">shines a light on the legacy and influence of African American artists, poets, writers, and musicians, and highlights some of the special connections between legendary figures and our SUNY Plattsburgh campus.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Artwork on display from the Plattsburgh State Art Museum collection features notable modern and contemporary artists including Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Jacob Lawrence, Samella Lewis, Roberto Lugo, Carmen Neely, Sheherazade Thénard, and Kara Walker.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In addition to artwork, ephemera from Feinberg Library Special Collections and research from students from the 2019 class PSC 371: African-American Political Thought, highlights notable Black poets, writers, and musicians that have made a mark on campus. A few of the featured writers and musicians include Maya Angelou, Gwendolyn Brooks, Yusef Komunyakaa, LL Cool J, Odetta, and Nina Simone.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This exhibition was organized by museum staff in collaboration with faculty members John McMahon, Associate Professor of Political Science and Michaela Rife, Assistant Professor of Art History. The exhibition and related events are co-sponsored in partnership with the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and the Juneteenth Colors of Freedom Committee. </span></p><img src="cid:ii_mburjqgy0" alt="processdiscovery11x17.png" width="326" height="504"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><i style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(31,31,31)">Q<span class="gmail_default">uestions or concerns? </span></i></div><div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:uppercase"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><i>CONTACT <span class="gmail_default">the Art museum </span>OFFICE AT 518-564-2474 </i></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:uppercase"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><i>OR EMAIL <a href="mailto:artmuseum@plattsburgh.edu" target="_blank">ARTMUSEUM@PLATTSBURGH.EDU</a>.</i></font></div></div></div><div class="gmail-yj6qo"></div><div class="gmail-adL"><br clear="all"></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;display:inline-block;line-height:18px"><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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