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SUMMARY:The Wright Conversations featuring LaTosha Brown
DESCRIPTION:PBS Books is proud to share a conversation from the Charles H. Wright Museum! LaTosha Brown\, co-founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund\, delivers a powerful keynote address about MLK Day. Her speech explores the critical need for African Americans and all disenfranchised members of our community to exercise the right to vote as a means of achieving social justice. Her remarks highlight the healing power of love amidst personal grief and loss. Brown emphasizes that understanding our shared humanity requires embracing pain and compassion providing a perfect start to the Wright’s annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s enduring legacy. \nWebsite: MsLaToshaBrown.com \nIG: @MsLaToshaBrown \nTwitter: @MsLaToshaBrown
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CATEGORIES:Wright Museum
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SUMMARY:George Rodriguez - Guardians\, Altars\, and Community | The Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series
DESCRIPTION:Born and raised in the border city of El Paso\, TX\, George Rodriguez creates highly ornamented ceramic sculptures\, largely unified by a connection to sociopolitical themes. Drawing inspiration from his Mexican American upbringing and experience with global travel\, his guardian figures\, tomb sculptures\, and installations commemorate and build community. Realized with ornamentation\, humor\, and reverence for heritage and celebration\, his art aims to build bridges between cultures and across time. \nRecent projects include a permanent installation at the new Kansas City International Airport\, a community tile mural at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia\, and an outdoor public sculpture at CASA of Maryland\, an immigration advocacy organization in Baltimore. His work has shown extensively throughout the U.S. including the Whatcom Museum\, Bellingham\, WA; Crocker Art Museum\, Sacramento\, CA; Canton Art Museum\, Canton\, OH; amongst others. \nRodriguez’s sculptures are part of the collections of the National Museum of Mexican Art\, Chicago\, IL; the University of Washington’s Paul G. Allen College of Computer Science and Engineering\, Seattle\, WA; Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum\, Washington D.C.\, and the National Museum in Stockholm\, Sweden. He was featured on PBS Craft in America’s ​“Storytellers” episode. \nRodriguez is an educator and assistant professor at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture in Philadelphia. His teaching extends beyond the university to engage diverse communities in collaborative building projects\, such as tile murals and collectively designed large-scale sculpture. The interchange of ideas from teaching and mentorship recharges Rodriguez’s creative practice. \nPresented in partnership with Institute for the Humanities. This project was made possible by a grant from the Arts Initiative at the University of Michigan. \nSeries presenting partners: Detroit PBS\, ALL ARTS\, and PBS Books. Media partner: Michigan Public. \nThe Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series Fall 2024 Season\nThis fall\, the Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series brings respected leaders and innovators from a broad spectrum of creative fields to Ann Arbor’s historic Michigan Theater for weekly in-person events. \nDetroit PBS and PBS Books\, in partnership with the Stamps School\, will stream each week’s event Fridays at 8pm. \nSee the full schedule of events livestreamed by PBS Books here. \nSome programs may not be available online\, depending on artist requests. Interested in receiving notifications before online videos go live? Sign up to receive a reminder before each event begins streaming. \nWatch Past Penny Stamps Episodes
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/george-rodriguez-guardians-altars-and-community-the-penny-stamps-distinguished-speaker-series/
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SUMMARY:Stacey Kirby - The Bureau of Personal Belonging | The Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series
DESCRIPTION:Stacey Kirby is a queer\, white-bodied\, self-appointed civil servant and interdisciplinary artist known for creating participatory installations that explore themes of identity\, community\, and civil rights. Through interactive performances and immersive environments\, she invites audiences to reflect on their roles in civic and social engagement. Kirby’s work takes place in traditional art spaces and alternative public spaces such as restrooms\, on billboards and at protests. \nAs the recipient of the 2025 Roman J. Witt Artist-in-Residence Award\, Kirby will collaborate with the campus community to create a new iteration of The Bureau of Personal Belonging\, reflecting the current cultural\, societal\, and political landscape. The Bureau\, a series of performances set within site-specific art installations\, utilizes bureaucratic forms\, postures\, and language in vintage office environments to engage participants and community performers in exploring questions of civil authority. With a history spanning two decades\, including over 200 performances\, involving 300 community performers\, and engaging 10\,000 participants\, Kirby’s work employs humor and satire to foster an on-going dialogue about identity\, community\, and human rights. \nKirby is a recipient of numerous awards\, including the ArtPrize 8 Juried Grand Prize and an NC Arts Council Artist Fellowship for Visual Artists; has been nominated for the United States Artists Award and the Anonymous Was A Woman Award; and was a finalist for the 1858 Prize. Kirby has also been awarded artist residencies at the Headlands Center for the Arts\, Barton College\, the Atlantic Center for the Arts\, the Gibbes Museum of Art\, and was a visiting artist at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Her work is represented in the Ackland Art Museum at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\, Duke University Rare Book Collection\, and other private collections. Kirby has a dual degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Studio Art and Journalism and Mass Communication. Kirby serves her community on the Nasher Museum of Art’s Friends Board at Duke University and as a member of the Scrap Exchange Board of Directors. \nPresented in partnership with Stamps Gallery and Roman J. Witt Artist Residency Program. This project was made possible by a grant from the Arts Initiative at the University of Michigan. \nSeries presenting partners: Detroit PBS\, ALL ARTS\, and PBS Books. Media partner: Michigan Public. \nThe Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series Fall 2024 Season\nThis fall\, the Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series brings respected leaders and innovators from a broad spectrum of creative fields to Ann Arbor’s historic Michigan Theater for weekly in-person events. \nDetroit PBS and PBS Books\, in partnership with the Stamps School\, will stream each week’s event Fridays at 8pm. \nSee the full schedule of events livestreamed by PBS Books here. \nSome programs may not be available online\, depending on artist requests. Interested in receiving notifications before online videos go live? Sign up to receive a reminder before each event begins streaming. \nWatch Past Penny Stamps Episodes
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/stacey-kirby-the-bureau-of-personal-belonging/
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SUMMARY:The Magic of Masterpiece | All Creatures Great and Small | Filmmaker Talk with Melissa Gallant
DESCRIPTION:Join Heather-Marie Montilla for an engaging conversation with Melissa Gallant\, Executive Producer of All Creatures Great and Small\, as they share exclusive behind-the-scenes insights into the highly anticipated Season 5 of this cherished series.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/the-magic-of-masterpiece-all-creatures-great-and-small-filmmaker-talk-with-melissa-gallant/
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SUMMARY:Slavery After Slavery Author Talk with Dr. Mary Frances Berry
DESCRIPTION:Discover Untold Stories of Resilience: PBS Books Author Talk with Dr. Mary Frances Berry \nJoin us for a powerful and thought-provoking conversation with Dr. Mary Frances Berry\, celebrated historian and author of Slavery After Slavery. Hosted by Heather-Marie Montilla\, this PBS Books Author Talk traces the stories behind individual cases from southern supreme courts to demonstrate how formerly enslaved families and their descendants were systemically injured through white supremacist practices\, perpetuated by the legal system. Dr. Berry calls upon us to have empathy and understanding for marginalized people today.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/slavery-after-slavery-author-talk-dr-mary-frances-berry/
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SUMMARY:asses.masses - Ya Herd? Theatre\, Games\, Democracy and Donkeys | The Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series
DESCRIPTION:asses.masses is a custom video game designed to be played from beginning to end by a live audience\, one person at a time. It’s the 7+ hour epic story of a herd of unemployed donkeys trying to get their jobs back\, all while navigating the perils of a post-Industrial society in which they’ve been made redundant. Cheeky\, political\, and best described as Animal Farm meets Pokémon meets Final Fantasy\, asses.masses puts the control(ler) in its audience’s hands and asks them to discover the space between the work that defines us and the play that frees us. \nasses.masses creators Patrick Blenkarn and Milton Lim are conceptual artists exploring urgent questions around the social value of art\, digital labour\, and the political potential of games. Mixing their backgrounds in performance\, philosophy\, psychology\, and digital media\, their collaborations have manifested in video games\, participatory installations\, digital archives\, and card games. In addition to asses.masses\, Patrick and Milton are also the co-founders of the Canadian national video archive of performance (videocan) and the co-creators behind a performing arts economy trading card game (culturecapital). Their projects have been presented across Canada\, as well as in Argentina\, Mexico\, Spain\, Italy\, Germany\, the USA\, and the UK\, in English\, French\, Spanish\, Italian\, German\, and Catalan. \nIn tandem with their appearance in the Penny Stamps Series\, asses.masses will be in performance as part of the UMS season on February 15 and 16\, 2025 at the Stamps Auditorium\, Walgreen Drama Center. \nPresented in Partnership with University Musical Society. This project was made possible by a grant from the Arts Initiative at the University of Michigan. \nSeries presenting partners: Detroit PBS\, ALL ARTS\, and PBS Books. Media partner: Michigan Public. \nThe Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series Fall 2024 Season\nThis fall\, the Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series brings respected leaders and innovators from a broad spectrum of creative fields to Ann Arbor’s historic Michigan Theater for weekly in-person events. \nDetroit PBS and PBS Books\, in partnership with the Stamps School\, will stream each week’s event Fridays at 8pm. \nSee the full schedule of events livestreamed by PBS Books here. \nSome programs may not be available online\, depending on artist requests. Interested in receiving notifications before online videos go live? Sign up to receive a reminder before each event begins streaming. \nWatch Past Penny Stamps Episodes
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/asses-masses-ya-herd-theatre-games-democracy-and-donkeys-the-penny-stamps-distinguished-speaker-series/
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SUMMARY:PBS Books Readers Club - 'Good Dirt' & 'Black Cake' by Charmaine Wilkerson
DESCRIPTION:PBS Books Readers Club is delighted to welcome critically acclaimed author Charmaine Wilkerson to discuss her captivating new novel Good Dirt and her bestselling debut\, Black Cake. The episode premieres on February 26 at 8PM ET as a PBS Books Facebook Live event\, on the PBS Books YouTube channel\, pbsbooks.org\, and the PBS app. \nGood Dirt tells the story of Ebby Freeman\, a woman who unravels the connections between a childhood tragedy\, a treasured family heirloom\, and her ancestors’ enduring legacy. Through multiple generations\, Wilkerson masterfully explores themes of family\, identity\, and how the past shapes the future. Good Dirt is a poignant and complex narrative that highlights the emotional and historical ties that define us. \nWe’ll also delve into her debut novel\, Black Cake\, which captivated readers with its compelling tale of family secrets\, the search for identity\, and a mysterious inheritance. \nBoth Good Dirt and Black Cake display Wilkerson’s rich\, layered storytelling and unique ability to craft vivid characters and intricate plots\, blending both historical and contemporary issues with the timeless exploration of identity and belonging. \nOur PBS watch alike this month is Great Migrations: A People on the Move\, the latest docuseries from Henry Louis Gates Jr.\, which premieres on January 28\, 2025. Preview it now on the PBS App. \n\nAbout the Author\nThe daughter of an affluent Black family pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy and a beloved heirloom in this moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake\, a Read with Jenna Book Club Pick\n\nRead More\n\n \n\nWhen ten-year-old Ebby Freeman heard the gunshot\, time stopped. And when she saw her brother\, Baz\, lying on the floor surrounded by the shattered pieces of a centuries-old jar\, life as Ebby knew it shattered as well.\n\nThe crime was never solved—and because the Freemans were one of the only Black families in a particularly well-to-do enclave of New England—the case has had an enduring\, voyeuristic pull for the public. The last thing the Freemans want is another media frenzy splashing their family across the papers\, but when Ebby's high profile romance falls apart without any explanation\, that's exactly what they get.\n\nSo Ebby flees to France\, only for her past to follow her there. And as she tries to process what's happened\, she begins to think about the other loss her family suffered on that day eighteen years ago—the stoneware jar that had been in their family for generations\, brought North by an enslaved ancestor. But little does she know that the handcrafted piece of pottery held more than just her family's history—it might also hold the key to unlocking her own future.\n\nIn this sweeping\, evocative novel\, Charmaine Wilkerson brings to life a multi-generational epic that examines how the past informs our present.\, We can’t choose what we inherit. But can we choose who we become?\n\nIn present-day California\, Eleanor Bennett’s death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children\, Byron and Benny: a black cake\, made from a family recipe with a long history\, and a voice recording. In her message\, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. The heartbreaking tale Eleanor unfolds\, the secrets she still holds back\, and the mystery of a long-lost child challenge everything the siblings thought they knew about their lineage and themselves.\n\nCan Byron and Benny reclaim their once-close relationship\, piece together Eleanor’s true history\, and fulfill her final request to “share the black cake when the time is right”? Will their mother’s revelations bring them back together or leave them feeling more lost than ever?\n\nCharmaine Wilkerson’s debut novel is a story of how the inheritance of betrayals\, secrets\, memories\, and even names can shape relationships and history. Deeply evocative and beautifully written\, Black Cake is an extraordinary journey through the life of a family changed forever by the choices of its matriarch.\n \n\n\nRead Less
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/readers-club-202/
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SUMMARY:Tiff Massey - Whatupdoe | The Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series
DESCRIPTION:Tiff Massey is an artist whose practice centers around adornment and community. Massey creates jewelry\, sculpture\, performance\, video\, music\, and immersive environments with large-scale jewelry pieces and quilts. Massey was the first Black woman to earn an MFA in metalsmithing from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. She draws on 1980s hip-hop culture and her experiences as a Detroit native to explore the concept of adornment in African diaspora and contemporary issues surrounding race\, class\, and popular culture. \nMassey merges her art practice with meaningful community engagement to explore the relationship between identity\, public space\, and community. Her installation 7 Mile + Livernois\, currently on display at the Detroit Institute of Arts\, refers to the neighborhood at the heart of Detroit’s Black business and fashion district. It is also where Massey grew up\, and the site of a new art and community space Massey is building that blends her craft with her drive for community kinship. \nTiff Massey’s art has been featured in solo and group shows around the US and internationally\, and has garnered multiple awards. Massey’s work is in the permanent collections of many institutions\, including the Museum of Art and Design in New York and the National Gallery of Victoria in Australia. She is the winner of the 2021 United States Artists Fellowship and the 2019 Art Jewelry Forum Susan Beech Mid-Career Artist Grant\, a two-time winner of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s Knights Arts Challenge\, and a 2015 Kresge Artists Fellowship recipient. \nThis project was made possible by a grant from the Arts Initiative at the University of Michigan. \nSeries presenting partners: Detroit PBS\, ALL ARTS\, and PBS Books. Media partner: Michigan Public. \nThe Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series Fall 2024 Season\nThis fall\, the Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series brings respected leaders and innovators from a broad spectrum of creative fields to Ann Arbor’s historic Michigan Theater for weekly in-person events. \nDetroit PBS and PBS Books\, in partnership with the Stamps School\, will stream each week’s event Fridays at 8pm. \nSee the full schedule of events livestreamed by PBS Books here. \nSome programs may not be available online\, depending on artist requests. Interested in receiving notifications before online videos go live? Sign up to receive a reminder before each event begins streaming. \nWatch Past Penny Stamps Episodes
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/tiff-massey-whatupdoe-the-penny-stamps-distinguished-speaker-series/
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