https://www.amherst.edu/ en https://www.amherst.edu/museums/mead/events/BAM-Fest/black-art-matters-festival-2023/node/873313 <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Carolyn F. Gennari (inactive)</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-01-31T16:14:47-05:00" title="Tuesday, January 31, 2023, at 4:14 PM" class="datetime">Tuesday, 1/31/2023, at 4:14 PM</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-default" width="8410" height="6463"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/system/files/bam_1.jpg" width="8410" height="8410" alt="Abstract oil painting with an orange sun burning at the center above a waning moon."> </div> </div> </article> <p><span class="caption">Ayo Eniola (Class of 2024), </span><em><span class="caption">That From Which We All Emerge</span></em><span class="caption">. Oil painting. 2021</span></p><h3>Times and Locations</h3><h4>March 5 at 8 pm | Performing Arts Showcase at the Powerhouse<br>March 7 at 6 pm | Visual Art Exhibition Opening at the Mead&nbsp;</h4><p><span class="drop-cap">T</span>he Sixth Annual Black Art Matters Festival is scheduled for March 5 and 7, 2023. The Black Art Matters Festival is a student-led celebration that highlights the work and artistic achievement of Amherst’s Black students.&nbsp;</p><p>This year the Black Art Matters Festival will include the exhibition<em>, Black Art Matters</em>, a visual presentation of student artwork on view at the Mead Art Museum from March 7–June 25, 2023. As well as a Performing Arts Showcase at the Powerhouse on March 5 at 8 pm EST.&nbsp;</p><p>Participating artists include: Alana Bailey '23, Makayla Boxley '24, Angie Camarena '25,&nbsp;Zora Duncan '23,&nbsp;Ayo Eniola '24,&nbsp;Maya Foster '23,&nbsp;Kendall Greene '24,&nbsp;Tiia McKinney '25, Osasikemwen Ogieva '25, Beluolisah (Bo) Oranye '23,&nbsp;Zachary Rivers '24,&nbsp;Maëlle Sannon '24,&nbsp;Jacinta Smith '25,&nbsp;Naila Thevenot '23, Neviah Waldron '24, and&nbsp;Abadai Zoboi '25.&nbsp;</p><p>The Black Art Matters Festival was created by Zoe Akoto ’21, and is made possible today thanks to on-campus partnerships with the African &amp; Caribbean Student Union, Black Student Union, Multicultural Resource Center, and the Mead Art Museum.&nbsp;</p></div> Tue, 31 Jan 2023 21:14:47 +0000 cgennari 873313 at https://www.amherst.edu