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SUMMARY:Gallery opening - Plant Planet: Two Views of Nature Printing
DESCRIPTION:Plant Planet: Two Views of Nature Printingby Laura Bethmann and Lisa Madson\nOn View: October 10 – November 7\, 2026Opening Reception: Saturday\, October 10\, 3-5pmLaura Bethmann in the Siegal Gallery & Lisa Madson in the Lower Level Gallery\nArtist statement: \nNature Printing: Natural objects\, printed by hand\, are direct impressions of life.The forms\, patterns and textures of leaves\, flowers\, roots\, fruits\, tree bark\, seeds\, vegetables\, and a host of natural objects produce phenomenally expressive\, life-sized artwork. The spontaneity\, immediacy\, and organic qualities of even the simplest nature print depict true visual characteristics of the natural world. \nAn Ancient PracticeLeonardo da Vinci described this process on folio 72 verso of his ‘Codice Atlantico’ including a nature printed sage leaf. Benjamin Franklin devised a secret nature printing process when printing colonial currency in Philadelphia. Nature printing is a little-known technique today\, but it holds a fascinating and worldwide history. This practice served as art and craft\, and as a science for the study and identification of plants. Although it has been traced back thousands of years\, its origins have never been discovered. \nTwo Views: Lisa Madson and Laura BethmannLisa lives and works in northern New Jersey. Laura lives and works in southern New Jersey. The highlands and mountainous regions versus the Pine Barrens and flat\, rich farmlands. Both of these regions are catalysts for creative innovation\, as these artists make vivid associations with their surroundings and explore a kinship with the natural world. \nTwo Views: Nature PrintingLisa presents artworks that portray a moment in time with insight into our connections to the environment. She translates the beauty of nature through a steam dyeing process where the natural pigments and patterns of plants project their images onto paper or canvas. Lisa invites nature’s outdoor elements to play a role in determining the final result\, such as floating a printed canvas on the river for pattern\, or aging it through the winter in ice and snow. Other media include inks\, embroidery\, cyanotype\, silkscreen and encaustic.Laura is influenced by the fantastic structures\, delicacy\, and mystery of botanical life. She has continued to be excited by adventures in the experimental process of nature printing for over 40 years. Her process is direct printing. Botanicals\, carefully inked or painted\, are printed by hand onto papers\, fabrics\, and a variety of other surfaces. Her nature printing media include relief ink\, watercolor\, and acrylic. Laura’s botanically-inspired watercolor paintings include ink nature printing\, color pencil and collage.
URL:https://artscouncilofprinceton.org/event/gallery-opening-plant-planet-two-views-of-nature-printing/
LOCATION:Arts Council of Princeton\, Princeton\, NJ
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Free or Low Cost,Lower Level Gallery,Solley Lobby
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SUMMARY:Gallery opening - Ghada Amer: A New World
DESCRIPTION:Ghada Amer: A New World\nOn View: October 10 – November 7\, 2026Opening Reception: Saturday\, October 10\, 3-5pmArtist talk + seated dinner: Friday\, October 9\, 6-9pm (tickets sold out) \n\nGhada Amer: A New World\, marks the artist’s conclusion of a three-year Anne Reeves Artist-in-Residence at the Arts Council of Princeton\, generously supported by Timothy M. Andrews. It is both record of that residency and reflection on our relationship with Ghada Amer\, which began long before the residency itself. Since 2013\, I have had the privilege of working with Ghada as a teacher\, facilitator\, collaborator\, and\, increasingly\, as a witness to the ways in which her ideas have evolved through clay. What began more than a decade ago as an experiment in a new material has become an extended conversation about art\, desire\, beauty\, failure\, and possibility. \nThe residency provided this conversation with a sustained place and time. Over three years\, Ghada returned again and again to the Arts Council\, testing forms\, materials\, gestures\, and ideas. Clay was never simply a new medium for Ghada\, but became a means of asking questions that had always been present throughout her practice. Through clay\, those questions were allowed to take on new physical and conceptual dimensions. The works in this exhibition emerge from this process of experimentation — they are evidence of not only what Ghada physically created\, but of what can happen when an artist is given the time\, space\, resources\, and freedom to pursue an idea without knowing exactly where it will lead. This is the whole philosophical point of our residency. \nA New World also represents a continuation rather than a conclusion. Ghada’s ceramic practice has developed over more than 13 years\, and the works presented here demonstrate an artist who remains unwilling to settle into a fixed vocabulary — to becoming a brand. The introduction of new slab forms and vessels alongside the now-recognizable ceramic wall works reflects an ongoing restlessness. Clay continues to offer Ghada a material through which she can resist resolution\, allowing gesture\, image\, and chance to remain in productive tension. \nAbout Ghada Amer:Ghada Amer was born in Cairo (Egypt) in 1963. In 1974\, her parents relocated to France where she began her artistic training ten years later at Villa Arson\, Nice\, France. She currently lives and works between New York and Paris and has exhibited among others at the Venice Biennale\, the Sydney Biennale\, the Whitney Biennale\, and the Brooklyn Museum. \n“I believe that all women should like their bodies and use them as tools of seduction\,” Amer stated; and in her well-known erotic embroideries\, she at once rejects oppressive laws set in place to govern women’s attitudes toward their bodies and repudiates first-wave feminist theory that the body must be denied to prevent victimization. By depicting explicit sexual acts with the delicacy of needle and thread\, their significance assumes a tenderness that simple objectification ignores. \nGhada Amer continuously allows herself to explore the dichotomies of an uneasy world and confronts the language of hostility and finality with unsettled narratives of longing and love. \nGhada Amer’s work addresses first and foremost the ambiguous\, transitory nature of the paradox that arises when searching for concrete definitions of east and west\, feminine and masculine\, art and craft. Through her paintings\, sculptures and public garden projects\, Amer takes traditional notions of cultural identity\, abstraction\, and religious fundamentalism and turns them on their heads. \n								\n									Artist website
URL:https://artscouncilofprinceton.org/event/gallery-opening-ghada-amer-a-new-world/
LOCATION:Taplin Gallery – Arts Council of Princeton\, Princeton\, NJ
CATEGORIES:Events & Performances,Exhibitions,Free or Low Cost,Taplin Gallery
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SUMMARY:In Conversation | "Silks" by Laura Wheeler Waring
DESCRIPTION:Come listen to an intriguing art detective story. Included in the exhibition at the ACP in celebration of the semiquincentennial is a painting by Laura Wheeler Waring\, an African American artist whose portraits of Black Americans are in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum\, that has been hidden in an attic for 110 years.\nIt was given by Waring to the mother of Dr. Lynn Starr who recently found it when she went through her deceased mother’s belongings. Judith K. Brodsky and Rhinold Ponder\, the curators of the exhibition very much wanted to include a painting by Waring.  Most of her work is on permanent display in major museums\, and for many months\, despite their queries\, they could not find one for the exhibition. But they persisted and continued their research hoping to find a loanable piece.  They eventually found a blog by art historian Valerie Harris about a lost painting by Waring. Harris had located it in Philadelphia\, and thanks to Harris\, Ponder and Brodsky were able to contact Dr. Starr who agreed to loan the painting but said it needed restoration. At that point\, they brought it to the Conservation Center in Philadelphia. Once they saw the painting\, they realized that it was one of only a few paintings from her early period\, last on public view in 1916.  \nOn October 1\, Dr. Starr\, scholar Valerie Harris\, and Jessica Silverman\, Director of Conservation at the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts\, will hold a conversation hosted by Brodsky and Ponder in the Taplin Gallery where the painting will be on view. The audience will see the actual painting whose story of discovery is being told. Harris will talk about Waring’s place in American art history\, Starr will explain how her mother came to know Waring and own the painting\, and the conservator will talk about how good conservation and restoration takes place. \nThe Arts Council of Princeton is thrilled to be the first to show this painting in over 100 years!About Laura Wheeler Waring:Laura Wheeler Waring was born in Philadelphia and attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Upon graduation\, she was awarded the school’s top prize for excellence — the Cresson Traveling Fellowship. She arrived in Paris in 1914\, just in time for World War I\, a circumstance which cut short her visit. She returned to the United States in 1915. Waring did have another opportunity to travel to Paris in the 1920s. Her second visit shaped her mature work — vigorously oil painted portraits of the rising Black middle class in the United States. The painting in the exhibition\, titled Silks is one of only a few surviving from her early period. It is not clear whether the painting was initiated in Paris and finished in the United States\, or completed in one or the other. Portraying two white women examining silk fabrics in a shop\, it was exhibited in 1916 and has not been seen since\, until this exhibition. It is an image of the past\, full of Art Deco swirls and pastel colors. The women are white\, but the painting forecasts Wheeler’s later work in which she concentrates on portraying Black individuals as successful members of American society. Waring became well-known through the commission she received from the Harmon Foundation to execute a series of portraits of well-known African American figures like W.E.B. Du Bois and Marian Anderson. According to an interview with her widower husband\, Waring complained about the fact that the only images of Blacks in painting and sculpture were menial workers. She wanted to show that instead\, they were successful like white Americans. \nAbout Dr. H. Lynn Starr\, M.D.\, F.A.A.P.:A pediatrician with specialization in behavioral & developmental pediatrics\, H. Lynn Starr\, M.D. has professional experience across consultation\, clinical practice and faculty roles in pediatric primary care and child behavior and development. Prior to her retirement\, Dr. Starr served as the Group Medical Director\, Schizophrenia Area Lead for Janssen Neuroscience US Medical Affairs\, holding overall medical leadership for schizophrenia and related areas. In this role\, she aligned evidence generation with advances in patient care in the evolving health care landscape and supported Janssen’s continued engagement with psychiatry\, health policy\, advocacy\, and health care quality decision-makers. In her 21 years with Johnson & Johnson\, Dr. Starr developed innovative programs for Janssen to impact disease state knowledge and the adoption of accepted clinical practice in under-represented minorities\, and designed and implemented novel clinical trials in Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)\, schizophrenia\, and treatment-resistant depression. She is the author of numerous publications and the recipient of several Johnson & Johnson awards.Dr. Starr has served as a member of several professional organizations\, and she is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She was appointed to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Consensus Conference on Conflicts of Interest and the American Psychiatric Association Corporate Advisory Council\, and has served on review committees for the Partnership for a Healthier America’s Catalyst for Change Awards and The Academic Pediatric Association’s New Century (NC) Scholars Program. Her volunteer work has included serving on the Children First Executive Board of Directors and leading mentorship programs for the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and her Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority\, Inc. chapter. \nAbout Valerie Harris:Valerie Harris is a writer\, independent scholar\, and media creator. She is internationally recognized as an authority on the life and work of African American artist\, Laura Wheeler Waring (1887-1948). She is the author of the Laura Wheeler Waring blog\, where she shares biographical knowledge about the artist and emphasizes the importance of Black biography as a means of cultural preservation. Her often-cited article\, Life of A Portrait: Laura Wheeler Waring’s Anna Washington Derry (Pennsylvania Heritage\, Summer 2019) which details the parallel lives of the artist and the sitter for Waring’s most-widely reproduced painting\, has been downloaded from Academia.edu by historians and scholars in 19 countries.Harris frequently presents on Waring\, including the visual lectures\, Laura Wheeler Waring: Her Best Face Forward\, for the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art; as well as on Waring’s work as an illustrator for the Delaware Art Museum\, and on Waring’s legacy at The Matronage Salon installation at Future Fair 2025 during New York Art Week. She successfully authenticated “Silks\,” a newly discovered Waring painting\, thanks to her extensive knowledge of the artist.Related writings include The Art of Biography; The Problem With Biography\, and Verifying A Painting: Is This A Waring?Harris is a former Board member of the Historic Paul Robeson House and Museum in Philadelphia\, where she founded and led  “Teen Writers Academy\,” a model community-based writing workshop. A three-time Leeway Foundation grantee\, Valerie received the foundation’s Transformation Award for her film\, “A Highway Runs Through It: A Community History of Darby Township” which traces the history of African Americans in the area back to the late 18th century.A member of Biographers’ International\, Harris is currently at work on the first in-depth biography of Laura Wheeler Waring\, positioning Waring as a forerunner of the new renaissance in Black figurative art. \nAbout Jessica Silverman:As Director of Conservation\, Jessica Silverman is responsible for the quality and timeliness of all lab services\, whether that is conservation treatment\, preservation\, housing and framing\, digital imaging or conservation surveys. She works with clients and CCAHA’s team of professionals to define the services that best meet clients’ needs\, developing strategies for a range of projects. Jessica completed two years as a Post-graduate Fellow at CCAHA before joining the staff in 2010. For her first five years on staff\, Jessica split her time at CCAHA working as a Paper Conservator in the Paper Lab and as a Preservation Consultant for Preservation Services. In 2015\, Jessica took on the role of Senior Paper Conservator\, supervising the Post-graduate Fellows\, until she assumed her current position as Director in 2019. Prior to her work at CCAHA\, Jessica interned in conservation labs at the American Philosophical Society\, the Walters Art Museum\, the Rijksmuseum\, the Winterthur Museum\, the Art Institute of Chicago\, and at private paper conservation labs in Chicago. Jessica received her MS in Art Conservation from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation (WUDPAC). She received her BA in Art History\, with a minor in Chemistry and a certificate in Museum Studies\, from the University of Illinois at Chicago.Jessica is a Professional Associate of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) in the Book and Paper Group and the Research and Technical Studies Group. She is also a member of the Philadelphia Area Conservation Association\, the Society of Winterthur Fellows\, and the Association of Print Scholars. \nThis piece is a part of our Echoes in Our Bones: The Empowering Legacy of Black Women Artists in American Art and Culture exhibition. About the show: Echoes in Our Bones will explore how themes of identity\, history\, and cultural resilience have endured and transformed across generations. The exhibition examines how these artists have explored and expanded the ideals articulated in the Declaration of Independence\, “Life\, Liberty\, and the Pursuit of Happiness”\, using art as a powerful vehicle for expression\, resistance\, care\, and community. Pairings of artists from past and present generations will include Faith Ringgold and Bisa Butler\, Selma Burke and Alison Saar\, Mary Lovelace O’Neal and Julie Mehretu\, Betye Saar and Tschabalala Self\, Carrie Mae Weems and LaToya Ruby Frazier\, Laura Wheeler Waring and Jordan Casteel\, Elizabeth Catlett and Kara Walker\, and Howardena Pindell and Shinique Smith. Through these connections\, the exhibition will not only showcase individual artistic voices but also trace a lineage of creative expression that has contributed to shaping and defining American art. \n								\n									Learn more\n					\n																														 \nJoin us for the Re-visioning America Event Series – now through February 2027!Inspired by the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence\, the Princeton community-based and collaborative initiative Re-visioning America invites contemplation of the past\, present\, and possible futures of the American nation through the lens of art. “America” refers to a specific geography\, but it also conjures a diverse and sometimes contradictory cohort of ideas\, myths\, debates\, experiences\, identities\, and aspirations. \nRe-visioning America showcases how artists from a range of backgrounds grapple with the complexity of America and its histories\, then and now\, and invites audiences to do the same through a series of exhibitions and accompanying programming\, including lectures\, artist conversations\, hands-on workshops\, film screenings\, and a gallery crawl. \nExplore the full program schedule Re-visioning America is collaboration between the Arts Council of Princeton\, Morven Museum & Garden\, Art Against Racism\, Princeton Public Library\, Historical Society of Princeton\, William Trent House Museum\, Garden Theatre\, Princeton University Art Museum\, and the Princeton University Humanities Initiative.
URL:https://artscouncilofprinceton.org/event/panel-discussion-silks-by-laurawheelerwaring/
LOCATION:Arts Council of Princeton\, Princeton\, NJ
CATEGORIES:Events & Performances,Exhibitions,Free or Low Cost
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SUMMARY:Panel Discussion | Re-visioning America
DESCRIPTION:A wide-ranging curatorial conversation on the past\, present\, and possible futures of the American nation through the lens of art.  \nHear from the curators of three exhibitions as they discuss how artists have grappled with the complexity and contradictions of the American experience. Part of Re-visioning America—a collaborative\, community-based initiative organized to mark the nation’s semiquincentennial—the exhibitions explore questions of identity\, belonging\, protest\, and cultural resilience. \nPanelists include Judith K. Brodsky\, Distinguished Professor Emerita at Rutgers University; Rhinold Ponder\, founder of Art Against Racism; and Jun Nakamura\, assistant curator of prints and drawings at the Princeton University Art Museum. Moderated by Karl Kusserow\, John Wilmerding Senior Curator of American Art at the Princeton University Art Museum. \nTo be held at Grand Hall\, Princeton University Art Museum. \n								\n									Learn more
URL:https://artscouncilofprinceton.org/event/panel-discussion-re-visioning-america/
LOCATION:Princeton University Art Museum\, 45 Elm Dr\, Princeton\, 08544\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events & Performances,Exhibitions,Free or Low Cost
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SUMMARY:Gallery opening: Charles Evans Scholars Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Charles Evans Scholars Exhibition\nOn View: August 29 – October 3\, 2026Opening Reception: Thursday\, September 10\, 5-6pm\nThis annual exhibition celebrates the artistic achievements of exceptional Princeton High School students. Made possible by the Charles Evans Foundation\, the scholarship program was established in 2011 to support young artists through a partnership with the Arts Council of Princeton. Many recipients go on to pursue creative paths in college and beyond. The Foundation\, created in memory of fashion entrepreneur and philanthropist Charles Evans\, continues his legacy of empowering talent through education and the arts. \nFEATURED ARTISTS:Faye JiangBrunell Rosales-CarrilloPrisha ShekatkarAnthony Zubialevich \n…More to come!
URL:https://artscouncilofprinceton.org/event/gallery-opening-charles-evans-scholars-exhibition/
LOCATION:Solley Lobby – Arts Council of Princeton\, Princeton\, NJ
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Free or Low Cost,Solley Lobby
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SUMMARY:Charles Evans Scholars Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Charles Evans Scholars Exhibition\nOn View: September 10 – October 3\, 2026Opening Reception: Thursday\, September 10\, 5-6pm\n \nThis annual exhibition celebrates the artistic achievements of exceptional Princeton High School students. Made possible by the Charles Evans Foundation\, the scholarship program was established in 2011 to support young artists through a partnership with the Arts Council of Princeton. Many recipients go on to pursue creative paths in college and beyond. The Foundation\, created in memory of fashion entrepreneur and philanthropist Charles Evans\, continues his legacy of empowering talent through education and the arts. \nFEATURED ARTISTS: \nEric Carrera-Nieto \nFaye Jiang \nNikolai Morozov \nGeovanni Rosales-Carrillo \nEmilia Retuerto \nPrisha Shekatkar \nAnthony Zubialevich
URL:https://artscouncilofprinceton.org/event/charles-evans-scholars-exhibition/
LOCATION:Solley Lobby – Arts Council of Princeton\, Princeton\, NJ
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Free or Low Cost,Solley Lobby
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T170000
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SUMMARY:Gallery opening: Rooted in Bloom
DESCRIPTION:Rooted in Bloomby Prajakta Joshi\nOn View: August 29 – October 3\, 2026Opening Reception: Wednesday\, September 9\, 5-7pmGarden Club Collaboration on view starting Friday\, September 25\nArtist statement: \nBorn in Mumbai\, raised in Dubai\, and with years in the fast-paced design worlds of India and New York\, New Jersey\, Prajakta Joshi’s life has been an ongoing study in perspective. While her career led her to build her own design agency\, her creative soul remains anchored in something gentler and far more enduring: the elemental wisdom of the natural world. \nAs a practitioner of Yoga and Ayurveda\, Prajakta sees life not as a series of fixed moments\, but as a quiet\, rhythmic dance between Earth\, Fire\, Water\, Air\, and Space. These elemental forces do not simply surround us; they flow through our minds and bodies\, shaping how we experience growth and change. \nIn Rooted in Bloom\, Prajakta turns her lens toward this subtle energy. Her paintings move beyond traditional depictions of flowers and landscapes\, seeking instead to translate the invisible pulse of living things. Her work honors the forces of nature that guide us through transformation\, using bold color and gestural forms to translate the emotional and physical impact of movement onto the canvas. Through the softer gradients\, gestural forms\, she captures the delicate impermanence of nature—the swift rush of air\, the subtle shift of light\, and the fleeting beauty of a moment caught just before it becomes a memory. Her work reminds us that to truly bloom\, we must first allow ourselves to be moved by the quiet forces that sustain us. \n								\n									artist website\n					\n														\n									artist instagram
URL:https://artscouncilofprinceton.org/event/gallery-opening-rooted-in-bloom/
LOCATION:Lower Level Gallery
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Free or Low Cost,Lower Level Gallery,Opening Receptions
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SUMMARY:Gallery opening: Echoes in Our Bones: The Empowering Legacy of Black Women Artists in American Art and Culture
DESCRIPTION:Echoes in Our BonesThe Empowering Legacy of Black Women Artists in American Art and CultureCurated by Judith K. Brodsky and Rhinold L. Ponder\nOn View: Wednesday\, September 9 – Saturday\, October 3\, 2026Opening reception: wednesday\, September 9 from 5-7pm \n\npanel discussions: re-visioning america: thursday\, September 17 from 5:30-6:30pm at princeton university art museum. learn more. \n\n“silks” by laura wheeler waring: thursday\, October 1 from 5:30-6:30pm in our taplin gallery. learn more.\n \nABOUT THE EXHIBITION:Echoes in Our Bones will explore how themes of identity\, history\, and cultural resilience have endured and transformed across generations. The exhibition examines how these artists have explored and expanded the ideals articulated in the Declaration of Independence\, “Life\, Liberty\, and the Pursuit of Happiness”\, using art as a powerful vehicle for expression\, resistance\, care\, and community. Pairings of artists from past and present generations will include Faith Ringgold and Bisa Butler\, Selma Burke and Allison Saar\, Mary Lovelace O’Neal and Julie Mehretu\, Betye Saar and Tschabalala Self\, Carrie Mae Weems and LaToya Ruby Frazier\, Laura Wheeler Waring and Jordan Casteel\, Elizabeth Catlett and Kara Walker\, and Howardena Pindell and Shinique Smith. Through these connections\, the exhibition will not only showcase individual artistic voices but also trace a lineage of creative expression that has contributed to shaping and defining American art. \n\n The Pairings: \nFaith Ringgold and Bisa Butler create large-scale works celebrating African American life through a combination of fabric and paint—a medium pioneered by Ringgold and Miriam Schapiro during the early years of the Feminist Art Movement in the 1970s. Bisa Butler: Courtesy of the Artist and Jeffrey Deitch\, New York and Los Angeles. \n  \n\nElizabeth Catlett and Kara Walker both explore the heritage of slavery through printmaking\, a medium traditionally associated with social justice and political commentary: \n  \n\nLaura Wheeler Waring and Jordan Casteel: Waring devoted much of her career to portraying the emerging African American middle class\, while Casteel depicts the everyday lives of a broad spectrum of African Americans\, confidently occupying a wide variety of roles in the 21st century. It is worth noting that this early painting\, created shortly after Waring graduated from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and likely executed while she was still in Paris on the prestigious travel fellowship awarded by PAFA to an outstanding graduate\, depicts two white women. This suggests that Waring had not yet chosen to focus her artistic practice on Black subjects: \n  \n\nBetye Saar and Tschabalala Self\, artists from two different generations\, both use collage\, distortion\, and caricature to explore themes of social justice and the African American experience of injustice: \n  \n\nHowardena Pindell and Shinique Smith both use discarded\, nontraditional materials to create works of art\, drawing an analogy to the experiences of people who are often overlooked or cast aside\, yet possess immense value: \n  \n\nStop by to see the above pairings and more on view starting September 9. \n\nAbout the curators:\nJudith K. BrodskyActivist\, artist\, curator\, writer Judith K. Brodsky is Distinguished Professor Emerita\, Department of Art and Design\, Rutgers University. She is a works-on-paper artist with prints and drawings in many museum collections worldwide and the founder of the Rutgers Center for Innovative Print and Paper\, now the Brodsky Center at The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. The Brodsky Center\, established in 1986\, is known for its activist pioneer mission to further opportunities for women-identified\, BIPOC\, and non-binary artists. An exhibition documenting the years it was at Rutgers was on view at the Zimmerli Art Museum\, Fall 2023. She was also co-founder of The Douglass Center for Women in the Arts and Humanities at Rutgers University in 2006. As a curator or co-curator\, she has organized many exhibitions including The Fertile Crescent: Gender\, Art\, and Society (2012) and the Philadelphia city-wide print festival\, Philagrafika (2010)\, three decades of exhibitions for the Rutgers Women Artists; Restoring the Art and Lives of a Circle of Five Forgotten Black Artists (2022); and (re)FOCUS: Philadelphia Focuses on Women in the Visual Arts\, 1974-2024 (2024). She is past national president of ArtTable\, College Art Association\, Women’s Caucus for Art\, former board chair\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, current board member\, Print Center New York\, and a former dean and associate provost at Rutgers. Brodsky writes on women artists and printmaking. Her most recent book is Dismantling the Patriarchy Bit by Bit: Art\, Feminism and Digital Technology (Bloomsbury 2022). A book on the history of the United States Feminist Art Movement focusing on the activist art historians and curators rather than the artists is due out in early 2027 (Bloomsbury Academic). \nRhinold L. PonderRhinold Lamar Ponder\, the Executive Director of Art Against Racism\, is an artist\, curator\, author\, activist and lawyer.  He is the founder and Executive Director of Art Against Racism\, a 501(c)(3)\, based in Princeton\, New Jersey. AAR’s mission is to leverage the arts to promote the creation of an anti-racist\, just and equitable society.An independent curator\, Rhinold has worked on several exhibitions and projects including those with Judith K. Brodsky.  Together they have curated Memorial\, Monument\, Movement (2020)\, a groundbreaking exhibition showcasing a unique archive of personal and communal art created during the pandemic in response to the cultural and political challenges of extrajudicial killings of people of color; Retrieving the Life and Art of James Wilson Edwards and a Circle of Black Artists (Arts Council of Princeton\, 2022); Freedoms Reframed: Art on the Edges of the Constitution (Trent House Museum\, 2026); Echoes in Our Bones (Arts Council of Princeton\, 2026); and Voices in Print (Morven Museum and Garden\, 2026).  As Executive Director of Art Against Racism\, he has organized or curated the following exhibitions: Not Afraid with the West Windsor Arts Council (2025); Manifesting Beloved Community exhibitions in partnership with the West Windsor Arts Council (2020-2024 ); The Art of Black Joy (Monroe Township Library\, 2024);Earth Song Refrained (Princeton Public Library\, 2023 ); and Beyond Freedom (Morven Museum and Garden\, 2023).Rhinold’s writings have appeared in numerous publications including the New York Times\, the Trenton Times and the City Sun.  In 1997\, he co-edited\, with his wife\, Michele Tuck-Ponder\, two critically acclaimed compilations of sermons\, published by Crown\, entitled Wisdom of the Word: Faith and Wisdom of the Word: Love. \n  \nThis project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. \nThank you to our sponsors:\nMUSE:\nTIMOTHY M. ANDREWS​\nDEVOTEE\n																										 \nENTHUSIAST\nJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY\, PROGRAM IN VISUAL ARTS \nRUTH MILLER \nJAMIE PHARES \nKERRY PERRETTA\n  \n \nJoin us for the Re-visioning America Event Series – now through February 2027!Inspired by the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence\, the Princeton community-based and collaborative initiative Re-visioning America invites contemplation of the past\, present\, and possible futures of the American nation through the lens of art. “America” refers to a specific geography\, but it also conjures a diverse and sometimes contradictory cohort of ideas\, myths\, debates\, experiences\, identities\, and aspirations. \nRe-visioning America showcases how artists from a range of backgrounds grapple with the complexity of America and its histories\, then and now\, and invites audiences to do the same through a series of exhibitions and accompanying programming\, including lectures\, artist conversations\, hands-on workshops\, film screenings\, and a gallery crawl. \nExplore the full program schedule Re-visioning America is collaboration between the Arts Council of Princeton\, Morven Museum & Garden\, Art Against Racism\, Princeton Public Library\, Historical Society of Princeton\, William Trent House Museum\, Garden Theatre\, Princeton University Art Museum\, and the Princeton University Humanities Initiative.
URL:https://artscouncilofprinceton.org/event/gallery-opening-echoes-in-our-bones-the-empowering-legacy-of-black-women-artists-in-american-art-and-culture/
LOCATION:Taplin Gallery – Arts Council of Princeton\, Princeton\, NJ
CATEGORIES:Events & Performances,Exhibitions,Free or Low Cost,Opening Receptions,Taplin Gallery
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SUMMARY:Echoes in Our Bones: The Empowering Legacy of Black Women Artists in American Art and Culture
DESCRIPTION:Echoes in Our Bones\nThe Empowering Legacy of Black Women Artists in American Art and Culture\nCurated by Judith K. Brodsky and Rhinold L. Ponder\nOn View: Wednesday\, September 9 – Saturday\, October 3\, 2026\nOpening reception: wednesday\, September 9 from 5-7pm\npanel discussion: re-visioning america: thursday\, September 17 from 5:30-6:30pm at princeton university art museum. learn more.\nin conversation: “silks” by laura wheeler waring: thursday\, October 1 from 5:30-6:30pm in our taplin gallery. learn more.\nABOUT THE EXHIBITION:\nEchoes in Our Bones will explore how themes of identity\, history\, and cultural resilience have endured and transformed across generations. The exhibition examines how these artists have explored and expanded the ideals articulated in the Declaration of Independence\, “Life\, Liberty\, and the Pursuit of Happiness”\, using art as a powerful vehicle for expression\, resistance\, care\, and community. Pairings of artists from past and present generations will include Faith Ringgold and Bisa Butler\, Selma Burke and Alison Saar\, Mary Lovelace O’Neal and Julie Mehretu\, Betye Saar and Tschabalala Self\, Carrie Mae Weems and LaToya Ruby Frazier\, Laura Wheeler Waring and Jordan Casteel\, Elizabeth Catlett and Kara Walker\, and Howardena Pindell and Shinique Smith. Through these connections\, the exhibition will not only showcase individual artistic voices but also trace a lineage of creative expression that has contributed to shaping and defining American art. \n\n The Pairings: \nFaith Ringgold and Bisa Butler create large-scale works celebrating African American life through a combination of fabric and paint—a medium pioneered by Ringgold and Miriam Schapiro during the early years of the Feminist Art Movement in the 1970s.\nBisa Butler: Courtesy of the Artist and Jeffrey Deitch\, New York and Los Angeles. \n  \n\nElizabeth Catlett and Kara Walker both explore the heritage of slavery through printmaking\, a medium traditionally associated with social justice and political commentary: \n  \n\nLaura Wheeler Waring and Jordan Casteel: Waring devoted much of her career to portraying the emerging African American middle class\, while Casteel depicts the everyday lives of a broad spectrum of African Americans\, confidently occupying a wide variety of roles in the 21st century. It is worth noting that this early painting\, created shortly after Waring graduated from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and likely executed while she was still in Paris on the prestigious travel fellowship awarded by PAFA to an outstanding graduate\, depicts two white women. This suggests that Waring had not yet chosen to focus her artistic practice on Black subjects: \n  \n\nBetye Saar and Tschabalala Self\, artists from two different generations\, both use collage\, distortion\, and caricature to explore themes of social justice and the African American experience of injustice: \n  \n\nHowardena Pindell and Shinique Smith both use discarded\, nontraditional materials to create works of art\, drawing an analogy to the experiences of people who are often overlooked or cast aside\, yet possess immense value: \n  \n\nStop by to see the above pairings and more on view starting September 9. \n\nAbout the curators:\nJudith K. Brodsky\nActivist\, artist\, curator\, writer Judith K. Brodsky is Distinguished Professor Emerita\, Department of Art and Design\, Rutgers University. She is a works-on-paper artist with prints and drawings in many museum collections worldwide and the founder of the Rutgers Center for Innovative Print and Paper\, now the Brodsky Center at The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. The Brodsky Center\, established in 1986\, is known for its activist pioneer mission to further opportunities for women-identified\, BIPOC\, and non-binary artists. An exhibition documenting the years it was at Rutgers was on view at the Zimmerli Art Museum\, Fall 2023. She was also co-founder of The Douglass Center for Women in the Arts and Humanities at Rutgers University in 2006. As a curator or co-curator\, she has organized many exhibitions including The Fertile Crescent: Gender\, Art\, and Society (2012) and the Philadelphia city-wide print festival\, Philagrafika (2010)\, three decades of exhibitions for the Rutgers Women Artists; Restoring the Art and Lives of a Circle of Five Forgotten Black Artists (2022); and (re)FOCUS: Philadelphia Focuses on Women in the Visual Arts\, 1974-2024 (2024). She is past national president of ArtTable\, College Art Association\, Women’s Caucus for Art\, former board chair\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, current board member\, Print Center New York\, and a former dean and associate provost at Rutgers. Brodsky writes on women artists and printmaking. Her most recent book is Dismantling the Patriarchy Bit by Bit: Art\, Feminism and Digital Technology (Bloomsbury 2022). A book on the history of the United States Feminist Art Movement focusing on the activist art historians and curators rather than the artists is due out in early 2027 (Bloomsbury Academic). \nRhinold L. Ponder\nRhinold Lamar Ponder\, the Executive Director of Art Against Racism\, is an artist\, curator\, author\, activist and lawyer.  He is the founder and Executive Director of Art Against Racism\, a 501(c)(3)\, based in Princeton\, New Jersey. AAR’s mission is to leverage the arts to promote the creation of an anti-racist\, just and equitable society.\nAn independent curator\, Rhinold has worked on several exhibitions and projects including those with Judith K. Brodsky.  Together they have curated Memorial\, Monument\, Movement (2020)\, a groundbreaking exhibition showcasing a unique archive of personal and communal art created during the pandemic in response to the cultural and political challenges of extrajudicial killings of people of color; Retrieving the Life and Art of James Wilson Edwards and a Circle of Black Artists (Arts Council of Princeton\, 2022); Freedoms Reframed: Art on the Edges of the Constitution (Trent House Museum\, 2026); Echoes in Our Bones (Arts Council of Princeton\, 2026); and Voices in Print (Morven Museum and Garden\, 2026).  As Executive Director of Art Against Racism\, he has organized or curated the following exhibitions: Not Afraid with the West Windsor Arts Council (2025); Manifesting Beloved Community exhibitions in partnership with the West Windsor Arts Council (2020-2024 ); The Art of Black Joy (Monroe Township Library\, 2024);Earth Song Refrained (Princeton Public Library\, 2023 ); and Beyond Freedom (Morven Museum and Garden\, 2023).\nRhinold’s writings have appeared in numerous publications including the New York Times\, the Trenton Times and the City Sun.  In 1997\, he co-edited\, with his wife\, Michele Tuck-Ponder\, two critically acclaimed compilations of sermons\, published by Crown\, entitled Wisdom of the Word: Faith and Wisdom of the Word: Love. \n  \nThis project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.\n \nTHANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS\nMUSE\nTIMOTHY M. ANDREWS\nDEVOTEE\n \nENTHUSIAST\nJohns Hopkins University\, Program in Visual Arts \nRUTH MILLER \nJAMIE PHARES \nKERRY PERRETTA\n\n \nJoin us for the Re-visioning America Event Series – now through February 2027!\nInspired by the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence\, the Princeton community-based and collaborative initiative Re-visioning America invites contemplation of the past\, present\, and possible futures of the American nation through the lens of art. “America” refers to a specific geography\, but it also conjures a diverse and sometimes contradictory cohort of ideas\, myths\, debates\, experiences\, identities\, and aspirations. \nRe-visioning America showcases how artists from a range of backgrounds grapple with the complexity of America and its histories\, then and now\, and invites audiences to do the same through a series of exhibitions and accompanying programming\, including lectures\, artist conversations\, hands-on workshops\, film screenings\, and a gallery crawl. \nExplore the full program schedule Re-visioning America is collaboration between the Arts Council of Princeton\, Morven Museum & Garden\, Art Against Racism\, Princeton Public Library\, Historical Society of Princeton\, William Trent House Museum\, Garden Theatre\, Princeton University Art Museum\, and the Princeton University Humanities Initiative.
URL:https://artscouncilofprinceton.org/event/echoes-in-our-bones/
LOCATION:Taplin Gallery – Arts Council of Princeton\, Princeton\, NJ
CATEGORIES:Events & Performances,Exhibitions,Free or Low Cost,Taplin Gallery
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SUMMARY:Rooted in Bloom
DESCRIPTION:Rooted in Bloomby Prajakta Joshi\nOn View: August 29 – October 3\, 2026Opening Reception: Wednesday\, September 9\, 5-7pmGarden Club Collaboration on view starting Friday\, September 25\nArtist statement: \nBorn in Mumbai\, raised in Dubai\, and with years in the fast-paced design worlds of India and New York\, New Jersey\, Prajakta Joshi’s life has been an ongoing study in perspective. While her career led her to build her own design agency\, her creative soul remains anchored in something gentler and far more enduring: the elemental wisdom of the natural world. \nAs a practitioner of Yoga and Ayurveda\, Prajakta sees life not as a series of fixed moments\, but as a quiet\, rhythmic dance between Earth\, Fire\, Water\, Air\, and Space. These elemental forces do not simply surround us; they flow through our minds and bodies\, shaping how we experience growth and change. \nIn Rooted in Bloom\, Prajakta turns her lens toward this subtle energy. Her paintings move beyond traditional depictions of flowers and landscapes\, seeking instead to translate the invisible pulse of living things. Her work honors the forces of nature that guide us through transformation\, using bold color and gestural forms to translate the emotional and physical impact of movement onto the canvas. Through the softer gradients\, gestural forms\, she captures the delicate impermanence of nature—the swift rush of air\, the subtle shift of light\, and the fleeting beauty of a moment caught just before it becomes a memory. Her work reminds us that to truly bloom\, we must first allow ourselves to be moved by the quiet forces that sustain us. \n								\n									artist website\n					\n														\n									artist instagram
URL:https://artscouncilofprinceton.org/event/rooted-in-bloom/
LOCATION:Lower Level Gallery
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Free or Low Cost,Lower Level Gallery
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260830
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SUMMARY:The Pat Fisher Memorial Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:The Pat Fisher Memorial Exhibition: Featuring Aaron Fisher & Freddie A. Young Jr.On View in our Siegal Gallery: August 4 – August 29\, 2026Opening reception during the August 5 Witherspoon-Jackson Community Princeton Safe Streets event from 5-7pm\nAbout the artists \nAaron Fisher:Princeton\, NJ is where it all began….. My mother says from the time I could hold a crayon\, I was drawing.  Artistic expression comes naturally.  Early influence came from my sister Pat\, who too is an artist\, and she encouraged me to hone my gift.  I attended Middlesex County College\, majoring in Marketing\, Art and Design.  I am currently the Visual Arts mentor for the New Brunswick area branch of ACT-SO (Afro- Academic\, Cultural\, Technological and Scientific Olympics)\, which is a yearlong achievement program designed to recruit\, stimulate and encourage high academic and cultural achievement amongst African-American high school students.Working on canvas and wood\, utilizing acrylic paint\, inks and colored pencil\, I focus on the human face layering the various colors to recreate expression\, character and life.  Details matter and with all my pieces\, I carefully attempt to recreate the details that make each face unique.  I have never encountered a dull subject and inspiration is readily available.  I work fervently to create works that express my admiration for the subject matter and in doing so\, I am hopeful that the gazer notices the details but also\, feels…I currently reside in Franklin Park\, NJ with Angela\, my beautiful wife of 30+ years and our daughter\, Kylie. \nFreddie A. Young Jr.: \nI am who I am. Not out of arrogance\, but out of return.In harmony with a plan already good\, already written before I showed up to live it.I came from clay\, and one day I’ll return to soil. This body is borrowed. This life is one long season of making memory\, before the memory is all that’s left. My Story is that memory\, held still long enough to look at.My camera is my eye. I capture people through real relationships\, conversations\, time spent\, genuine interaction… All because that’s where intimacy lives. I photograph people in their environment: whatever surrounds them that has shaped who they are. Their vibration. This has brought me into frame with athletes\, poets\, authors\, lifelong friends and most importantly\, the people I meet and choose to honor\, professionally and beautifully.This work is an extension of memory. It’s how I document what I’ve lived. The audience is whoever cares to see the world through my eyes. Alhamdulillah. One Love.
URL:https://artscouncilofprinceton.org/event/the-pat-fisher-memorial-exhibition/
LOCATION:Arts Council of Princeton\, Princeton\, NJ
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Free or Low Cost
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260711
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260801
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SUMMARY:Alas y Raíces: Princeton Young Achievers
DESCRIPTION:Alas y Raíces: Princeton Young AchieversCurated by instructor Veronica Olivares-Weber\nOn View: July 11 – 31\, 2026Opening Reception: Saturday\, July 11\, 3-5pm \nLike the monarch butterfly\, each of us carries a story of where we come from and where we are going. Its migration between Canada\, the United States\, and Mexico reflects lives shaped by memory\, family\, change\, and return. \nAlas y Raíces presents work by students in kindergarten through fifth grade at Princeton Public Schools through papier-mâché monarch butterflies and painted butterfly compositions on canvas. The sculpted works reference the monarch’s distinctive orange\, black\, and white pattern\, while the painted works extend into varied colors and forms\, shaped by imagination\, freedom\, and individual expression. \nAs students created these works\, they explored ideas of family\, belonging\, kindness\, unity\, freedom\, and hope. Their work reflects how personal experience informs understanding\, how difference strengthens community\, and how connection and care shape growth. \nThis exhibition is a part of a collaboration between the Arts Council of Princeton and the YMCA\, which together have provided free access to the arts for the Princeton Young Achiever’s after school Program for more than 20 years and lead by teaching artist Verónica Olivares-Weber. \nAbout Veronica Olivares-Weber: Teaching Artist\, Cultural Educator & Community Leader \nVeronica Olivares-Weber\, originally from Mexico\, is a teaching artist and community organizer whose work spans more than two decades at the intersection of art\, education\, and social justice. She studied art history and ceramics classes at Teachers College\, Columbia University\, where she developed a strong foundation in both theory and practice. Deeply connected to her heritage\, her practice is rooted in preserving Latin American art traditions\, storytelling\, and community empowerment through the arts. \nSince 2010\, Olivares-Weber has been a faculty member at the Arts Council of Princeton\, where she teaches visual arts and leads creative programming for the Princeton Young Achievers after-school initiative\, serving students from historically underserved neighborhoods. Her teaching emphasizes traditional and contemporary techniques across a wide range of media\, including ceramics\, sculpture\, papier-mâché\, mixed media\, and painting. Through culturally immersive classes like Spanish Through Art and The Movement of the Muralist\, she fosters creative expression while preserving and celebrating Mexican folk art traditions. \nHer workshops often focus on traditional forms such as sugar skull-making\, embossed tin (hojalata)\, papier-mâché\, and nichos. These hands-on sessions engage learners of all ages and backgrounds in exploring identity\, gratitude\, and cultural heritage through meaningful artistic practice. \nIn addition to her teaching\, Olivares-Weber has curated and co-organized numerous exhibitions and public events\, including over 15 years of Día de los Muertos programming at the Arts Council of Princeton. She is the founder and main organizer of the Festival Cultural Latino\, a celebrated annual event that highlights Latino culture and arts in the Princeton community. Her leadership has also shaped community altars\, installations\, and collaborative public art projects\, including the 2021 Dohm Alley installation. Veronica Olivares-Weber \nFor the past three years\, she served as Artist in Residence at Community Park School\, where she worked closely with students to integrate arts into their learning experience\, emphasizing cultural history and creative expression. \nShe works closely with Princeton University across departments such as theLewis Center for the Arts\, the Effron Center\, the Department of Spanish and Portuguese\, the Department of Art & Archaeology\, the Program for Community-Engaged Scholarship (ProCES)\, and the Pace Center for Civic Engagement. Through these collaborations\, she facilitates workshops\, student-led art projects\, lectures\, and events that bridge academic and local communities while deepening understanding of Latin American art and immigrant experiences. \nOlivares-Weber served as Chair of the Princeton Human Services Commission until 2024 and has served on the boards of the Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund (LALDEF)\, Housing Initiatives of Princeton\, McCarter\, Code Equal\, and the Arts Council of Princeton. She currently serves on the Civil Rights Commission of Princeton. Her work reflects a sustained commitment to equity\, inclusion\, and the preservation of cultural traditions through education and the arts.
URL:https://artscouncilofprinceton.org/event/alas-y-raices-princeton-young-achievers/
LOCATION:Solley Lobby – Arts Council of Princeton\, Princeton\, NJ
CATEGORIES:Events & Performances,Exhibitions,Free or Low Cost
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260809
DTSTAMP:20260625T232213Z
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SUMMARY:Ten Years of Threads: The Princeton Sankofa Stitchers Modern Quilt Guild’s Journey Through Fabric and History
DESCRIPTION:Ten Years of Threads: The Princeton Sankofa Stitchers Modern Quilt Guild’s Journey Through Fabric and History\nOn View: July 11 – August 8\, 2026Opening Reception: Saturday\, July 11\, 3-5pmGallery talk + workshop: saturday\, july 25\, 1-3pm\nTen Years of Threads: The Princeton Sankofa Stitchers Modern Quilt Guild’s Journey Through Fabric and History celebrates a decade of creativity\, storytelling\, and artistic expression through quilting. This exhibit features the work of guild members\, showcasing a rich variety of themes and textile art forms that reflect the unique voices and styles of each maker. \nThe collection highlights a wide range of fiber art techniques and includes narrative quilts\, political quilts\, nature-inspired works\, cultural quilts\, color studies\, quilted garments\, and memory quilts. Each piece demonstrates the power of fabric as both an artistic medium and a tool for preserving stories\, honoring heritage\, and expressing personal and collective experiences. \nTogether\, these works reflect the guild’s journey over the past ten years—woven with history\, culture\, innovation\, and community—while honoring the enduring tradition of quilting as both art and legacy. \nExhibiting Artists:Montika Allen-AtkinsonMary Ellen AssueMartha BatesJanet ByardRachel D.K. ClarkJoyce ClarkeMada Coles GallowaySheila ColsonJosie Dakers-BrathwaiteTony Jean DickersonPaulette FileJuandamarie GikandiTina GuthmannRonah S. HarrisSteven HobbsPeggy MartinVictoria MeiselGail MitchellWannetta PhillipsEllaree PrayLesyslie RackardKim TaylorTarsha-Nicole’ TaylorMichele Tuck-PonderJane WycheRose Mary Briggs \nTo learn more about all the guild members\, please check out the guild website. \nLearn about the free workshop. \n																																																																														 \nAbout the Princeton Sankofa Stitchers Modern Quilt Guild: The Princeton Sankofa Stitchers Modern Quilt Guild (PSSMQG)\, founded in 2016 by a group of like-minded Black women\, has grown into a thriving community where creativity\, cultural connection\, and shared knowledge flourish. Named for the Akan concept Sankofa\, meaning “go back and get it\,” the guild honors ancestral wisdom while shaping contemporary artistic expression. \nAs members of the Modern Quilt Guild\, PSSMQG promotes the growth of modern quilting through art\, education\, and community engagement. Guided by the motto\, “Each one\, teach one\,” members create modern quilts that blend African textiles\, innovative design\, and storytelling. \nThe guild is made up of quilters spanning six generations\, with the oldest member being a nonagenarian. This intergenerational community brings together a rich range of life experiences and professional backgrounds\, including academicians\, accountants\, authors\, attorneys\, clergy\, computer scientists\, craft artists\, educators\, engineers\, managing executives\, nurses\, poets\, a professional singer & pianist\, social workers\, and visual artists. These diverse perspectives enrich the guild’s creative practice and strengthen its sense of community. \nPhilanthropy and community service are also central to the guild’s mission. Since its inceptionPSSMQG has expanded its impact beyond quilting through philanthropic activities that support and empower women and children. \nAs the guild celebrates its 10th anniversary\, it continues to foster artistic collaboration\, cultural connection\, and meaningful community engagement through the enduring art of quilting.
URL:https://artscouncilofprinceton.org/event/ten-years-of-threads-the-princeton-sankofa-stitchers-modern-quilt-guilds-journey-through-fabric-and-history/
LOCATION:Taplin Gallery – Arts Council of Princeton\, Princeton\, NJ
CATEGORIES:Events & Performances,Exhibitions,Free or Low Cost,Taplin Gallery
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