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People of Raleigh, the Triangle, and beyond: THANK

People of Raleigh, the Triangle, and beyond: THANK YOU.

Today our conversation about Black representation in the arts went deep…and if we’d had the whole evening, it would still be going.
The enthusiasm and the honesty will remain with us as we continue to grow.

We thank the panelists @clarenceheywardart @rose_daffodil @allenmask @stephenhayesthecreator @themusemaya @edith_grey & our gracious moderator @cultureshockart

And we thank @turnercarrollgallery + our very own Board of Directors who supported this event to fruition.

Equity doesn’t end with this; we aim to have more panel discussions just like this that broach the tough conversations that are needed to move our community forward.

- SO - if you attended, what did you like and what can we do better? Let us know in the comments, DMs, or email us at: exhibitions@camraleigh.org

#contemporaryart #raleighart #artscene #artseen #blackart #blackrepresentation #camraleigh #raleighmuseums #contemporaryartmuseum #culture #conversewithus #dialoguewithus #joinus

MEET THE MODERATOR | Colony Little (@cultureshocka

MEET THE MODERATOR |
Colony Little (@cultureshockart )is a freelance writer based in Raleigh. She is a recipient of the Creative Capital/Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant (2021) and is a member of the 2021-2022 cohort for the MHz Critics of Color residency. Her work has appeared in Art News, Artnet, Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles, The Art Newspaper, ARTS.BLACK, Hyperallergic, Walter Magazine, and W Magazine. Little currently serves on the Board of Directors for CAM Raleigh.

Meet Colony and other art professionals at our panel today, 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴: 𝘉𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦. This conversation will take place 2:30-4PM at CAM. Get your free tickets at the link in bio! 🎟

MEET THE PANELISTS | We are excited to hear from s

MEET THE PANELISTS | We are excited to hear from sculptors Lakea Shepard and Stephen L. Hayes on Sunday at Black Representation in the Arts! Until then, we would love to tell you a bit more about these incredible artists!

Lakea Shepard was awarded a residency at the New York Studio Residency Program in DUMBO, NY in 2012. In 2013, she graduated from The Crafts Department at The College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI, where she was the only African- American woman in the department. Shepard developed her passion for making textile/mixed media sculptures by watching her parents work as a mechanic and textile production worker. She is inspired by materials and how they can be manipulated to convey emotions. Her first solo museum exhibition Malik: Sovereign of Faith opened at CAM Raleigh in 2021, where it’s currently on view until September 16, 2022.

Stephen L. Hayes Jr. earned a Master of Fine Arts in sculpture at Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta. His thesis exhibition, "Cash Crop," has been traveling and exhibiting for nearly a decade. In his work, Hayes uses three symbols: a pawn, a corn, and a horse to explore America’s use (or misuse) of black bodies, black minds, and black labor. Artists, he believes, are as much translators as they are creators. He started teaching at the college level in 2011; currently, he is an associate professor of sculpture at Duke University. He is the 2020 winner of the 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art, at the Gibbs museum.

Be sure to RSVP to this free event! / Link in bio

💛FIRST FRIDAY is here!💛 ⚡️Join us tonigh

💛FIRST FRIDAY is here!💛
⚡️Join us tonight, 6-9PM.⚡️

✨Exhibitions will be open for your viewing pleasure, with Clarence Heyward (@clarenceheywardart ), Oliver Wagner (@olliewagner2000 ), Scott Hazard (@hazardscott ), Taylor White (@taylurk ) , Kennedi Carter (@internetbby ), Mikael Owunna (@mikaelowunna ) and Lakea Shepard (@rose_daffodil ) all on view!

✨PLUS we’ll have the extraordinary #SpokenWord by Fernando Sanders (@ferdymanuno ), Shaun “Flowessence” Harris (@flowessence ), Jordan Baker (@jordybwriting ), and Tray Jones (@spitsnasty )! These gentlemen floored us with their spoken art last Friday Friday, so don’t sleep on the poetry!

✨And don’t miss out on the painting sesh with local artist Kyndall Owens @kreativityyy inside the @ncartmuseum pop-up shop. She’ll be hosting a paint-along all evening long!

#contemporaryart #artwork #CAMraleigh #raleighart #raleighartmuseum #kunsthalle #inmotion #painting #photography #sculpture #downtownraleigh #freeart #freeartfriday

MEET THE PANELISTS | The artists and creatives joi

MEET THE PANELISTS | The artists and creatives joining Black Representation in the Arts, our panel on Sunday, Aug. 7, are a dream. Next up in our round of intimate introductions, we have @allenmask and @clarenceheywardart!

Allen Mask is an independent American songwriter, producer and recording artist. Mask, an often described 'undercover creative' with a refreshingly unique sound, is most celebrated for his work outside of music, particularly as an entrepreneur and senior executive. Mask, a North Carolina native, studied Journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with minors in jazz studies and artistic entrepreneurship. Mask spends most of his time investing in technology startups, but can always be found in or near the control room where he and his team are finishing their fourth studio album.

Clarence Heyward, whose work is currently on view at CAM Raleigh in his first solo museum exhibition UNSEEN, is a painter and collagist whose work explores notions of the Black American experience. Beginning his journey as a full-time artist in 2019, Heyward is best known for his dynamic and fresh take on figurative art. His work investigates cultural truths, challenges stereotypes, and questions identity. He believes it’s important to “paint his truth” and uses persons of color as subjects in his work as homage to his culture.

Head to the link in our bio to RSVP to this free event!

JOIN US TOMORROW Friday, August 5 6 - 9 PM As we s

JOIN US TOMORROW
Friday, August 5
6 - 9 PM
As we stay open late to celebrate
#FirstFriday !

What are First Fridays? Good question.
They’re a chance to check out art…
1. during our off-hours
2. when you who can’t make it to a museum on the weekends
3. if you wanna impress your partner on date night

Plus so much more!

Like #spokenword performed 7-8PM in the lower level galleries.
Poets Fernando Sanders, Shaun “Flowessence” Harris, Jordan Baker, and Tray Jones will all speak to the artworks by #KennediCarter & #LakeaShepard .

#flowwithus #contemporaryart #clarenceheyward #kennedicarter #lakeashepard #scotthazard #oliverwagner #taylorwhite #mikaelowunna #camraleigh #downtownraleigh #raleighnc #warehousedistrict #dtr #raleigharts

MEET THE PANELISTS | As we gear up for Black Repre

MEET THE PANELISTS | As we gear up for Black Representation in the Arts, our panel on Sunday, Aug. 7, we wanted to give you a more intimate introduction to each panelist! First up is Maya Brooks and Natasha Powell-Walker.

Maya Brooks is currently the Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art at the North Carolina Museum of Art and Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA). Brooks's professional mission is to provide equitable museum experiences for diverse populations. Overall, she strives to restore access, inclusion, and agency in the museum field for historically marginalized communities.

Natasha Powell-Walker, aka "Edith Grey”, has over 20 years of experience creating as a visual artist and illustrator. Her work spans a variety of mediums including acrylic, oil, and illustration. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for CAM (Contemporary Art Museum) Raleigh and as the immediate past board chair for the Durham Art Guild.

To learn more about and register for this free event, head to the link in our bio.

Join us Sunday, August 7 from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Join us Sunday, August 7 from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. for Black Representation in the Arts!

Black Americans, from artists and creatives, to tastemakers and business owners, will come together in discussion around how the arts at large have shifted towards a richer diversity in both content, and by whom that content is created. This discussion will conclude with tangible ways equity can be achieved in the arts, both at CAM and within our communities.

Registration is free! Link in bio

The optic nerve receives and transmits visual info

The optic nerve receives and transmits visual information. This we know, 🙄 , as we use our eyes to see; however, the precise point at which the optic nerve exits the optic disc lacks photoreceptor cells, meaning there’s a blind spot as we are aiming to see. So, the very act of seeing entails a kind of blindness, meaning our attempts to see are inevitably bound up with our failure to see. 🫣🤔

If this has you wanting to know more, come to Scott Hazard’s artist talk tomorrow, Saturday, July 30 at 2PM here at #CAMRaleigh .

No sign-up necessary & free to the public.

#scotthazard #waysofseeing #bellows #blindspot #alllighteverywhere #theoanthony #eyeswideshut #contemporaryart #downtownraleigh #raleigharts

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