Guest Label Writers in Conversation
Event information
May 1, 2025
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location
The Frick Art Museum
Cost:
$25 members; $35 non-members; $15 studentsMembers of The Frick Societies receive complimentary admission
Description:
You’re invited to a lively and interactive evening where guest labelists share the insights behind the Kara Walker: Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated) works that inspired their labels. Engage in round-robin conversations and gain fresh perspectives on the art through their unique interpretations. It’s a rare chance to experience the art in an entirely new way!
Guest Labelists
The Kara Walker exhibition features the contributions of guest labelists from the Pittsburgh community. Guest contributors as of April 21 include:
- Amanda Boston, Assistant Professor, Department of Africana Studies, University of Pittsburgh
- Alonna Carter-Donaldson, Adjunct Faculty, History Department, Duquesne University
- Tara Fay Coleman, artist, curator, and writer committed to fostering critical dialogue in the arts
- Madeline Gent, Executive Director, Associated Artists of Pittsburgh
- Jasmine Green, Black Girl Absolute
- Jim Griffin, Director of Equity and Community Engagement, University of Pittsburgh
- Kimberly Diana Jacobs, Curator & Exhibitions Manager, August Wilson African American Culture Center
- Michael Kraus, Curator, Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum
- Bryanna McDaniel, MPH, Public Health Professional
- Shaun Myers, Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of Pittsburgh
- Alaina E. Roberts, Associate Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh
- Kirk Savage, William S. Dietrich II Professor, History of Art and Architecture, University of Pittsburgh
- Haifa Subay, artist
- Heather White, Artist and Director of Learning, The Andy Warhol Museum
- Quaishawn Whitlock, Artist and Educator
- Imin Yeh, Associate Professor of Art and Director of Foundational Studies, Carnegie Mellon University
