CCA Graduate Program in Curatorial Practice Class of 2017 present Black Light
CCA Wattis Institute, 360 Kansas Street, San Francisco
March 16 – May 14, 2017
Black Light converts the gallery space into a forum for conversation and exchange, taking form as a series of events that address the relationship between cultural institutions and black artists. Presented in a purpose–built amphitheater, invited participants draw on their experiences as artists, art historians, and founders of institutions. Lectures, screenings and workshops are introduced and moderated by the graduating students of the CCA Graduate Program in Curatorial Practice. Key participants in these events include:
Karon Davis (The Underground Museum, Los Angeles),Dale Brockman Davis (Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles),Duane Deterville (art historian and author, Oakland),Jacqueline Francis (art historian, San Francisco), Robyn Hillman–Harrigan (Black Women Artists for Black Lives Matter, New York), Marc Bamuthi Joseph (Chief of Program and Pedagogy at YBCA, San Francisco), and Rasheedah Phillips (Community Futures Lab, Philadelphia).
