The Figge Art Museum’s newest exhibit is “Art and Activism at Tougaloo College,” a traveling exhibition co-organized by the American Federation of Arts (AFA) and Tougaloo College opening Saturday, Oct. 7. The exhibit traces the birth and development of a significant and distinctive collection that has shaped the Mississippi college’s efforts to advance the cause […]
Pauline Forlenza, Director of The American Federation of Arts has been at the forefront curating exhibits nationwide that highlight the work of Black artists and increase access to diverse audiences.
The sprawling 7,500 square-foot exhibition centers stories of so-called 'anonymous' African Americans from the time of the Emancipation Proclamation to the start of the Civil Rights Movement whose are often overlooked.