Inaugural exhibition for the ‘Window Gallery’ designed to be viewed from outside the Windgate Museum of Art at Hendrix College
Ebony Blevins [@mscameralady], Untitled
(Man with child), 2020, digital print.
CONWAY, Ark. (September 24, 2020) — Let Us March
On, which documents
and contextualizes the Black Lives Matter movement in Arkansas,
will open at the Windgate Museum of Art on Friday, September 25, 2020, and will
be on display through January 22, 2021. The exhibition will be on display in
the Window Gallery, which is visible at all times from the exterior of the
museum. A wide variety of virtual programs will accompany the exhibition,
including virtual talks by the curator and participating artists, films, panel
discussions, and podcasts. Guest curator for the exhibition is Stephanie Sims,
Director of the Museum and Cultural Center at the University of Arkansas-Pine
Bluff.
The
exhibition includes a rich mix of documentary photographs, artwork, artifacts,
interactives, and narrative text. Let Us March On reveals how the
efforts of the Black Lives Matter movement motivated activism amongst youth and
allies to advocate against racial inequality and police brutality nationwide.
The exhibition looks at those stories from a local perspective but situated
within the larger national and international movement, because change begins
locally.
“When
thinking of the Black Lives Matter movement we often focus on its national
influence while overlooking its impact on our local community,” said Stephanie
Sims, guest curator for Let Us March On. “Hundreds of Arkansans gathered and began marching
and demanding justice for the victims and their families, as well as
accountability from police departments. As the guest curator for Let
Us March On, it is my mission to dismantle negative depictions of the
movement by educating our audience on the importance of the movement’s
activisms and advocacies.”
“Stephanie Sims has done an outstanding job of
bringing the story of the Black Lives Matter movement in Arkansas to life in
our Window Gallery,” said Mary Kennedy, director of the Windgate Museum of Art.
“Through a variety of media, she has captured what the movement means for all
Arkansans. We are grateful to her, the participating artists and photographers,
the Exhibition Planning Team, and the contributors for allowing Hendrix College
to organize this timely exhibition.”
For information about various programs and
activities for Let Us March On, please follow @windgatemuseum
on Instagram and @WMAatHDX on Facebook. For more information,
contact Amanda Cheatham at 501-328-2383 or cheatham@hendrix.edu.
About the Windgate Museum of Art
The Windgate Museum of Art is the new art
museum located on the campus of Hendrix College. With a vision to be the
premier teaching art museum in Arkansas, the WMA presents outstanding art exhibitions,
compelling educational programs, and invigorating social activities for
students, faculty, staff, and visitors to campus. Free and open to all, the
museum uses hands-on experiences to train students in all facets of museum
work, including curatorial research, collection management, educational and
social programming, marketing and communications, as well as all aspects of
exhibition research, planning, installation, and evaluation. The Windgate
Museum of Art is made possible with the generous support of the Windgate
Foundation and the Alice L. Walton Foundation.