THUR. NOV. 12. 6:30 PM EST - Join the virtual discussion as the Shircliff Gallery presents the ongoing project by Artist/Educator Carlos Diaz, The Confederate Monuments in the American South. No single phenomenon has had more direct and impactful repercussions on the shaping of our countries historical and contemporary conditions, as that of race. As a person of color, there is no experience without that single piece of reality. In a general sense, this project, questions how race is intertwined with history, memory, place and how they manifest and reconcile within a contemporary American experience.

WED. OCT.28 2:00 PM EST - Join us virtually in the Shircliff Gallery as Artist/Educator Libby Rowe presents her experience driven performance art project Pink. The most recent work included in Pink stems from my experience of regularly being addressed as “Sir” since moving to the South. I have always been a tall woman with short hair, a relatively low voice, and a confident presence. This constant questioning of femininity lead her to explore the standards of femaleness and the gendered indoctrination systems in place during her childhood.

WED. OCT. 7. 2:30 PM EST - Join us virtually in the Shircliff Gallery as designer and photographer Nitashia Johnson shares her creative path from student to first-round Sony Alpha Female Creator-in-residence. With an unwavering passion for design and photography she is an alumnus of the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in Art & Design Education program at the Rhode Island School of Design. Johnson is currently developing a community-based media arts program for highly creative school teens. She uses her talents to make others happy, and to promote positive images of people of color.

PAST - Join us virtually as Benjamin Timpson walks us through the history of his creative process. Timpson combines is love for biology, art and activism through the complex creation of detailed portraits. He also introduces us to Oscar, his hand built 16"x20" View camera and explains the process of making 16"x20" paper negatives. Viewers use their smartphones to decode the negatives turning them into positives on their own devices.