Exhibition Gallery Talk: A Site of Struggle - Leslie Harris & Miriam Petty

40 Arts Circle Drive,Evanston IL 60208

03 March, 2022

Description

Explore and discuss the questions and ideas raised in A Site of Struggle This program is offered by Northwestern faculty Leslie Harris, Professor of History, and Miriam Petty, Associate Professor of Associate Professor in the Department of Radio/Television/Film. Exhibition Gallery Talks are offered monthly by Block Museum staff, Northwestern faculty and students, or community leaders in Evanston to explore and discuss the questions and ideas raised in A Site of Struggle. Program participants are invited to tour the exhibition independently before or after the seated program. Discussion will center respectful participation and shared learning. Advance registration is required. The Block Museum is Northwestern University’s art museum. The Block is a dynamic, imaginative, and innovative teaching and learning resource for Northwestern and its surrounding communities, featuring a global exhibition program that crosses time periods and cultures and serves as a springboard for thought-provoking discussions relevant to our lives today. The museum also commissions new work by artists to foster connections between artists and the public through the creative process. Each year, the Block mounts exhibitions; organizes and hosts lectures, symposia, and workshops involving artists, scholars, curators, and critics; and screens classic and contemporary films at its in-house cinema. The museum also reaches national and international audiences through its traveling exhibitions, publications and website. Its growing permanent collection of approximately 5,000 works focuses primarily on prints, photography, and drawings. The Museum is located on the southeastern portion of Northwestern's Evanston campus, near the lake and Sheridan Road. Parking is FREE after 4PM on weekdays and all day on weekends. The nearest parking garage is located at the Segal Visitor's Center on Campus Drive.  The Block is free and open to all.