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Saturday, December 2, 2017
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Panel Discussion and Reception for "Black Spaces Matter"
- Location: Boston, MA
- Cost: NA
- Contact: Art History Department
- 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
- Link: http://the-bac.edu/experience-the-bac/news-and-events/events/black-spaces-matter-panel-discussion
- Topical Areas: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Students, Students, Graduate, University Community, University Marketing, Art History, Fredrick Douglass Unity House
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Observatory Public Open House
- Location: UMass Dartmouth Observatory Field
- Contact: > See Description for contact information
- Description: The UMass Dartmouth Observatory and the Astronomical Society of Southern New England (ASSNE) are pleased to invite the general public to their FREE Fall-semester night-sky viewing sessions at the campus observatory on:
Saturday, Dec 2, 7:00 pm EST
Viewing will take place through the observatory's 16-inch telescope and other telescopes operated by ASSNE members.
This event will take place only if the weather permits (clear skies). In the event of cancellation, an announcement will be available before each event around 5 PM at https://www.meetup.com/ASSNE-MA-RI/ or by calling (508) 999-8715 for a recorded message.
The UMass Dartmouth Observatory is located in the field to the right of the main campus entrance off Old Westport Rd., North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Parking is available in designated spaces on the campus Ring Road or in lot 17. Admission is free. Children are welcome to attend, if accompanied by an adult.
For more information about the observatory, make a donation to its operations, or to become an individual or corporate sponsor, please contact Prof. Alan Hirshfeld at ahirshfeld@umassd.edu or 508-999-8715.
- Topical Areas: General Public, University Community
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COLLABORATIVE AGGREGATES ART SCHOLARSHIP EXHIBITION FINE ARTS FACULTY EXHIBITION
- Location: CVPA: College of Visual and Performing Arts
, 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA
- Cost: FREE
- Contact: University Art Gallery
- Description: The College of Visual and Performing Arts presents an exhibition of recent faculty work in painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, and mixed-media at the UMass Dartmouth CVPA Campus Gallery from November 7 through December 7, 2017. The closing reception is planned for Thursday, December 7, from 4 to 6:30 pm, with the artist talk at 5 pm.
Also on display will be the juried exhibition of Collaborative Aggregates Art Scholarship winners. Collaborative Aggregates LLC has awarded six $1,500 scholarship awards to students enrolled in the College of Visual and Performing Arts graduate or undergraduate program: Jeremy Duval, Natasha Feliciano, Erick Maldonado, Taylor Maroney, Robert Ian Najlis, Cody Oliveira-Gingras. Works by each scholarship winner will be included in the Collaborate Aggregates annual calendar.
Juror Timothy Van Laar is an artist, professor, as well as the Chair of Fine Arts at the College of Creative Studies in Detroit, MI.
- Link: https://www.umassd.edu/cvpa/galleries
- Topical Areas: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, University Marketing, Art Education, Art History, Artisanry, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Fine Arts, Music, Visual Design, Exhibits, Visual Arts
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Black Spaces Matter: Exploring the Aesthetics and Architectonics of an Abolitionist Neighborhood
- Location: Boston, MA
- Cost: NA
- Contact: Art History Department
- Description: NOVEMBER 19 - JANUARY 29
MCCORMICK GALLERY
BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE
320 NEWBURY STREET
BOSTON, MA 02115**
This exhibit showcases the abolitionist neighborhood near the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park. This neighborhood, which was the home of many African-Americans, white and black abolitionists, and former slaves, provides a lens through which we may study interracial aspects of American cities. Massachusetts abolished slavery in 1783, more than 80 years before the Thirteenth Amendment; however, federal law supporting slave owners superseded this law and there were cases of slaves being "reclaimed" from Massachusetts in the years that followed. A strong network of abolitionists, both black and white, gave New Bedford its claim to fame that no slave was ever forcibly "reclaimed" from it.
New Bedford's architecture reflects a period of relative racial equality and tolerance in "the city that lit the world" during its whaling boom. This neighborhood includes a mixture of Gothic Revival, Federal, Greek Revival, and early Italianate homes, as well as modest cottages. Important historical figures, such as Fredrick Douglass and Lewis Temple, resided in these homes.
In recent years we have seen a growing body of literature on race and architecture; however, this scholarship has focused mostly on the negative side of such built environments; lacking is an in-depth exploration of the form and function of interracial neighborhoods. This exhibit celebrates the aesthetics and architectonics of a neighborhood where many former slaves lived side-by-side with the rest of the population and engaged multiple aspects of the city's interracial architecture. Through this exhibit, local New Bedford experts along with students and faculty from UMass Dartmouth and the BAC will reveal a lesser-known progressive interracial neighborhood in the United States.
Please join us on Friday, December 1, from 5:30-7:30 pm, for a special panel discussion and reception.
Black Spaces Matter is supported by a Creative Economy Fund from the Ofice of the UMass President, Perkins + Will Associates, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Boston Architectural College (BAC), New Bedford Historical Society, Rotch Jones Duff House and Garden Museum, and Spinner Publications.
Lead curator: Pamela Karimi | Architectural renderings, model production, and maps: Pedram Karimi | Film, animation, and digital curation: Don Burton | Artistic representations: Michael Swartz | Advertisement and Graphic Design: Michael Swartz | Digital stations: Michael Swartz, Don Burton, Ben Guan-Kennedy | Production Manager: Jennifer McGrory| Consultant: Lee Blake | Curatorial Assistance: Students from UMass Dartmouth and the BAC.
**If traveling on public transportation, take the Green line to Hynes Convention Center. The BAC is a one block walk from the station. If driving, the closest parking garage is the Hynes Auditorium Garage at 50 Dalton Street, Boston.
For more information, see:
http://the-bac.edu/experience-the-bac/news-and-events/events/black-spaces-matter
- Link: http://the-bac.edu/experience-the-bac/news-and-events/events/black-spaces-matter
- Topical Areas: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, University Marketing, Visual Arts, Black History 4 Seasons, Fredrick Douglass Unity House
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