Opening Day Talk: Juana Valdés and Francine Birgbragher-Rozencwaig

Featured21oct1:00 pmOpening Day Talk: Juana Valdés and Francine Birgbragher-RozencwaigSarasota Art Museum, 1001 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 342361:00 pm Join artist Juana Valdés and the guest curator as they discuss the new exhibition Embodied Memories, Ancestral HistoriesAreaSarasotaTypeArt,MuseumCostFREE for Members, $20 for Not-Yet Members.

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For this special conversation, artist Juana Valdés and guest curator Francine Birbragher-Rozencwaig, Ph.D., will discuss the artist’s career and the works exhibited in Embodied Memories, Ancestral Histories. Valdés will draw from her personal history to speak on her Afro-Cuban heritage and how that identity is addressed in her work from a feminist perspective. She will also share how her Caribbean roots intermixes with themes related to the ocean, including migration, transnationalism, and exile.

Time

October 21, 2023 1:00 pm

Location

Sarasota Art Museum, 1001 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236

1001 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236

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Sarasota Art Museum

Anchoring the Ringling College Museum Campus, the Museum has 15,000 square feet of dedicated exhibition gallery space, Bistro, Shop, auditorium for educational events, performance and film, a sculpture courtyard and extensive grounds and facilities where one can engage with site-specific and site-responsive art experiences.

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Cost

FREE for Members, $20 for Not-Yet Members.