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KLCC s Brian Bull reports on the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art s grant-funded exhibit on Black Lives Matter, with four artists.
As you enter the upstairs wing of the museum, one of the first pieces you see is a giant photo of Malik Lovette. Circled by other photos of prominent Black athletes, Lovette stands in the center, prying off heavy steel shackles.
“The title of the work is Unchained , and basically it’s just exemplifying the parallels between sports and slavery ultimately, and then it’s also a reflection of my personal life, of just being put in a box, explains Lovette.
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The dignity, color and pride of Latinx art is on full display this month at Emerald Arts Center in Springfield with the exhibit
De Colores. Curated by Analee Fuentes, the exhibit’s curatorial statement notes that the exhibit has a range of pieces that show “a deep reverence for the environment to complex issues of identity. Here are conceptual manifestations of ceremony, ritual, cross-cultural mythology, iconography and even whimsy inspired by childhood memories.” Paintings, photographs, mixed media works and sculptures come from 10 artists, including Richard Keis (Curator’s Choice Award) and Suzanne Tellez Campbell (Jurors’ Choice Award and pictured). Other artists include Rogene Mañas, Mery Escobar, Ellen Gabehart, Marina Hajek, Vicki Idema, Kimberly Long, Patricia Montoya Donahue and Robert Varela.