Johnson C. Smith University
receives Culture Blocks Grant to open new exhibit
Charlotte, N.C., - March 14, 2019 – The James B. Duke Memorial Library at Johnson C. Smith University has received a grant from Culture Blocks to fund RCLM 37, an experiential exhibition of art and history that reimagines past, present and future narratives of the Beatties Ford Road corridor. The exhibit space is formatted to create multiple vignettes of collaged images playing off of the concept of a storybook; it is connected in such a way that there is no beginning or an end, and a continuum of time exists in which these events, people and places continue to endure.
Influenced by the cultural aesthetic of Afrofuturism, RCLM 37 places Black people in the future of neighborhoods where that presence and history is witnessing the threat of erasure.
Janelle Dunlap, Creative Director
We hope to change the attitudes of individuals on the important role in preserving, sharing, and displaying positive narratives of the Beatties Ford Road Corridor/Biddleville. We would like to give voices to long-time residents and provide a historical perspective to new and incoming residents as this community transforms culturally.
Monika Rhue
The RCLM 37exhibition opens April 7, 2019. The opening reception starts at 3:00PM with African Drumming and Dancing with Life As Art Production, self-guided tours, live music with Isaac Gonzaleza rhythm and blues singer/song writer known as Gino Mathias, food, and a meet and greet with the artists. RSVP at https://jcsulibrary-reclaim37-exhibit.eventbrite.comhttps://jcsulibrary-reclaim37-exhibit.eventbrite.com/
Monika Rhue (Nooma)
HBCU Library Alliance Board Chair
Director of Library Services and Curation
James B. Duke Memorial Library
www.library.jcsu.eduhttp://www.library.jcsu.edu/
Johnson C. Smith University
mrhue@jcsu.edu
704-371-6730
[1493318716235_library]
Johnson C. Smith University
receives Culture Blocks Grant to open new exhibit
Charlotte, N.C., - March 14, 2019 – The James B. Duke Memorial Library at Johnson C. Smith University has received a grant from Culture Blocks to fund RCLM 37, an experiential exhibition of art and history that reimagines past, present and future narratives of the Beatties Ford Road corridor. The exhibit space is formatted to create multiple vignettes of collaged images playing off of the concept of a storybook; it is connected in such a way that there is no beginning or an end, and a continuum of time exists in which these events, people and places continue to endure.
Influenced by the cultural aesthetic of Afrofuturism, RCLM 37 places Black people in the future of neighborhoods where that presence and history is witnessing the threat of erasure.
Janelle Dunlap, Creative Director
We hope to change the attitudes of individuals on the important role in preserving, sharing, and displaying positive narratives of the Beatties Ford Road Corridor/Biddleville. We would like to give voices to long-time residents and provide a historical perspective to new and incoming residents as this community transforms culturally.
Monika Rhue
The RCLM 37exhibition opens April 7, 2019. The opening reception starts at 3:00PM with African Drumming and Dancing with Life As Art Production, self-guided tours, live music with Isaac Gonzaleza rhythm and blues singer/song writer known as Gino Mathias, food, and a meet and greet with the artists. RSVP at https://jcsulibrary-reclaim37-exhibit.eventbrite.com<https://jcsulibrary-reclaim37-exhibit.eventbrite.com/>
Monika Rhue (Nooma)
HBCU Library Alliance Board Chair
Director of Library Services and Curation
James B. Duke Memorial Library
www.library.jcsu.edu<http://www.library.jcsu.edu/>
Johnson C. Smith University
mrhue@jcsu.edu
704-371-6730
[1493318716235_library]
