Event Description
About the Event
Join artist Holly Bass and Kanitra Fletcher, associate curator at the National Gallery of Art, for a Fresh Talk exploring migration, movement, and identity through the lens of Bass’s multidisciplinary practice. Inspired by Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California, the conversation will consider how personal histories of movement and return shape ideas of home, belonging, and what it means to be American.
Drawing on Bass’s work in performance, visual art, poetry, and installation, the conversation will explore how artists use personal and community histories to explore questions of place and cultural identity. Bass’s own experiences growing up as a military child, moving between military bases, and later returning to the South after years on the West Coast have informed her artistic practice.
Stop by earlier between 12 and 4 pm during our free Community Day in the Great Hall to participate in Bass’s special drop-in Cultural Preserves activation.
A salon-style cocktail reception will follow the discussion.
Accessibility
Accessibility Inquiries
Accessibility Inquiries
If you are unable to register online or would like to indicate any accessibility services you require, please email freshtalk@nmwa.org. Two weeks’ notice to request accessibility services is appreciated but not required. We will make every attempt to fulfill requests.
