This is an archived event from Culture Days 2021.
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A Harlem Nocturne: Deanna Bowen
In-person
History & heritage Intercultural Visual arts Film & videoDate and time
This activity runs the duration of Culture Days.
Location
Thames Art Gallery
75 William Street North
Chatham, ON
Access
Free, and accepts optional pay-what-you-may donations for admission.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible, offers audio description, and offers closed captioning or subtitles.
About
Curated by Kimberly Philips
“Deanna Bowen’s artistic practice concerns itself with histories of Black experience in Canada and the US. Her focus is the 'dark matter' in our midst: figures and events that have remained below the threshold of visibility not because they are impossible to find, but because their existence reveals systematized racism difficult for the majority culture to acknowledge." - Kimberly Philips
With the recent rise of social justice issues into popular consciousness, Bowen’s project is particularly valuable for those wishing to see the Black experience reflected and as a means of gaining insight into some of our society’s lingering shortcomings. Deanna Bowen is the 2020 Governor Generals Award winner; she is an established presence in the Canadian art scene and a friend of the Thames Art Gallery, having shown in the Chatham area on several occasions. Widely celebrated for her ability to weave family history and cultural documents into personal, emotive and truthful stories, Bowen creates an archive rich with fact and poetry.
This exhibition is circulated by The Contemporary Art Gallery.
Please be advised:
• Visitors must register in advance.
• Please arrive no earlier than 5 minutes prior to your scheduled visit.
• Masks must be worn in accordance with the Chatham-Kent mandatory mask by-law (101-2020), unless a patron is exempted under that by-law.
• The use of hand sanitizer is required prior to entering the exhibit space and exiting.
• By entering, you acknowledge and agree on behalf yourself and those for whom you are a parent or guardian, that as an indoor facility the use of this building may include possible exposure to and illness from infectious diseases such as COVID-19, and you freely assumes all such risks.
Before you visit, we ask that each member of your party complete the Ontario Ministry of Health self-assessment for COVID-19. If you are not feeling well, please reschedule your visit.
Links
- Register to visit A Harlem Nocturne municipalityofchathamkent.perfectmind.com
Organizer
Municipality of Chatham-Kent
Explore and enjoy arts, culture and history in Chatham-Kent! Municipal Arts and Culture includes: Cultural Centre, Chatham Capitol Theatre, Kiwanis Theatre, CK Museum, Thames Art Gallery, ARTspace, Milner Heritage House, Ridge House Museum and CK Tickets.