You are invited to be a part of a discussion on the relationships among art, color, and culture on Saturday, August 31, starting at 1 p.m. This Dynamic Conversation, titled “The Culture of Color,” is inspired by the Museum’s special exhibition Scarlet Poppies and Ultramarine Butterflies: The Language of Color. Panelists will explore the topic of color in artistic expression, historical context, and cultural symbolism in Indian, Caribbean, and African traditions. As always, admission to our Conversations are free, with free parking in the Museum’s lot. If you are interested in attending please RSVP by CLICKING HERE.
Panelists:
Vindya Raghavachari
Vindya Raghavachari
Vindya Raghavachari is the founder and executive director of Saara Arts, a nonprofit cultural organization that promotes and advances Indian arts in the Lehigh Valley.
Florencia San Martín
Florencia San Martín
Florencia San Martín is an art historian who teaches and writes about contemporary art and culture in the Americas, decolonial methodologies, and theories on photography, memory, and gender. She holds a PhD and MA in art history from Rutgers University, an MFA in creative writing in Spanish from New York University, and a BFA in studio art from Catholic University in Chile. She currently teaches at Lehigh University. Before coming to Lehigh, she was assistant professor of art history and global cultures at California State University, San Bernardino.
Wendy Wilson-Fall
Wendy Wilson-Fall is a social anthropologist, professor, and chair of Africana studies at Lafayette College. Formerly a director of the West African Research Center in Dakar, Senegal (1999-2004), she was president of the Board of the West African Research Association (2016-2020) and remains active with both the Center and the Association. Her research and writing concern themes of identity, inclusion, and marginalization in the context of two very different societies: nomadic societies (West Africa) and African Americans in the United States. Originally from Washington, D.C., she is the author of Memories of Madagascar and Slavery in the Black Atlantic (Ohio University Press, 2015) and numerous scholarly articles. Wilson-Fall serves on the boards of two community organizations in Easton and a literacy-promoting association in Senegal. She has lived and worked in French-speaking West Africa for almost half of her adult life and continues to spend time there.