The Space Between History and Hope

Exhibition Events

Opening Reception - Watch the Exhibition Opening Reception for The Space Between History and Hope, recorded on October 8, 2020. (Artists Introduction :00 - :38 / Slide Show :38 - :56 / Q & A :56 - 1:56)
Event Recording

Steve Prince Artist Talk - Artist Talk and Printmaking Demonstration with Steve Prince, recorded on October 13, 2020. (Artist Talk :00 - :54, Q & A :54 - 1:48, Watercolor Monoprint Demonstration 1:48 - 2:44)
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Milton 510 Bowens Artist Talk - Artist Talk with Milton 510 Bowens, recorded on October 22, 2020.
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The LH Horton Jr. Gallery presents, The Space Between History and Hope, an exhibition that reflects on Black American history and racial injustice, as well as action for social change. The exhibition is co-curated by artist Milton Bowens and Gallery Director Jan Marlese.

As America reacts to the violent deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and too many other Black lives, the prevailing institutional and systemic racism in America is revealed once again. The ongoing struggle to overcome centuries of oppression in America over Black people calls for action against the embedded social, political, economic, and educational inequities within our society.

We believe that as an arts organization it is within our program mission to respond to this history and hope for the future through the arts. This is achieved by dedicated listening to and by providing a platform for Black voices. The Gallery seeks to engage artists to expose structures of oppression and the systemic racism that has infected our culture, while also advocating for measures to transform these racist systems.