The Hudson County Community College (HCCC) Foundation Board of Directors announced that their 25th Anniversary Gala celebration on Thursday, December 8, 2022,
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Tuesday, February 16
This mural at a Chicago public school building is among several early 20th-century works in the city’s collection that have been criticized for having outdated depictions of Native Americans and other races and ethnicities. Photo courtesy of Chicago Public Schools.
2. “Resolving Tensions Over Race and Representation in Public Art” at the National Coalition Against Censorship, New York
The National Coalition Against Censorship is hosting a virtual luncheon to consider the delicate issue of historic WPA murals that whitewash problematic aspects of US history, and whether or not to remove them. Karyn Olivier, an artist and professor at Temple University in Philadelphia; Adriene Lim, dean of libraries at the University of Maryland; and scholar and curator Anthony Huffman will discuss.