ARTinstead was an exploration of how art addresses ongoing local, national, and international dialogues about race. In this full day of programming, participants explored their own racial and cultural identities and experiences, and considered how art can be used instead of violence to encourage change. ARTinstead was spearheaded by UVA student Holly Zajur, (CLAS 2015) a Global Development and Arts Administration major and an intern at Kluge-Ruhe, who was granted The Minerva Award to research how cultural identity is conceptualized and expressed through art, and the capacity of art as a tool for social awareness and action.
10 am: Exhibitions open; collaborative making of the Aboriginal flag
10:30 am: Tour of Brothers exhibition with curator Liz Nowell
11:30 am: Panel Discussion: The Power of Art to Address Race and Identity featuring:
Tony Albert (Girramay, Indigenous Australian)
Gerald Cournoyer (Oglala Lakota, Native American)
Frank Walker (African-American)
Madhavi Reddi (Indian-American)
12:30 pm: lunch
1:30 pm: Workshops with the artists
Make a house of cards with Tony Albert
Master drawing with Frank Walker
Photograph who you are with Madhavi Reddi
Learn to paint with Gerald Cournoyer
Help Kluge-Ruhe make an Aboriginal flag
3:00 pm: Discussion of race in Charlottesville with Joanna Williams and Lora Henderson
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