Join us for a reception to celebrate the opening of 'In a Moment of Tenderness,' a group art exhibit curated by Adam Odomore, on view on the MLK Library, Floor 5.
Following this event, the exhibit will open officially on April 13 and will run through June 9, 2024. The reception is free and open to the public; light refreshments will be served.
In a Moment of Tenderness is a group art exhibit about remembering, reclaiming, retelling, and celebrating wholeness and our journey toward it. The title is inspired by a quote, “In a moment of tenderness, the future seems possible,” from the book Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments by Saidiya Hartman. Defying trends and expectations to represent Blackness in a state of either struggle or jubilation, the works in the exhibit feature modes that allow for and represent tenderness and rest. In this exhibit, the viewer can see that beauty, just like the poetry that makes up our lives, is not a luxury; rather, as Hartman writes, it is a way of “creating possibility in the space of enclosure.” It is found within the quiet miracles that happen every day.
This event and the DC Public Library Art & Exhibits program are made possible in part with support from the DC Public Library Foundation.
Learn more on the exhibit website.
Image credits: Above, left: Schaun Champion Follow, 2019, 11 x 14 in, Photography Print on Hot Press Ultrasmooth 100% cotton paper; Above, right: Sara Bardin, Flourish, 2023, 24 x 36 in, Acrylic on canvas.
AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults | 13 - 19 Years Old (Teens) |
EVENT TYPE: | Exhibit |
