EXHIBIT OPENING
Exhibit Opening Night
SEP 19 // 6 PM – 9 PM // POWER PLANT GALLERY
The opening reception for the Visionary Aponte: Art & Black Freedom exhibit at the Power Plant Gallery will include an Afro-Cuban-inspired dance in the exhibit space at approximately 6 pm. Featuring Yanique Hume of UWI Barbados, Duke University’s Andrea Woods Valdés, and UNC’s Maya Berry. Light refreshments served.
GALLERY TALK
Lunchtime Artist Tour
SEP 20 // 12 PM – 1:30 PM // POWER PLANT GALLERY
Lunchtime tour of the art and informal discussion with Visionary Aponte artists José Bedia, Nina Angela Mercer, Marielle Plaisir, and Jean-Marcel St. Jacques, as well as co-curators Ada Ferrer and Édouard Duval-Carrié with Laurent Dubois. Light lunch served.
GATHERING
Ruby Fridays: Art Talk With Édouard Duval-Carrié
SEP 21 // 12 PM // RUBY LOUNGE
Casual art talk and free lunch with Haitian sculptor and painter Édouard Duval-Carrié, co-curator of Visionary Aponte: Art & Black Freedom. He will collaborate with local and visiting artists during his residency at the Ruby.
FILM SCREENING
Screening: Afro-Futurism
SEP 23 // 7 PM // RUBY THEATHER
***** RESCHEDULED FROM SEPTEMBER 12 *****
Public screening of three short films in anticipation of the opening of the Visionary Aponte: Art & Black Freedom exhibit at the Power Plant Gallery. Films include Invocation for José Antonio Aponte: Lámina 26, directed by Nina Angela Mercer and Toshi Sakai (2017), 8 minutes; Black Star: Rebirth Is Necessary, directed by Jenn Nkiru (2017), 11 minutes; and The Last Angel of History, directed by John Akomfrah (1996), 45 minutes.
PANEL DISCUSSION
FSP@PPG: Incarceration and the Future of Black Freedom
OCT 04 // 12 PM – 1:15 PM // POWER PLANT GALLERY
Lunchtime panel discussion with local artists, activists, and scholars. Panelists include Omisade Burney-Scott, Lynden Harris, Duke Law’s Theresa Newman, Tarish Pipkins, and Sherrill Roland. Light lunch served.
FILM SCREENING
Aural Futures: Screen/Society
OCT 11 // 7 PM // RUBY FILM THEATER
Public screening of the music video “Best,” Petite Noir (2015), 4 minutes, and AfroPunk, directed by James Spooner (2003), 66 minutes.
GATHERING
Ruby Fridays: Art Talk With Tessa Mars
OCT 12 // 12 PM // RUBY LOUNGE
Casual art talk and free lunch with Haitian visual artist Tessa Mars. Mars makes her first significant visit to the United States as part of the Visionary Aponte: Art & Black Freedom exhibit and event series.
FILM SCREENING
Aural Futures: Screen/Society
OCT 18 // 7 PM // RUBY FILM THEATER
Public screening of the music video “Djula Dance,” Ibaaku (2016), 3:19 minutes, and Future Sound of Mzansi, produced by Spoek Mathambo (2014), 76 minutes.
ARTIST TALK
Gallery Talk with Renée Stout
OCT 19 // 5 PM – 8 PM // POWER PLANT GALLERY
Public reception and gallery talk with Visionary Aponte artist Renée Stout. Talk will run from 6 pm – 7 pm. Light refreshments served.
FILM SCREENING
Aural Futures: Screen/Society
OCT 25 // 7 PM // FULL FRAME THEATER
Public screening of The Model: Oshun and the Dream, Chapter 1 & 2, directed by Kahlil Joseph (2010), 7:57 minutes each; You and I and You, directed by Terence Nance (2015), 7:51 minutes; and Dirty Computer, directed by Janelle Monáe, Andrew Donoho, and Chuck Lightning (2018), 48:37 minutes.
PANEL DISCUSSION
Aural Futures and Afrofuturism
OCT 26 // 12 PM – 1:15 PM // FORUM FOR SCHOLARS AND PUBLICS
Panel discussion with Durham activist, scholar, and entrepreneur Pierce Freelon and artist, activist, and Afrofuturist Ingrid LaFleur. Light lunch served.
FILM SCREENING
Aural Futures: Screen/Society
OCT 26 // 7 PM // FULL FRAME THEATER
Special presentation of a work-in-progress: God Said Give ‘Em Drum Machines, directed by Kristian R. Hill (2016), 78 minutes. Followed by a 20-minute Q&A with artist, activist, and Afrofuturist Ingrid LaFleur.
EXHIBIT CLOSE
Closing Celebration
NOV 16 // 6 PM – 9 PM // POWER PLANT GALLERY
Join us for one last celebration of the Visionary Aponte exhibit at the Power Plant Gallery. The evening will feature a dance performance by Yanique Hume with Maya Berry and her students and the public reveal of new artwork by artists-in-residence Édouard Duval-Carrié and Tessa Mars.
EXHIBIT CLOSE
Final Day of the Exhibit
NOV 17 // OPEN 11 AM – 6 PM // POWER PLANT GALLERY
Saturday, November 17, 2018, is the final day to catch the Visionary Aponte exhibit at the Power Plant Gallery.
EXTRA EXHIBIT DAY
Bonus Day at the Gallery!
NOV 18 // OPEN 1 PM – 5 PM // POWER PLANT GALLERY
The Power Plant Gallery will be offering a bonus day to view the Visionary Aponte: Art & Black Freedom exhibit. As part of the Durham Art Walk and Holiday Market, the gallery will be open Sunday, November 18th, from 1 – 5 pm. This will be the last, last chance to catch Visionary Aponte before we begin the deinstall.
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