Interest Groups
Romare Bearden Society
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The Romare Bearden Society’s purpose at The Mint Museum,
an internationally-recognized art institution, is:
To support and grow The Mint Museum’s permanent collections of African-American contemporary art through educational, outreach and social programs, with a particular focus on the works of African-American, Charlotte-born artist Romare Bearden;
To enhance the visitor’s experience through face-to-face enjoyment of and dialogue about the art and craft created by African-American contemporary artists and through dedicated art acquisitions via annual
fundraising galas and educational/social events;
To further engage people of color and anyone interested in supporting African-American art through both existing and new programming and exhibitions, and other creative initiatives and projects highlighting contemporary African-American art and craft;
To honor Bearden’s commitment to engaged citizenship; to support local artists of varied art forms through education and art opportunities as he did through visual art, music, art criticism and poetry; to create dialogue and speak to social realities and community themes;
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To collaborate with other Charlotte art and educational institutions to maximize diverse cultural opportunities for enrichment, education and outreach both in the Charlotte region and throughout North Carolina.
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Celebrating Romare Bearden's Centennial at The Mint Museum!
EVENTS, PERFORMANCES, PROGRAMS & CLASSES
All events are free for Mint members or with museum admission, unless otherwise noted.
For details and information click on the following links for all listings, tuition, class registration, tours, programs for K-12
students and teachers, parking, museum hours, memebership, admission, and education, or call 704.337.2098.
The Mint Museum Provides Innovative Programs for All Ages
Celebrating Romare Bearden's Centennial at The Mint Museum!
First Friday | Romare Bearden: Southern Recollections
Friday 2 September | 6:00-9:00 p.m. | Mint Museum Uptown
Members FREE | Non-members: $10
Help us celebrate Romare Bearden’s 100th birthday with the opening of Romare Bearden: Southern Recollections. We’ll kick off the evening with the unveiling of our latest Bearden acquisition, Back Porch Serenade. Then, we invite you to listen to the sounds of the Charlotte Folk Society, taste a sampling of Southern Spreads, and create a garden-inspired masterpiece using liquid watercolor and collage. We’ll top it all off with a sneak preview of clips from WTVI’s Charlotte’s Bearden at 100.
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Sunday Fun Day
Sunday 16 October | 1:00-5:00 p.m. | Mint Museum Uptown
Family drop-in activities celebrate the art of Romare Bearden.
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The Warmth of Other Suns: An Evening with Isabel Wilkerson
Thursday 1 December | 7:00 p.m. | McGlohon Theater at Spirit Square, 345 North College Street
Hear author Isabel Wilkerson, whose book The Warmth of Other Suns: the Epic Story of America’s Great Migration is the remarkable chronicle of the relocation of more than 6 million African Americans from the South to cities across the Northeast, Midwest, and West. In partnership with Levine Museum of the New South and Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture. Ticket: $12
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Community Homecoming Weekend
6, 7 and 8 January 2012 | Mint Museum Uptown
Last chance to view Romare Bearden: Southern Recollections exhibition, with gallery tours, performances, music, and extended evening hours on Friday and Saturday.
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Premiere: Romare Bearden’s Jazz Compositions in Performance
Sunday 4 September | 3:00 p.m. | Mint Museum Uptown
Featuring a rare performance of some of Bearden’s written jazz compositions
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Performance: Carolina Jazz of Coltrane, Monk, and Gillespie
Sunday 30 October | 3:00 p.m. | Mint Museum Uptown
UNC Charlotte student jazz ensemble performs works composed and made famous by Carolina-born musicians.
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Performance: Bearden’s Gospel Train
Tuesday 15 November | 6:00 p.m. | Mint Museum Uptown
Charlotte vocalists and musicians will demonstrate how gospel music has influenced many other art forms, including blues, jazz, and rhythm and blues.
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The Dramatic Vision of Romare Bearden and August Wilson:
Celebrating Art, Drama, and Jazz
Sunday 20 November | 3:00 p.m. | Mint Museum Uptown
Dr. Corlis Hayes, professor of English, Central Piedmont Community College, directs selected excerpts from
Bearden-inspired plays by the late Broadway playwright August Wilson.
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Point/Counterpoint Dialogue: Bearden’s Charlotte Recollections
Sunday 11 September | 3:00 p.m. | Mint Museum Uptown
Dr. Glenda Gilmore, historian, Yale University, and Dr. Richard Powell, art historian, Duke University
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Curator’s Tours: Southern Recollections
Wednesday 21 September, Sunday 16 October, and Wednesday 9 November | 2:00 p.m. | Mint Museum Uptown
Carla Hanzal, Curator of Contemporary Art and curator of Romare Bearden: Southern Recollections. Pre-registration requested.
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Curator Tours
Tours are free with admission, but space is limited and registration is required.
Register by phone 704.337.2107 or e-mail.
Lecture Series: Davidson College Faculty
Three-part series: Tuesdays 4, 25 October and 1 November | 7:00-8:30 p.m. | Mint Museum Uptown
Multi-disciplinary discussions with Davidson College faculty: Dr. Shaw Smith (art history), Dr. Nancy Fairley (social
anthropology), Dr. Bill Lawing (music)
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Conversation on the Art of Romare Bearden
Friday 14 October | 7:00 p.m. | Mint Museum Uptown
Discussion with Ruth Fine, Curator of Special Projects in Modern Art, National Gallery of Art, and Herb Jackson, painter and Professor Emeritus, Davidson College
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Lecture: Bearden, The Spiral Group, and Africobra
Tuesday 18 October | 7:00 p.m. | Mint Museum Uptown
Kyle Coleman, Education Outreach Assistant, Columbia Museum of Art, explores the parallels between two 1960s-era artists’ groups who began to define a unique black aesthetic.
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After-School Class: Twisted (Grades 4-6)
Three-part series: Thursdays 20 & 27 October & 3 November 4:30-6:00 p.m. | Mint Museum Randolph Tuition: $45 Mint member | $60 non-member.
Pre-registration required.Participants will create sculptural works inspired by those in the Shelia Hicks retrospective exhibitionat the Mint Museum Uptown.
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Special Edition: Color Optics. (Grades 8-12)
First Saturdays, 5 November and 3 December
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Mint Museum UptownTuition: $60 per session Mint member | $75 per session non-member. Pre-registration required.
Participants will work with soft sculpture construction and color optics as they explore the sculptural work of Shelia Hicks.
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All 2010-2011 educational programs for children, youth and teachers are supported in part by a generous grant from The Hearst Foundation, Inc.
ADULT CLASSES
Adult Painting and Drawing Class: Toward Paw’s Creek
Five-part series: Tuesdays 4, 11, 25 October & 1, 8 November | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Mint Museum UptownTuition: $120 Mint member | $150 non-member. Pre-registration required.
Explore Charlotte’s rich habitat in these mixed media landscape classes
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