VISUAL ARTS + MUSEUMS

    Lecture - Redefining Power, Redefining Beauty: Veiling in the African Diaspora

    Lecture - Redefining Power, Redefining Beauty: Veiling in the African Diaspora

    Presented by Memphis Brooks Museum of Art at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

    April 17, 2011

    Add Review/Comment

    Sunday, April 17 | 2 pm

    Lecture - Redefining Power, Redefining Beauty: Veiling in the African Diaspora

    Dr. Mikelle Smith Omari-Tunkara is Professor Emerita of Theory, Methods, Art History of African, African Diaspora, and African American Art and Culture at the University of Tucson, Arizona and current Dorothy Kayser Hohenberg Chair of Excellence in Art History at the University of Memphis. Dr. Omari-Tunkara has lectured internationally and written extensively on permutations of ancestral Africa in the African Diaspora; gender, art, and power; and contemporary African art. Sponsored by the Department of Art, College of Communication and Fine Arts of the U of M. For information call 901.678.4163. Free admission. Reception to follow.


    • At-a-
      Glance

      • Venue Info

        Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

        1934 Poplar Avenue
        Memphis, TN 38112

        Full map and directions

      • Admission Info

        Tickets:

        Free admission. Reception to follow.

        Info Phone: 901.678.4163

      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        April 17, 2011

        Times:

        2pm

      • Accessibility Info
      • Member Reviews

        Add review/comment

        There are currently no reviews/comments for this event. Be the first to add a review/comment, and let folks know what you think!

    • Member
      Reviews

    • Media
      Reviews

      • Media Reviews

        There are currently no media reviews for this event.

    • What's
      Nearby

      • GIVE

      • Wild Abundance Cookbook



        Click here to visit Wild Abundance Publishing, featuring the collectible books Wild Abundance and First Shooting Light. Proceeds from Wild Abundance Publishing support the arts and wildlife conservation.

         

      • ARTS MEMPHIS ON FACEBOOK

      • Twitter Updates

         

      • Find Us


           

      • Get Connected!

        • Sign up for ArtsMemphis events email

        • Watch Art Is Memphis

        • Connect with ArtsMemphis TV

        • Meet the ArtsMemphis Rants & Ravers

      • Supporters

                   



      • Community Partners

                              

      • Artsopolis Network

      Home   |   AboutUs   |   ArtsGiving   |    ArtsSupport   |   ArtsForKids   |   ArtsOutreach

      ArtsMemphis | 119 South Main Street, Suite 500, Memphis Tennessee 38103 | 575 South Mendenhall Road, Memphis Tennessee 38117
      Phone: 901-578-2787 Fax: 901-578-2784

      ©2007 ArtsMemphis