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[PAST EVENT] Sankofa: Looking Back, Moving Forward

May 1, 2019 - June 12, 2019
10am - 5pm
Location
Stryker Center
Access & Features
  • Open to the public
STEVE PRINCE | American, b. 1968 | Rosa Sparks, 2017 | Linoleum cut on paper | Collection of the artist
STEVE PRINCE | American, b. 1968 | Rosa Sparks, 2017 | Linoleum cut on paper | Collection of the artist

Stryker Center | May 1 - June 12, 2019 | Monday through Friday 10 AM - 5 PM


Sankofa is an Adinkra symbol from Ghana, which translates as “to look into one’s past in order to move forward.” Sankofa: Looking Back, Moving Forward is composed on drawings and prints by artist Steve Prince. His work offers a candid look into America’s past and challenges us to look deeper for meaning and understanding of how we have collectively arrived at this juncture in history. The art challenges us to not only be cognitive of the history and the scars we have sustained, but also posits a message of hope for communal renewal if we dare work together to solve the deep-set communal issues.


The artist will be in residence at the Stryker Center, ready to engage with visitors while he completes his latest drawing from the series May 13 – 17, 2019. Please join Prince at the Stryker Center on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM and on Tuesday/Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30 PM.


 

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