Join us for a special curator-led walk-through of Seeing through Stone with IAS Director and Chief Curator, Dr. Rachel Nelson. Dr. Nelson will reflect on this major Visualizing Abolition Program's exhibition, which is the first of such scale to be displayed at a UCSC gallery. Schedule:5–7 p.m. First Friday Gallery Opening Hours5:30 p.m. Exhibition Tour Seeing through […]

Grab a cup of tea and join the artists of the Tea Project (Amber Ginsburg and Aaron Hughes) for this virtual conversation with guests La Tanya Jenifor-Sublett and Mohamedou Ould Slahi. Expanding on the themes of their podcast, Remaking the Exceptional, this conversation will connect policing in Chicago to human rights violations at the military prison […]

Join us for a First Friday Party featuring special performances by artists Caleb Duarte and Guillermo Galindo. Enjoy artist performances, an after-hours viewing of Seeing through Stone and a free food truck! These will be standing performances with limited seating. Guests will be able to hear the performance throughout the galleries. If you need accommodations […]

Join us for a conversation between internationally recognized multidisciplinary artist Rebecca Belmore, member of the Lac Seul First Nation (Anishinaabe), and renowned Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg scholar, writer, and artist Leanne Betasamosake Simpson.This unique conversation, mediated by Professor Gina Dent and IAS Director and Chief Curator Rachel Nelson, will focus on Belmore’s and Betasamosake Simpson’s practices […]