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Family-friendly programs celebrate the holidays, exhibition openings, and community celebrations.

  
 

 

 

  

Family Day Celebration: African-American Arts
Amazing Grace
Sunday, February 12 • 12 - 5 pm

 

  
Leather Art-making and Workshop
12 - 3 pm
Artist John Ashford creates leather art in the style of Winfred Rembert. Make your own leather collage in a workshop led by Junior Docents.

Family Drop-in Workshops
12 - 3 pm
Make images with felt and carved colorful reliefs. Led by Junior Docents.
Family Gallery Tour
1 - 1:30 pm
Meet in Lobby at 12:50
Walk the galleries and talk with scholar Clifton Watson to learn about artist Winfred Rembert’s life in civil-rights era Georgia. A grandson of Southern migrants, Watson grew up in New Haven’s black community. He encourages you to critique images of historical moments, using your understanding of current social, political, and cultural trends.

In-gallery Storytelling and Gospel Music
2 - 3 pm
Storyteller and singer Vienna Carroll sings gospel song from her work Singin Wid A Sword In Ma Han, a play about Harriet Tubman.

Planetarium Show
12:30 and 2 pm
The Sky Tonight: Follow the Drinking Gourd, Fact and Fiction
Did slaves in the South really use the Big Dipper, the “Drinking Gourd,” to find the way north? We explore this and more.

Harambee Dance Company
3:15 - 4:15 pm
In vibrant costume, the Harambee Dance Company weaves African based movement, dance, and percussion.
     


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