Panel Discussion: How Artists Respond to Trauma and Urban Violence
How Artists Respond  to Trauma and Urban Violence
Wednesday, September 2, 12:30pm
Nueberger Museum of Art Study
Join the conversation about how creative expression can provide an outlet to communicate ideas, make observations, forge connections and send powerful messages about violence and injustice. Panelists include Michelle Bishop, founder and president of Harlem Needle Arts, which promotes fiber and needle arts in the African Diaspora; Nathan Connolly, Assistant Professor of History at John’s Hopkins University whose scholarship focuses on the politics of race, capital and property; Warren Lehrer, Purchase College Art + Design professor and co-founder of the non-profit community organization EarSay, Inc.; and, Lachell Workman, an artist whose work investigates race, identity, society, memory and trauma.
Tickets: Complimentary to Purchase College students, staff, and faculty, as well as Neuberger Museum of Art Circle Level Members. General Admission:Â $10.
