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Events in April 2022

  • - Writing About Black Art with Richard Allen May III - Iconographical Lens
    Writing About Black Art with Richard Allen May III - Iconographical Lens

    Writing About Black Art with Richard Allen May III - Iconographical Lens


    April 2, 2022

    Saturdays, April 2, 9, and 23, 2022 (4:00-5:30 PM PST)

    Inlandias Blacklandia Event Series Presents

    Writing About Black Art with Richard Allen May III

    April Focus: Writing About Black Art Through an Iconographical Lens

    On Zoom. Registration is required.

    https://tinyurl.com/WritingAboutBlackArt2022

    Workshops are free. All are welcome.

    This workshop explores writing about Black art from an iconographical perspective. Participants will learn how to analyze the content as well as the signs & symbols in selected works of African American art.

    Through class lectures, Zoom discussion groups, and homework exercises, participants will learn about selected African American artists from different perspectives and produce a 350-word essay concentrating on one work of art. Time will also be devoted to peer reviews of essay drafts in Zoom discussion groups. These workshops are designed to develop marketable skills as a freelance writer writing about Black art and artists.

     

  • - inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside’s Civil Rights Stories, Writing About Black Art with Richard Allen May III - Iconographical Lens
    inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside’s Civil Rights Stories

    inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside’s Civil Rights Stories


    April 9, 2022

    Saturday, April 9, 2022 (10 :00 AM-1:00 PM)

    inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riversides Civil Rights Stories

    Dramatic history self-guided driving tour

    Harada House, Trujillo Adobe, Eastside, and the Center for Social Justice and Civil Liberties

    Appropriate for ages 10 and up

    Register FREE via Eventbrite: tinyurl.com/inVISIBLE-unHEARD

    On April 9 at 10:00 AM, join Riverside for a unique self-guided driving tour inVISIBLE/unHEARD: Riverside’s Civil Rights Stories, which focuses on the journey from invisibility to visibility for those who have suffered racism and other forms of discrimination.

    Participating organizations include City of Riverside, Museum of Riverside, Fox Performing Arts Center, Spanish Town Heritage Foundation, Center for Social Justice and Civil Liberties, Empower You Edutainment, and Inlandia Institute.

     

    Writing About Black Art with Richard Allen May III - Iconographical Lens

    Writing About Black Art with Richard Allen May III - Iconographical Lens


    April 9, 2022

    Saturdays, April 2, 9, and 23, 2022 (4:00-5:30 PM PST)

    Inlandias Blacklandia Event Series Presents

    Writing About Black Art with Richard Allen May III

    April Focus: Writing About Black Art Through an Iconographical Lens

    On Zoom. Registration is required.

    https://tinyurl.com/WritingAboutBlackArt2022

    Workshops are free. All are welcome.

    This workshop explores writing about Black art from an iconographical perspective. Participants will learn how to analyze the content as well as the signs & symbols in selected works of African American art.

    Through class lectures, Zoom discussion groups, and homework exercises, participants will learn about selected African American artists from different perspectives and produce a 350-word essay concentrating on one work of art. Time will also be devoted to peer reviews of essay drafts in Zoom discussion groups. These workshops are designed to develop marketable skills as a freelance writer writing about Black art and artists.

     

  • - Susan Straight Book Launch: Mecca
    Susan Straight Book Launch: Mecca

    Susan Straight Book Launch: Mecca


    April 14, 2022

    Thursday, April 14, 2022 (6:00-8:00 PM)

    Susan Straight Book Launch: Mecca

    6:30 PM reading & conversation

    7:30 PM meet the author & book signing

    Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts
    3834 Main St • Riverside, CA 92501

    Free and open to the public.

    On April 14, join UCR Arts and Inlandia Institute at the Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts and discover Susan Straight’s Mecca. In Michael Connelly’s words, Mecca “a masterpiece.” Viet Thanh Nguyen calls it “a heartbreaker from beginning to end.” Joining her in conversation will be her longtime collaborator and friend, acclaimed photographer and senior curator at the California Museum of Photography, Douglas McCulloh (Facing Fire; In the Sunshine of Neglect; The Great Picture). Doors open at 6:00 PM.

  • - Writing About Black Art with Richard Allen May III - Iconographical Lens
    Writing About Black Art with Richard Allen May III - Iconographical Lens

    Writing About Black Art with Richard Allen May III - Iconographical Lens


    April 23, 2022

    Saturdays, April 2, 9, and 23, 2022 (4:00-5:30 PM PST)

    Inlandias Blacklandia Event Series Presents

    Writing About Black Art with Richard Allen May III

    April Focus: Writing About Black Art Through an Iconographical Lens

    On Zoom. Registration is required.

    https://tinyurl.com/WritingAboutBlackArt2022

    Workshops are free. All are welcome.

    This workshop explores writing about Black art from an iconographical perspective. Participants will learn how to analyze the content as well as the signs & symbols in selected works of African American art.

    Through class lectures, Zoom discussion groups, and homework exercises, participants will learn about selected African American artists from different perspectives and produce a 350-word essay concentrating on one work of art. Time will also be devoted to peer reviews of essay drafts in Zoom discussion groups. These workshops are designed to develop marketable skills as a freelance writer writing about Black art and artists.