“GATHER is a celebration of the East End’s diversity, a recognition of fault and colonization, and, most importantly, an opportunity to build and implement new understandings,” described an email from Guild Hall in East Hampton, promoting a series of sessions that will be held on four consecutive Mondays, “devised specifically for community leaders, service workers, teachers, and developers.”
The series will be used as a platform for the voices and experiences of various BIPOC scholars, leaders, and artists — providing lessons on our past histories, as well as strategies of how to move forward together in the future.
The conversations will be led by Jeremy Dennis, an artist and tribal member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation, and Anthony Madonna, Guild Hall’s senior associate for learning and public engagement, along with a rotating panel.
Sessions start on January 25 with “On this Site” with Dennis and Tela Troge. On Monday, February 1, it’s “The Art of Water” with Courtney M. Leonard. On Monday, February 8, “Plain Sight Project” with Donnamarie Barnes and David E. Rattray. Monday, February 15, will be “Preservation and Community” with Dr. Georgette Grier-Key. Each is held from 7 to 8:30 PM.
This series is produced as part of Guild Hall’s “Student Art Festival 2021: Past-Present-Future.” Proceeds will aid Guild Hall’s education initiatives, the development of Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio, and the institutions and artists involved.
Sessions will take place via Zoom with an intimate group of 15 to 20 people. The cost is $140 or $105 for members for the entire series. A single session is $35. Visit www.guildhall.org.