There is so much in Bearing Witness' that we must see, and that we must hear. The exhibition's opening in the spring of 1996 at Spelman College in Atlanta, a historically black private college for women, coincided with the college's 115th anniversary. Thousands viewed the exhibition later that year during the Atlanta Summer Olympic Games. Kennedy Museum of Art Director Kent Ahrens expects the exhibition to be enlightening and inspirational both for the university community and residents of the region. This is one of the most significant traveling exhibitions that the museum has hosted.
Admission is free.
Her Art Encounters event will include a gallery talk by Carter and hands-on art experiences for participants. Additional Art Encounters events tied to the exhibit will be conducted by museum staff members Oct. 3 and 10. Two public lectures also are planned. On Sept. 24, Ohio University African-American Studies Professor Francine Childs will give a lecture sponsored by the Friends of the Kennedy Museum. Childs, who has been with the university since 1974, will talk about the role art and culture play in the black religious experience.