Peace Pole Unveiling and Conversation on Art, Race, Peace and Social Justice
Join the Rotary Club of New London and the Lyman Allyn Art Museum for the 2024 International Day of Peace. Attend the unveiling of the multilingual Peace Pole at 3pm in the museum’s Hendel Library, then learn from a panel discussion on art, race, peace, and social justice at 4pm.
Moderated by Prof. Julia Kushigian with artist Marvin Espy, Prof. Amanda Russhell Wallace, and Prof. Sufia Uddin, panel speakers will reflect on the power of art to address the underlying causes of conflict, poverty, discrimination, and access to counteract these problems while promoting social justice and understanding. They will explore points of overlap where art meets intractable social issues to promote healing.
The panel is presented in collaboration with Marvin Espy’s exhibition, Up from Asphalt, at the Lyman Allyn Museum through October 20, 2024.
Peace Pole Unveiling: 3pm, Hendel Library
Panel Conversation, 4 pm, Lehman Auditorium . Registration recommended for panel. Contact Visitor Services at info@lymanallyn.org or 860-443-2545 ext. 2129.
Panel Participants:
- Marvin Espy, artist and New London Rotary Club member
- Prof. Amanda Russhell Wallace, Asst. Prof. of Studio Art, Connecticut College
- Prof. Sufia Uddin, Professor of Religion and Anthropology, Connecticut College
- Julia Kushigian, moderator, Professor of Hispanic Studies, CC & NLRC.
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