Exhibits
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Like other branches of African American vernacular dances such as Chicago Steppin’, Hip Hop, and Lindy Hop, the roots of Blues dance originated from African and African American dance traditions. Included in the exhibit are artworks by contemporary artists, archival photographs, and video interviews.
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Explore campaign memorabilia and learn about the Women's Suffrage Movement and Jim Crow voter suppression. Includes three poster exhibits: Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow, from the New-York Historical Society, Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote, from the National Archives, and Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence from the Smithsonian.
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In his new work, A World Through Windows, Syrian-Armenian artist Kevork Mourad explores how the "pandemic has reduced our sense of space and our spheres of influence," even while it has "increased our connectivity around the world" (Mourad). Using a technique that uses monotype on fabric, ink drawing, and sculpture, Mourad has created an original and exciting experience.
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Two sculptures from the Great ARTdoors Program 2020 are now on view in the front lobby of the Spurlock Museum. The pieces, Kinsey Fitzgerald’s Mother and Child and Ja Nelle Davenport-Pleasure’s Seeds of Injustice, were commissioned by the Great ARTdoors Program in 2020, as part of a collaboration between the Spurlock Museum, 40North, Urbana Arts and Culture, Urbana Park Di
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Please join us for the AI Infodemic Reading Group, where will we survey several readings and other media over the course of the semester related to the topic of AI and information systems, data, curation, classification, and discovery.
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Students, faculty, and staff are invited to an open forum to discuss the project’s progress and make recommendations to team members. The forum will be hosted Thursday, May 6th, from 10:30am-Noon.
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Homemade, with Love Studio Art Days will be space held and led by the curator for artists/people to skill share and make art and at-home art kits for local Black girls.
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Dr. Ruby Mendenhall, Associate Professor in Sociology, African American Studies, Urban and Regional Planning, and Social Work, will speak about her interdisciplinary work that focuses on issues of social inequality and economic mobility.
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Join us on the afternoons of 5/20 and 5/25 for the 2021 Library Research Showcase where Library faculty share their research from the past year. Topics include undergraduate copyright knowledge, linked open data, crowdfunded comics, engagement during a pandemic, and much more!