Panel Discussion and Reception for Black Spaces Matter
When: Friday,
December 1, 2017
5:30 PM
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Saturday,
December 2, 2017 8:00 PM
Where: Boston, MA
Cost: NA
See:
http://the-bac.edu/experience-the-bac/news-and-events/events/black-spaces-matter-panel-discussion
Description: On the Occasion of the Opening of the Exhibition, Black Spaces Matter: Exploring the Aesthetics and Architectonics of an Abolitionist Neighborhood
Friday December 1 | 5:30-7:30
THE MCCORMICK GALLERY AND THE CASCIERI HALL
THE BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE (BAC)
320 NEWBURY STREET, BOSTON, MA 02115
5:30 Reception & Dean Karen Nelson's Welcome Message
6:00 Panel
7:30 Gather, Reflect, Discuss
This Panel is organized on the occasion of Black Spaces Matter, an exhibit that showcases the abolitionist neighborhood near the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park. While the exhibit is primarily focused on the aesthetics and architectonics of this African-American and abolitionist neighborhood in the south coast of Massachusetts, the panel will address broader issues concerning Black neighborhoods across the United States and African-American heritage in general.
Panel Schedule
Presentations | 6:00pm-7:10pm. Moderated by Pamela Karimi
Learning from Black Neighborhoods | Pamela Karimi, Associate Professor of Art History at UMass Dartmouth.
The Abolitionist Row and the Underground Railroad in New Bedford and Beyond | Lee Blake, President of the New Bedford Historical Society.
Digital Preservation and African-American Cultural Heritage | Jana Cephas, Assistant Professor of Architecture at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan.
Discussion and Q&A with Panel Speakers + Exhibition Curators and Contributors | 7:10pm-7:30 pm. Moderated by Pamela Karimi
Participants: Don Burton (filmmaker & Instructor at UConn); Lee Blake (speaker & advisor to the show); Jana Cephas (speaker); Vaughn Horn (speaker); Pedram Karimi (architect & designer); Pamela Karimi (speaker & lead curator); Jennifer McGrory (architect & manager of exhibition production); Michael Swartz (graphic designer, 360° spherical photographer & Professor at UMass Dartmouth).
This event is supported by a Creative Economy Fund from the Office of the UMass President, UMass Dartmouth's Provost Office, and the Boston Architectural College
Friday December 1 | 5:30-7:30
THE MCCORMICK GALLERY AND THE CASCIERI HALL
THE BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE (BAC)
320 NEWBURY STREET, BOSTON, MA 02115
5:30 Reception & Dean Karen Nelson's Welcome Message
6:00 Panel
7:30 Gather, Reflect, Discuss
This Panel is organized on the occasion of Black Spaces Matter, an exhibit that showcases the abolitionist neighborhood near the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park. While the exhibit is primarily focused on the aesthetics and architectonics of this African-American and abolitionist neighborhood in the south coast of Massachusetts, the panel will address broader issues concerning Black neighborhoods across the United States and African-American heritage in general.
Panel Schedule
Presentations | 6:00pm-7:10pm. Moderated by Pamela Karimi
Learning from Black Neighborhoods | Pamela Karimi, Associate Professor of Art History at UMass Dartmouth.
The Abolitionist Row and the Underground Railroad in New Bedford and Beyond | Lee Blake, President of the New Bedford Historical Society.
Digital Preservation and African-American Cultural Heritage | Jana Cephas, Assistant Professor of Architecture at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan.
Discussion and Q&A with Panel Speakers + Exhibition Curators and Contributors | 7:10pm-7:30 pm. Moderated by Pamela Karimi
Participants: Don Burton (filmmaker & Instructor at UConn); Lee Blake (speaker & advisor to the show); Jana Cephas (speaker); Vaughn Horn (speaker); Pedram Karimi (architect & designer); Pamela Karimi (speaker & lead curator); Jennifer McGrory (architect & manager of exhibition production); Michael Swartz (graphic designer, 360° spherical photographer & Professor at UMass Dartmouth).
This event is supported by a Creative Economy Fund from the Office of the UMass President, UMass Dartmouth's Provost Office, and the Boston Architectural College
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