The events below will be held at the Avery Research Center in conjunction with the Robert Smalls Commemorative Weekend Festivities on Sunday, May 13, 2012 10:30am – 12:00pm: Film showing of Congressman Robert Smalls: A Patriot’s Journey from Slavery to Capitol Hill 2:30pm – 4:00pm: Lecture – “The Ship CSS Planter” by Dennis Cannady
Avery Research Center
The Avery Research Center was established to collect, preserve, and make public the unique historical and cultural heritage of African Americans in Charleston and the South Carolina Lowcountry. Avery’s archival collections, museum exhibitions, and public programming reflect these diverse populations as well as the wider African Diaspora. The Avery Research Center is located at 125 Bull Street, Charleston, SC 29424 in the historic Harleston Village.
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Avery Research Center Participates in Robert Smalls Commemorative Weekend Festivities – Sunday, May 13, 2012
Exhibition Opening: REMEMBERING HER TIME: The Art of Bernice Mitchell Tate (Herstory & Heritage) – May 17, 2012
Exhibition Opening: REMEMBERING HER TIME: The Art of Bernice Mitchell Tate (Herstory & Heritage) May 17, 2012 – August 17, 2012 The Avery Research Center will host “REMEMBERING HER TIME“, a mixed media exhibition of sculptural collages, mixed media large canvases, authentic (Mitchell family) heirlooms and 19 quilts made by the artist’s mother, Mrs. Veronica [...]
CFP: The Fire Every Time: Reframing Black Power across the Twentieth Century and Beyond Conference – September 21 – 22, 2012
Avery Research Center’s “The Fire Every Time: Reframing Black Power across the Twentieth Century and Beyond” – September 21 – 22, 2012 in Charleston, SC. Avery Research Center Call for Papers – Black Power 2012 Avery Research Center Call for Art Submissions – Black Power 2012
