What's new at the Mu? Fabric artists to be showcased
A free “Home Again” artist and curator panel will be hosted at 3 p.m. April 27 in Gessner Hall at the Massillon Museum. Dr. Tameka Ellington, guest curator of “Home Again: The Embodiment of Africa through Art and Fabric,” and a panel with featured artists Chesley Antoinette, Chepape Makgato and Francine Murphy-Terry, and collector Jacqueline DeBose, will discuss the artwork in the exhibition. Register at MassillonMuseum.org/Tickets or by calling 330-833-4061.
Highlights
The artwork of Chesley Antoinette, Chepape Makgato, Woodrow Nash, Francine Murphy-Terry and Qunnie Pettway, who represents the tradition of the Gee’s Bend Quilt Collective, embodies the essence of “Homegoing,” by Yaa Gyasi. The featured artists are unique in their technique and aesthetic, but all use fabric as a medium.
Dr. Tameka Ellington, the author of two books, is a speaker, educator, and researcher. She is CEO and founder of First Generation Revolutionaries, an empowerment movement that enhances the lives of students and young professionals who are first in their family to attend college. She recently started the Ellington Foundation to support first generation students studying the arts.
Why attend?
The panel discussion is one of two dozen events and exhibits that accent this year’s NEA Big Read book selection, “Homegoing,” by Yaa Gyasi. For 17 consecutive years, the Massillon Museum has received the NEA Big Read grant. NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. For more information about the 2024 Big Read in Massillon, visitMassillonMuseum.org/BigRead.
Details
WHAT – MassMu Home Again artist and curator panel
WHEN – 3 p.m. April 27.
WHERE – Massillon Museum, 121 Lincoln Way East, downtown Massillon.
MORE – MassillonMuseum.org or 330-833-4061
This article originally appeared on The Alliance Review: MassMu Big Read event to spotlight fabric artists
