Video: Exhibit Opening Celebration of Memories of Black Presence

To celebrate the launch of its spring exhibit, "In the City: Memories of Black Presence," The Griot Museum hosted a live online conversation that centers visual perspectives of the six St. Louis photographers and filmmakers who were selected as part of their 2020 In the City fellowship program partnership with Harvard University's Commonwealth Project. Artists include Collin Elliott, Alana Marie, Shabez Jamal, Tiffany Sutton, Cami Cruz-Thomas, and Nyara Williams.

As this exhibition documents the artists’ individual stories of places, people, and experiences across the ever-changing city, this virtual opening event fuses their voices in dialogue to reveal connections between their creative processes and unique relationships to the land, life, and history of St. Louis.

This event opened with remarks from The Griot Museum and Commonwealth Project teams followed by a presentation of works by exhibit curator, De Nichols. Nichols additionally moderated a panel conversation with the six featured artists, followed by engagement with the audience for questions and answers.