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Neuberger Museum StudyPurchase College, State University of New York
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577
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Neuberger Public Programs ProducerNeuberger Museum of Art
914-251-6110
nma.programs@purchase.edu
How Artists Respond to Trauma and Urban Violence
Join the conversation about how creative expression can communicate ideas, forge connections and send powerful messages about violence and injustice. Panelists include Michelle Bishop, of Harlem Needle Arts; Nathan Connolly, Asst. Professor of History at John's Hopkins; Warren Lehrer, A+D professor at Purchase College; and artist Lachell Workman.
Detail from a working session in Harlem Needle Arts studio, Harlem, 2015. ^ american Juju for the Tapestry of Truth, 2015 Mixed media on a textile impregnated on the spot in Staten Island where Eric Garner died while being placed under arrest. Created by artists from the Harlem Needle Arts cultural arts institute: Sahara Briscoe, Laura R. Gadson, and Jerry Gant, under the direction of Michelle Bishop. Courtesy of Teresa Margolles and Peter Kilchmann. Digital photo by Josechu Davila.