BlackArtistNews proudly celebrates the art, life and legacy of Romare Bearden
Key events in the Charlotte, North Carolina's Bearden 100 celebration. Call venues to confirm details.Before Bearden: In-school artist residencies in conjunction with Bearden 100 Celebration, at several CMS middle schools. Bechtler Museum of Modern Art looks at artists in the collection that influenced Bearden. Thursday-Dec. 31. 704-353-9200.
Conversations at Gantt Public Lecture: Bearden's Role in the Canon of American Art, with Pamela Ford, 6 p.m., Sept. 3,
Gantt Center. RSVP required; 704-547-3700.
Romare Bearden's Jazz Compositions in Performance: 3 p.m., Sept. 4. Mint Museum Uptown.
Romare Bearden: A Centennial Exhibition: An Artist Remembers His Birthplace, Jerald Melberg Gallery, Sept. 9-Nov. 12. 704-365-3000.
Color Struck: Evidence and Essence (Decoding and Living the Legacy of Romare Bearden), discussion with Hasaan Kirkland, associate professor of fine art, Johnson C. Smith University, 11 a.m. Sept. 10:, Mint Museum Uptown.
Point/Counterpoint Dialogue: Bearden's Charlotte Recollections, Dr. Glenda Gilmore, historian, Yale University, and Dr. Richard Powell, art historian, Duke University, 3 p.m. Sept. 11, Mint Museum Uptown.
"Li'l Dan, The Drummer Boy": An interactive family exhibition on a book written and illustrated by Bearden, ImaginOn, Sept. 15-Oct. 15, 704-973-2780.
Romare Bearden's Charlotte, 1911: Public debut of the interactive site Bearden1911.org with historian Tom Hanchett at the Duke Mansion, 400 Hermitage Road in Myers Park, 3 p.m. Sept 18. Part of the ongoing series Explore History! sponsored by Levine Museum of the New South and the Duke Mansion. Free, reservations required: email pmartin@tlwf.org or 704-714-4448.
Curator's Tours with Carla Hanzal: Exploring Romare Bearden, 2 p.m. Sept. 21, Oct. 16 and Nov. 9. Mint Museum Uptown.
Conversation on the Art of Romare Bearden: With Ruth Fine, curator of special projects in modern art, National Gallery of Art, and Herb Jackson, painter and professor emeritus, Davidson College, 7 p.m. Oct. 14, Mint Museum Uptown.
Sunday Fun Day: Drop-in family friendly activities, Mint Museum Uptown, Oct. 16.
Lecture: Kyle Coleman, Columbia Museum of Art, on parallels between Africobra and the Spiral Groups, 7 p.m. Oct. 18, Mint Museum Uptown.
Bearden 100: Celebrating the Man Through Music, Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Jacomo Rafael Bairos, conducting, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21, Knight Theater, 704-972-2000.
Carolina Jazz of Coltrane, Monk and Gillespie: UNCC student ensemble, 3 p.m. Oct. 30, Mint Museum Uptown.
Bearden's Gospel Train: With Charlotte vocalists and musicians, 6 p.m. Nov. 15, Mint Museum Uptown.
Dramatic Vision of Romare Bearden and August Wilson: Celebrating Art, Drama and Jazz, 3 p.m. Nov. 20, Mint Museum Uptown.
Carolina Shout: UNC Charlotte Jazz Ensemble celebrates Bearden, 8 p.m. Dec. 1, Anne R. Belk Theater at UNCC; 704-687-2599.
Virginia Paper Co. Building, Third Ward: 22 computer-generated panels inspired by Bearden, through December 2012.
Romare Bearden's Jazz Compositions in Performance: 3 p.m., Sept. 4. Mint Museum Uptown.
Romare Bearden: A Centennial Exhibition: An Artist Remembers His Birthplace, Jerald Melberg Gallery, Sept. 9-Nov. 12. 704-365-3000.
Color Struck: Evidence and Essence (Decoding and Living the Legacy of Romare Bearden), discussion with Hasaan Kirkland, associate professor of fine art, Johnson C. Smith University, 11 a.m. Sept. 10:, Mint Museum Uptown.
Point/Counterpoint Dialogue: Bearden's Charlotte Recollections, Dr. Glenda Gilmore, historian, Yale University, and Dr. Richard Powell, art historian, Duke University, 3 p.m. Sept. 11, Mint Museum Uptown.
"Li'l Dan, The Drummer Boy": An interactive family exhibition on a book written and illustrated by Bearden, ImaginOn, Sept. 15-Oct. 15, 704-973-2780.
Romare Bearden's Charlotte, 1911: Public debut of the interactive site Bearden1911.org with historian Tom Hanchett at the Duke Mansion, 400 Hermitage Road in Myers Park, 3 p.m. Sept 18. Part of the ongoing series Explore History! sponsored by Levine Museum of the New South and the Duke Mansion. Free, reservations required: email pmartin@tlwf.org or 704-714-4448.
Curator's Tours with Carla Hanzal: Exploring Romare Bearden, 2 p.m. Sept. 21, Oct. 16 and Nov. 9. Mint Museum Uptown.
Conversation on the Art of Romare Bearden: With Ruth Fine, curator of special projects in modern art, National Gallery of Art, and Herb Jackson, painter and professor emeritus, Davidson College, 7 p.m. Oct. 14, Mint Museum Uptown.
Sunday Fun Day: Drop-in family friendly activities, Mint Museum Uptown, Oct. 16.
Lecture: Kyle Coleman, Columbia Museum of Art, on parallels between Africobra and the Spiral Groups, 7 p.m. Oct. 18, Mint Museum Uptown.
Bearden 100: Celebrating the Man Through Music, Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Jacomo Rafael Bairos, conducting, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21, Knight Theater, 704-972-2000.
Carolina Jazz of Coltrane, Monk and Gillespie: UNCC student ensemble, 3 p.m. Oct. 30, Mint Museum Uptown.
Bearden's Gospel Train: With Charlotte vocalists and musicians, 6 p.m. Nov. 15, Mint Museum Uptown.
Dramatic Vision of Romare Bearden and August Wilson: Celebrating Art, Drama and Jazz, 3 p.m. Nov. 20, Mint Museum Uptown.
Carolina Shout: UNC Charlotte Jazz Ensemble celebrates Bearden, 8 p.m. Dec. 1, Anne R. Belk Theater at UNCC; 704-687-2599.
Virginia Paper Co. Building, Third Ward: 22 computer-generated panels inspired by Bearden, through December 2012.
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