The UNB Art Centre Celebrates Black History Month-FR
Event Details:
Rediscovering the Roots of Black New Brunswickers
This year the UNB Art Centre brings 44 portraits of Black New Brunswickers to the streets of Fredericton throughout the month of February. This project recognizes the achievements and experiences of Black New Brunswickers and their significant contribution to shaping contemporary New Brunswick. This project is in partnership with the UNB’s Bi-Campus Standing Committee on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Human Rights, and the City of Fredericton
Panels featuring the portraits and biographies of these outstanding New Brunswickers will be on view in the West Gallery of the UNB Art Centre from February 17 - March 17. As well, posters featuring these outstanding New Brunswickers can be viewed at the Student Union Building at the University of New Brunswick throughout the month of February.
Portrait panels can also be viewed online.
We Were Here: A Portrait of Daily Life in New Brunswick’s Black Community (1850-1960)
This exhibit tells the story of the everyday lives of Black New Brunswickers and features photographs and documents from the Provincial Archives as well as from the private collection of Jennifer Dow, a Black historian, genealogist, and a founding member of REACH in New Brunswick (Remembering Each African Cemetery’s History in New Brunswick). Jennifer is a sixth-generation descendant of early Black settlers in New Brunswick and is deeply committed to tracing the history and lineage of these settlers and ensuring that their existence in New Brunswick is not forgotten. She has worked as a consultant on developing curriculum and teaching resources for schools in New Brunswick, she has worked with the Fredericton Regional Museum to develop the exhibition Early Black History, and with the UNB Art Centre on Rediscovering the Roots of Black New Brunswickers. She is also a founding member of the New Brunswick Black Artists Alliance (NBBAA).
We Were Here: A Portrait of Daily Life in New Brunswick’s Black Community (1850-1960) will be on view in the West Gallery and opens on Friday, February 17 at 5:00 pm and runs through March 17. This exhibit can also be viewed online.
FILM SERIES:
All films are presented in partnership with the New Brunswick Black Artists Alliance (NBBAA) and will be shown in the auditorium of Memorial Hall at 7:00 pm. Films will be followed by a reception and discussion.
FEB 16:
Africville: Can't Stop Now (2009) 44 mins-Presented Courtesy of the Africville Heritage Trust, Director: Juanita Peters
This documentary film engages with former residents and their descendants almost 40 years after the destruction of the community of Africville, located on the Northern Shore of the Bedford Basin. It presents a moving portrait of a community that has survived despite having lost its home and their fight for reparations and an official apology.
Older Stronger Wiser: (1989) 28 mins- Presented Courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), Director: Claire Prieto
In this short documentary, five black women talk about their lives in rural and urban Canada between the 1920s and 1950s. Together they present a unique history of Canada’s black people and the legacy of their community elders.
FEB 23:
The Films of Errol Williams: Presented Courtesy of NB Filmmakers Coop
Walking on a Sea of Glass (2006) 96 mins
This film is a character study of exiled Bermuda activist Reverend Kingsley Tweed, who played a pivotal role in desegregating the island. It won the Best Black Filmmaker Award and Best Film/Video on Matters Relating to the Black Experience/Marginalized People at the 2006 Black International Cinema Awards.
Parable in Black & White (1994) 5 mins
This short film examines prejudice as seen through the eyes of two hobos, one black and the other white. What happens while they are out on a walk one day leads to an understanding that despite our differences, we are all human.
MAR 2:
Dope is Death (2020) 81 mins- Presented Courtesy of Cinema Politica, Director: Mia Donovan
This film tells the story of how Tupac Shakur’s stepfather Dr. Mutulu Shakur, along with fellow Black Panthers and the Young Lords, combined community health with radical politics to create the first acupuncture detoxification program in the U.S.
This film series is supported in part by the City of Fredericton and DocTalks.
The UNB Art Centre is located at Memorial Hall, 9 Bailey Drive, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton. The galleries are open 9 am - 4 pm weekdays and during special events. Admission is free to members of the public.
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Building: Memorial Hall
Room Number: East & West Galleries
Contact:
Lori Patricia Quick
1 506 453 4623
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