The historic Woodlawn and Pope-Leighey House is hosting Makers in the Mansion: A Transformed African American Community at Woodlawn through the Artisan Eye. The installation in Woodlawn’s museum areas is open through October.
Presented in the exhibition are six installations of work and writing made by local African American artisans.
The exhibit aims to broaden the viewer’s interpretation of the largely unknown histories of the people who didn’t own the mansion house or property, yet made a distinct impact on it.
Woodlawn and Pope-Leighey House Historic Site.
Woodlawn has chosen to use the recent burst of interest in the maker movement as a vehicle to speak about and amplify the voice of the African-American community at Woodlawn.
For many artists, creativity is developed by the way they feel and see their environment, a response that can be shaped by politics, issues of equality, affordability, and fairness. The selected artists were chosen to highlight the transformative story from plantation to free community.
Artists include Nicole Crowder, Morgan Davis, Sondra Barrett Hassan, Njena Surae Jarvis, Antonio McAfee, Hadiya Williams, and writer-in-residence Cherryl T. Cooley.
Woodlawn is open for tours Friday-Monday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For more information on the exhibit, visit www.woodlawnpopeleighey.org/makers-in-the-mansion.
