Languages of Invisibility, Devaluation, and Triumph

Monday, November 11, 2024
5 pm | Campbell 153

In dialogue: Veronica Jackson and Andrea Douglas

Alumnae artist Veronica Jackson (BS Arch '85) and Andrea Douglas, Executive Director of the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, come together to discuss visual culture's role in shaping Black identity. The conversation will highlight Jackson's installation BLACKTIVISTS featured in the Campbell East Wing Gallery (Nov 5–25), and Swords Into Plowshares, an innovative project spearheaded by the Jefferson School to melt down Charlottesville's former bronze statue of Robert E. Lee and transform it into a new work of public art.

Exhibition: Nov 5 - Nov 25
Campbell East Wing Gallery

Co-presented by the Dean's Forum on Equity & Inclusion and UVA's Center for Cultural Landscapes, with support from the Mellon Foundation and the Sara Shallenberger Brown Endowment.