Five black women artists, whose work “explores spiritual cultivation and memory through their artistic practice,” are in the spotlight through Jan. 16 with “Gardens of the Mind: Echoes of the Feminine View.”
The exhibition is open at the African American Museum in Philadelphia, and features large-scale installation, sculpture, painting, photography and print making by Barbara Bullock, Martha Jackson Jarvis, E.J. Montgomery, Joiri Minaya and Glynnis Reed.
The unifying theme is the links between history, memory and our relationship with nature, and how the mind itself is a field that can be purely ornamental, or unruly, or developed and nurtured to produce intellectual, creative and spiritual growth.
For example, Joiri Minaya’s “Dominican Women” series challenges the eroticized and objectified black female body by depicting wrapped bodies of women juxtaposed against tropical forests and seascapes.
Special “Gardens of the Mind” programming includes a Black Ladies Brunch Collective “Not Without Our Laughter” poetry event at 7 p.m. Nov. 3, “Poems of Humor, Joy & Sexuality: A Poetic Primer in Black Women’s Resistance” at 10 a.m. Nov. 4, an ArtBreak at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 16 and an ArtTalk program, featuring a talk with all five artists, set for 1 p.m. Nov. 18.
Where can I RSVP?Go to www.aampmuseum.org/calendar.html.
Where is the African American Museum in Philadelphia?
701 Arch St.When is it open?10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays.
Does it cost anything?General admission to the museum is $14, $10 for children 4-12, students and seniors.
Can I call them?Their number is (215) 574-0380 or check out www.aampmuseum.org.
