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Culturally Curious Art Talk- Bending Towards Justice on Zoom

African Americans as Subject and Creators in American Art

Martin Luther King, Jr. once said “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” This program examines that arc as it relates to African American history enshrined in art.

From colonial era portraits to 19th-century and Jim Crow-era prints to 1960s Civil Rights photography, this program will provide a visual overview of African American oppression, struggle and progress towards equality.

Jane Oneail is the founder of Culturally Curious, an arts education consulting firm specializing in art appreciation programs. She curates and delivers programs throughout New England and beyond. Oneail holds a master’s in Art History from Boston University and a master’s in Education from Harvard University. Born and raised in NH, she has worked at some of the state's most esteemed cultural institutions, including the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, where she served as Executive Director, and the Currier Museum of Art, where she held the role of Senior Educator. Jane has also taught at the college level for more than a decade, most recently at Southern New Hampshire University. For more information visit iamculturallycurious.com.

This program is hosted by Sargent Memorial Library in Boxborough and a collaboration between multiple MA libraries.

This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within a week of the program.

Art citation: William Sidney Mount, The Power of Music (detail), 1847. Cleveland Museum of Art

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