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Friday, May 11 ~ 6:00pm
'Brother Outsider' illuminates the life and work of Bayard Rustin, a visionary activist and strategist who has been called “the unknown hero” of the civil rights movement. A tireless crusader for justice, a disciple of Gandhi, a mentor to Martin Luther King Jr., and the architect of the legendary 1963 March on Washington, Rustin dared to live as an openly gay man during the fiercely homophobic 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Brother Outsider reveals the price that Rustin paid for this openness, chronicling both the triumphs and setbacks of his remarkable 60-year career.
Saturday, May 12 ~ 1pm – 3pm
Intrigued by the prints of Joseph Holston? Explore the process of etching by using foam scratch board and a stylus to create your own designs, then use paints to turn these scratched drawings into prints. Perfect for visitors of all ages, this drop-in workshop welcomes everyone from the novice to the experienced artist and invites them to make their mark!
Saturday, May 19 ~ 1pm – 2:30pm
Artist-educator Allan Edmunds founded the Brandywine Workshop in 1972 as a place to foster creativity through printmaking among culturally diverse artists and students. Since its founding, Brandywine Workshop has worked with more than 350 artists, including Betye & Alison Saar, John T. Biggers, Jacob Lawrence, Romare Bearden, Nanette Clark, Moe Brooker and David C. Driskell. Join us for a behind the scenes tour of the Brandywine Workshop, observe the process of a printer and artist at work, and take a peek at the some of the works from their archives. All participants will receive a 20% discounted price on selected works purchased in the Brandywine Workshop Gift Shop on the day of tour. An additional 20% discount on framing is available at American Picture Framing. For more information about the Brandywine Workshop, visit: http://www.brandywineworkshop.com/
Saturday, May 19 ~ 1pm – 3pm
Intrigued by the prints of Joseph Holston? Explore the process of etching by using foam scratch board and a stylus to create your own designs, then use paints to turn these scratched drawings into prints. Perfect for visitors of all ages, this drop-in workshop welcomes everyone from the novice to the experienced artist and invites them to make their mark!
Wednesday, May 30 ~ 6pm – 8pm
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Presented by the Free Library of Philadelphia, the goal of One Book, One Philadelphiais to promote reading, literacy and libraries, and to encourage the entire greater Philadelphia area to come together through reading and discussing a single book.
The African American Museum in Philadelphia and the Mid-Atlantic office of A Better Chance present André Robert Lee’s The Prep School Negro. André Robert Lee and his sister grew up in the ghettos of Philadelphia while their mother struggled working long hours in a garment factory to support them. When André was 14 years old, he received what his family believed to be a golden ticket – a full scholarship to attend one of the most prestigious prep schools in the country. Elite education was André’s way up and out, but at what price? Yes, the exorbitant tuition was covered, but this new world cost him and his family much more than anyone could have anticipated.
Former globe trekker and author, Glori Ann, better known as Gloria Blakely, will lead our adventure for the afternoon with readings and photos from her first e-book An African Safari for Jarvis (available on Amazon.com). Told in prose, poetry and pictures, An African Safari for Jarvis is also a charitable work slated to help save wildlife in Tanzania with portions of its sales.
In 1991, the videotaped police beating of 25-year-old Rodney Glen King exposed fault lines of race and class in communities across the country. When three of the four police officers charged in the beating were acquitted, the nation watched as frustration boiled over and South Central Los Angeles erupted in riots that killed more than 50 people, injured over 2000, and caused more than $1 billion in property damage. Twenty years later, Rodney King reflects on his experiences since the LA Riots in a new book, 
Curlee Raven Holton is the Founding Director of the Experimental Printmaking Institute and the David M. and Linda Roth Professor of Art at Lafayette College, where he has taught Printmaking and African American Art History since 1991. A printmaker and painter, Holton’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is in the collections of The National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC) and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. In this discussion, Holton will help audience members answer the following questions: What is a fine print? Why do artists make prints? What are the Ten Principles for Successful Print Collecting? How do you care for your prints? As a printmaker who has worked with Joseph Holston, Holton will also demonstrate the process of making a Joseph Holston print edition.