The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÒÅÆ Art Museum (FUAM) is thrilled to announce that Arturo Lindsay will be on campus on Tuesday, Oct. 8, to speak about his Children of Middle Passage project. Two of his prints from this project are included in the current exhibition, Sacred Space: A Brandywine Workshop and Archive Print Exhibition. His talk will be at 5 p.m. in the Kelley Theatre of the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. Lindsay is professor emeritus of art at Spelman College in Atlanta, and is coming to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÒÅÆthe day before his documentary Arte Congo premieres at the Brooklyn Public Library in New York.
On Thursday, Oct. 10, Halima Taha will also be speaking in the Kelley Theatre about the history of the Brandywine Workshop and Archives. She was integral in helping FUAM become a Brandywine "satellite collection," which was the jumping-off point for the current exhibition. She is an independent curator and and art advisor who serves on Brandywine’s board and who co-authored a book on its history.
Both of these events are free, and will also be livestreamed () and recorded.
The exhibition Sacred Space: A Brandywine Workshop and Archive Print Exhibition, was organized by guest curator Juanita Sunday, and draws on the rich history of the Brandywine Workshop and Archives, founded in Philadelphia in 1972 by artist Allan Edmunds. As of 2023, FUAM is home to a Brandywine “satellite collection”—the only such collection in Connecticut, and one of only 18 in the United States, including the Harvard Art Museums and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The exhibition features works from FUAM’s own collection as well as loans from Brandywine itself.
Sacred Space encourages a deep exploration of spiritual connection, inviting viewers to reflect on the ancestral wisdom and memory passed down through generations. The exhibition serves as a portal into the interconnected realms of spirituality, time, space, memory, and culture. The artists pay homage to their forebears, drawing upon cultural traditions, rituals, and sacred practices to honor and preserve — as well as question — the invaluable heritage that shapes our identities.
