WATERBURY, CT â On Sunday, May 2, The Mattatuck Museum opened âA Face Like Mine,â a new exhibition that examines Black life by positioning African-American artists to depict their own lives and culture from the Harlem Renaissance to the present day.
A Face Like Mine includes over 75 works of paintings, sculpture, prints, textiles, and photographs by artists Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Jacob Lawrence, Kerry James Marshall, Faith Ringgold, Lorna Simpson, James VanDerZee, and Kehinde Wiley and will explore themes such as identity, family, community, politics and performance. The exhibition is held in conjunction with the Grand Opening of the Mattatuckâs newly renovated and expanded facility.
WATERBURY â The Mattatuck Museum invites the public to preview A Face Like Mine, a major exhibition organized in collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and a new installation of work by artist Jeanne Silverthorne from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 2 on the Green at 144 West Main St. Remarks by Director Bob Burns and Museum Curator Dr. Cynthia Roznoy will be broadcast on Facebook Live at 2 p.m. for those who cannot attend in person.
Filmmaker Mya Sareeâ Gray will be screening an excerpt of her original documentary, A Face Like Mine from 1 to 3 p.m. and teaching artists will be on site to preview summer workshops @ The MATT for both adults and kids. There is a fee for non-members of the museum.
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