The museum will be closed from December 22 through January 1. We will reopen on January 2 at 10 a.m.
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The museum will be closed from December 22 through January 1. We will reopen on January 2 at 10 a.m.
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Learn MoreSaturday, December 7, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Join student gallery guides for an opportunity to connect music and performance with the visual arts. Audie Wilson (OC 2026) and Anka Chiorini (OC 2027) will lead discussions of works from the museum's collection that were used to inform the Oberlin production of Omar, as these works relate to the opera's themes of pan-African and Arab identity, translation, enslavement, and resilience.
These 20-minute conversational object talks will be held at 11 am and 1 pm on a first-come first-served basis in the Print Study Room on the second floor of the museum. The artworks will be on view for the remainder of each hour if the talks reach capacity.
Images: Kara Elizabeth Walker (American, b. 1969). No world, 2010. Etching with aquatint, sugar lift, spitbite, and drypoint. Ruth C. Roush Contemporary Art Fund, 2023.14.
Annabel Daou (Lebanese, b. 1967). Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death, 2005. Pencil, gesso, and tape on torn and reassembled paper. Gift of Driek (OC 1965) and Michael (OC 1964) Zirinsky in honor of Carl R. Gerber (OC 1958), 2021.59.12.
Access Statement:
This talk will be in the upper gallery of the museum and there is no access for wheelchairs or rolling walkers. Gallery seating is limited. Restrooms are gender-specific; visitors are invited to use the restroom of their preference. Listening devices and ASL are currently not scheduled for this event, nor will it be recorded. Please email access questions to Jill Greenwood, jgreenwo@oberlin.edu.
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