Students participating in the museum studies concentration, those majoring in art or African studies, and members of the general Smith community may be interested in attending a lecture tonight by Professor Rowland Abiodun.
Professor Abiodun is the John C. Newton Professor of the History of Art and Black Studies at Amherst College, and the Chair of the school’s Black Studies department. This semester, Professor Abiodun is teaching two courses “African Art and the Diaspora” and “Visual Arts and Orature in Africa” at Amherst.
Professor Abiodun’s lecture, “The Rewards and Challenges of Displaying African Art in Museums,” is Thursday, December 8 at 5 p.m. in Graham Auditorium, Hillyer. The event is open to everyone.
The lecture is quite timely, as an exhibit entitled Crosscurrents: Art of the Southeastern Congo is currently on display at the Smith College Museum of Art. The show, which was inspired by the Museum’s three finest works of African sculpture, “explores the art of three neighboring peoples whose territories are located in the river systems of the southeastern Congo” and runs until January 8, 2012.
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