Black Home as Public Art Symposium
Organized by Associate Professor Charles L. Davis II and the Center for American Architecture and Design, The Black Home as Public Art consists of an exhibition and symposium examining creative notions of the Black home in the United States during the postwar period.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
4 p.m. Exhibition Viewing and Reception, Mebane Gallery (GOL 2.105)
5 p.m. Keynote Address, Goldsmith Lecture Hall (3.120)
Dell Upton, UC Berkeley and UCLA
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
All events take place in the Mebane Gallery (GOL 2.105)
9:30 a.m. Light Breakfast and Coffee
10 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
Dean Heather Woofter and Charles L. Davis II
10:30–11:30 a.m. Komozi Woodard, Sarah Lawrence College
Introduced by Charles L. Davis II
Presenting on Botelli, Ohland & Martins’ Kawaida Towers (commissioned by Amiri Baraka)
11:30–12:30 p.m. Scott L. Ruff, RuffWorks Studio and Pratt Institute
Introduced by Bryan E. Norwood
Presenting on Rick Lowe’s Project Row Houses (Third Ward, Houston, Texas)
12:30–2 p.m. Break
2–3 p.m. Curry J. Hackett, Wayside Studio
Introduced by Charles L. Davis II
Presenting on Amanda Williams’ Color(ed) Theory Houses (Chicago, Illinois)
3–4 p.m. Aisha Densmore-Bey, Designer
Introduced by Tara A. Dudley
Presenting on Theaster Gates’s Dorchester Projects (Chicago, Illinois)
4–5 p.m. Closing Discussion
With all presenters, moderated by Charles L. Davis II
This program is supported by a grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, an Arnold W. Brunner Grant from The New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and administered by The Center for Architecture, the Meyer Foundation Centennial Lectureship and the McDermott Excellence Fund.
The symposium free and open to the public, and there will be a live webcast available on the Texas Architecture YouTube channel. Seating provided on a first-come, first-served basis; no registration required. Parking information is available here.
If you need accommodations for this event, please contact bridget@austin.utexas.edu at least five business days in advance.