EDUCATION
PARJE educational branch is divided into two groups:
1) Adult-oriented lectures in partnership with local cultural institutions. We will bring in prominent BIPOC artists and educators to discuss how art can change the world. Keep reading for more.
2) Immersive and interactive programming for children. Our children’'s program will kick into high gear as we begin the Sister Mural Project. We will be engaging children in and out of classrooms to both researches, discuss, and create our murals.
Watch our first 2 lectures now!
PARJE is pleased to co-sponsor a lecture by Dr. David Canton about Black art and politics. The talk was given on June 9th (virutlaly) at the Lyman Allyn Museum in conjunction with their Memories & Inspiration - The Kerry and C. Betty David Collection of African American Art Exhibition.
Dr. David Canton - Director of the African American Studies Program at The University of Florida’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Talking Mural Painting with Cadex Herrera
Tuesday, JUNE 29 | 2pm - 3pm
Hosted by the Florence Griswold Museum
The Big Picture: Painting Murals to Inspire Change
A conversation between Cadex Hererra, Eddie Long, and Jac Lahav.
Artist Cadex Herrera is a multi-disciplinary artist bringing awareness to humanitarian, social, and environmental injustices. He is a portrait painter and muralist. Hererra recently participated in a mural honoring George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Eddie Long and Jac Lahav are members of the recently formed group Public Art For Racial Justice Education. Their upcoming Sister Mural project will create 4 murals in the neighboring towns of Old Lyme, New London, Norwich, and East Lyme. These public artworks will focus on history, equity, and inclusion. This event will be a conversation between Cadex Herrera and members of PARJE with a focus on murals and how art can be used to encourage social change.
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UPCOMING:
Wednesday, JULY 14 | 6pm - 7pm
Hosted By the Lyman Allyn Museum
Amalia Amaki - Atlanta-born artist, curator, critic and educator, whose art explores the lives and culture of African women of the Diaspora.
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