A symposium held in conjunction with the exhibition “Vincent Valdez: The City”

Thursday, September 27, 2018
Blanton Auditorium, Smith Building

★PLEASE NOTE SEATING IS LIMITED & REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND.★
For more information and registration details, CLICK HERE.

9:30 – 10:45am Panel I: Representing Race in the History of Art

11am – 12pm Museum Experience

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1:15 – 1:45pm Poetry Reading

1:50 – 2:50pm Panel II: Artists’ Roundtable: Bodies and Visualizing Racism

2:50 – 3:20pm Screening from the Blanton Collection

3:30 – 4:40pm Panel III: Museums, Curatorial Practice, and Social Justice

4:45 – 5:45pm Concluding Conversation:  Reclaiming Histories, Reclaiming Spaces

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6:30 – 8pm Keynote Address: Aruna D’Souza

Support for “Facing Racism: Art & Action” is provided by David and Ellen Berman and the Carolyn Harris Hynson Centennial Endowment.

“Facing Racism: Art & Action” is co-sponsored by Central Texas Regional office of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Humanities Institute at The University of Texas at Austin.

The Community Conversations series is designed to invite consideration of Vincent Valdez’s The City through close looking, understanding of the artist’s process and intentions, and wide-ranging conversation about racism in our society.  Two facilitators—a Blanton staff member and community leader–will frame the discussion and encourage thoughtful conversation with a group of visitors interested in dialogue.  Each session will last about 45 minutes and be limited to 50 participants.

★Please check in with our Visitor Services Desk at least 10-15 minutes before the program begins due to limited capacity.★

Included with museum admission; Free for members and UT students, faculty, and staff.

The Blanton is located at the intersection of Congress Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

Paid parking is available in the Brazos Garage on Brazos Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Parking is $4; bring your ticket with you to the museum.

The Community Conversations series is designed to invite consideration of Vincent Valdez’s The City through close looking, understanding of the artist’s process and intentions, and wide-ranging conversation about racism in our society.  Two facilitators—a Blanton staff member and community leader–will frame the discussion and encourage thoughtful conversation with a group of visitors interested in dialogue.  Each session will last about 45 minutes and be limited to 50 participants.

★Please check in with our Visitor Services Desk at least 10-15 minutes before the program begins due to limited capacity.★

Free admission on Thursdays.

The Blanton is located at the intersection of Congress Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

Paid parking is available in the Brazos Garage on Brazos Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Parking is $4; bring your ticket with you to the museum.

The Community Conversations series is designed to invite consideration of Vincent Valdez’s The City through close looking, understanding of the artist’s process and intentions, and wide-ranging conversation about racism in our society.  Two facilitators—a Blanton staff member and community leader–will frame the discussion and encourage thoughtful conversation with a group of visitors interested in dialogue.  Each session will last about 45 minutes and be limited to 50 participants.

This event will be facilitated by Sabrina Phillips, Museum Educator, Blanton Museum and our Community Partner Jillian Bontke, M. Ed., LPC, ADL Austin Education Director.

★Please check in with our Visitor Services Desk at least 10-15 minutes before the program begins due to limited capacity.★

Included with museum admission; Free for members and UT students, faculty, and staff.

The Blanton is located at the intersection of Congress Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

Paid parking is available in the Brazos Garage on Brazos Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Parking is $4; bring your ticket with you to the museum.