SLU Museum of Art: Friday, 17 October 2014
"Hands Up, Don't Shoot: Artists Respond"
Friday, Oct. 17
Opening Reception: 5 - 7 p.m.
The Saint Louis University Museum of Art
The Saint Louis University Museum of Art is one of 14 cultural venues that will host Hands Up, Don’t Shoot: Artists Respond. The exhibition, which is presented by the Alliance of Black Art Galleries, will open with a. reception at 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 17, at the Saint Louis University Museum of Art and other venues. Each participating venue will display eight to 15 artworks.
More than 100 artists have participated in Hands Up, Don’t Shoot. The Alliance invited visual artists to respond to the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown Jr. in Ferguson, MO. The artists interpreted Brown’s shooting and the Ferguson area without restrictions. Within the context of Hands Up, Don’t Shoot, the overriding issues center on civil rights, oppression, justice, free speech and community empowerment. The participating artists are primarily from the St. Louis and Kansas City areas; however, 12 states are represented.
“Utilizing multiple venues that share art for one exhibition, and all opening on the same day, is unprecedented. What this exhibition structure means is that to see the whole exhibit, one must cross community and municipal lines. It assures engaging in special and verbal dialog on terrain likely to be unfamiliar,” said Freida L. Wheaton, founder and exhibition curator for the Alliance of Black Art Galleries.
“We are calling upon all artists to bring their voice – visual art – to the Movement,” said Ms. Wheaton. “The subject matter of this exhibition was welcoming to some, and the challenge was to move forward to present this initiative in a way that focused on history. The combination of art and history worked here.”
For additional information regarding other participating galleries, please call Freida L. Wheaton at 314.494.4660 or visit Alliance of Black Art Galleries.
Hands Up continues until Dec. 20.
Friday, Oct. 17
Opening Reception: 5 - 7 p.m.
The Saint Louis University Museum of Art
The Saint Louis University Museum of Art is one of 14 cultural venues that will host Hands Up, Don’t Shoot: Artists Respond. The exhibition, which is presented by the Alliance of Black Art Galleries, will open with a. reception at 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 17, at the Saint Louis University Museum of Art and other venues. Each participating venue will display eight to 15 artworks.
More than 100 artists have participated in Hands Up, Don’t Shoot. The Alliance invited visual artists to respond to the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown Jr. in Ferguson, MO. The artists interpreted Brown’s shooting and the Ferguson area without restrictions. Within the context of Hands Up, Don’t Shoot, the overriding issues center on civil rights, oppression, justice, free speech and community empowerment. The participating artists are primarily from the St. Louis and Kansas City areas; however, 12 states are represented.
“Utilizing multiple venues that share art for one exhibition, and all opening on the same day, is unprecedented. What this exhibition structure means is that to see the whole exhibit, one must cross community and municipal lines. It assures engaging in special and verbal dialog on terrain likely to be unfamiliar,” said Freida L. Wheaton, founder and exhibition curator for the Alliance of Black Art Galleries.
“We are calling upon all artists to bring their voice – visual art – to the Movement,” said Ms. Wheaton. “The subject matter of this exhibition was welcoming to some, and the challenge was to move forward to present this initiative in a way that focused on history. The combination of art and history worked here.”
For additional information regarding other participating galleries, please call Freida L. Wheaton at 314.494.4660 or visit Alliance of Black Art Galleries.
Hands Up continues until Dec. 20.
The Saint Louis University Museum of Art
3663 Lindell Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 6310
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