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Art of the African Diaspora Exhibit

January 31 - February 8

Join SJSU King Library and San José Public Library to celebrate Black History Month! This year we are honoring the legacy of Black labor across professions and generations encouraging broad reflections on the intersections between Black people’s work and their workplaces.

Art of the African Diaspora is the longest running event of its kind in the Bay Area. It originated from a salon for African American artists known as Colors of Black that was organized in 1989 by artist and professor Marie Johnson Calloway. In 1996 artists Jan Hart-Schuyers and Rae Louise Hayward established the exhibition The Art of Living Black at Richmond Art Center. Over the next twenty-five years the exhibition ensured the increased visibility for African American artists in the Bay Area that Hart-Schuyers and Hayward conceptualized.

The next stage of the events development happened in 2018, when a Steering Committee composed of participating artists, presented the exhibition. In 2019, the Committee became aware of the necessity to incorporate a broader vision of the African Diaspora and consequently renamed the organization Art of the African Diaspora.

Details

Start:
January 31
End:
February 8
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Website:
https://events.sjsu.edu/event/art-of-the-african-diaspora-exhibit

Venue

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
150 E San Fernando St
San Jose, CA 95112 United States
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Phone
(408) 808-2000
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