• Museum Hours: Wednesday - Saturday 12 - 5pm - CLOSED Sept. 2, 2023
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HIGHLIGHTS

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The Black American Portraits Symposium opening conversation moderated by author Naima Keith and featuring artists Bisa Butler, Calida Rawls, and Amy Sherald.

The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art partnered with the Atlanta University Center Art History + Curatorial Studies Collective to host “Black American Portraits: A Symposium” on Mar. 2-3 in the Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby, Ed.D., Academic Center Auditorium.

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In this film, Lava Thomas provides insight into the overarching themes found in the artworks of Lava Thomas: Homecoming and discusses the exhibition within the context of American history, family history and a broader cultural narrative.

Director: Nick Drollette, 2022

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Spelman alumna, Ming Joi Washington, C’22 recites her poem, which was debuted at the Black American Portrait Symposium in March 2023. The poem is an ekphrastic ode to the exhibition which references 44 artworks on view.
 
Ming Joi Washington is a Chicago-born poet, curator, and communications strategist passionate about Black feminist aesthetics, performance and personal narrative. She is a graduate of the AUC Art Collective at Spelman College in 2022. 

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What Our Visitors Say

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Running into good friends and inspiring people, amongst extraordinary art!
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I enjoy celebrating blackness!!
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I could have stayed forever by the following work of art because...Calida Rawles Thy Name We Praise because I felt immersed in the deep blue water myself...
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I thoroughly enjoy witnessing Spelman students experiencing these images for the first time. The invitation to interact has also elicited glee, smiles, laughter, and sustained interest and attention, which is a rarity these days. It is a Balm in Gilead.
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I enjoyed the paintings, they were very vibrant and they made me feel like I was at home, comfy, cozy, and creative. The artwork persuaded me that art is not just colors, shapes, and lines but it is a feeling.
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You learn a lot about history, but also the present and future through each work.
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MISSION

To inspire and enrich the Spelman College community and the general public primarily through art by and about women of the African Diaspora.  

CONTACT

SPELMAN COLLEGE MUSEUM OF FINE ART
in the Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby, Ed.D. Academic Center

Mailing address:
350 Spelman Lane, Box 1526
Atlanta, GA 30314 29201

Phone: 404.270.5607
Email: museum@spelman.edu

HOURS

February 8 – June 30, 2023:

Wednesday – Saturday

12pm – 5pm

The Museum is Closed Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Holidays and Spelman campus breaks.

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