Opening Celebration - American Gurl

As part of the Gantt Golden Year, join us to celebrate the opening of American Gurl. American Gurl is an ongoing curatorial project featuring work that explores all shades of American dreaming.

Co-curators Zehra Zehra and Kilo Kish will be at the opening reception to discuss the creation, development, significance, and evolution of this project. View eight films by intergenerational artists who infuse curiosity around the perspectives and nuances within the Black feminine experience and our relationships with beauty, success, freedom, and power in America.

American Gurl is presented in collaboration with Womxn in Windows, a platform whose mission is to share the perspectives of women of color through video, art, film, and performance.

Artists and Films

Ayanna Dozier - Forever Your Girl, 2022, 8 minutes

Ja’Tovia Gary - Quiet As It’s Kept, 2023, 26 minutes

Kilo Kish - Death Fantasy, 2022, 2:10 minutes

Savanah Leaf - run, 2023, 9:06 minutes

LaJuné McMillian in collaboration with Marguerite Hemmings - Antidote, 2022, 21:38 minutes

Lorna Simpson - The Institute, 2007, 5:14 minutes

Martine Syms - Kita Meditating, 2021, 4:19 minutes

Carrie Mae Weems - Afro-Chic, 2009 - 2010, 5 minutes

Light refreshments will be served.

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Schedule & Tickets

Free (RSVP requested)

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 @ 6:00pm · tickets · add to calendar 2024-10-09 18:00:00 2024-10-09 21:00:00 America/New_York Opening Celebration - American Gurl https://charlottecultureguide.com/event/429839/opening-celebration-american-gurl Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture at Levine Center for the Arts, 551 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC, 28202

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