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Afro-Atlantic Histories

The Wilmerding Symposium will gather literary and visual artists to reflect on how art responds to and shapes both official and overlooked narratives wrought by the transatlantic slave trade and its legacies.

Participate in free virtual events and an in-person day of community activities. All events are free; registration is required.

Made possible by a grant from the Alice L. Walton Foundation

Symposium
April 26–28, 2022

Festival
Saturday, April 30, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Related Resources

 

Banner detail: Zanele Muholi, Ntozakhe II, (Parktown), 2016, photographic wall mural from digital file, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund, 2021.88.1, © Zanele Muholi. Courtesy of the artist, Yancey Richardson, New York, and Stevenson Cape Town/Johannesburg