The Department of Communication, Media and the Arts is hosting an exhibition with guest artist Lauryn Lawrence. The opening reception will be on Sept. 27 at 5 p.m. and the exhibition will run until Nov. 14 at Gallery 217.
Students taking the Museum Studies and Gallery Practices course will curate the exhibit.
“The goal for us as a class is to curate the gallery space in a way to get the artist’s goal and message across and to make the visitors feel accepted, seen and comfortable,” said Margeaux Miller, senior art and design major.
Lawrence is Jamaican-American and Dominican-American, a photographer and curator who focuses on intersectionality, feminism, identity and the relationship between people.
The exhibit will feature 10 framed photographs by Lawrence.
Wanting to fit the theme of Lawrence’s work, the name of the exhibition will be “She’s Safe Here: The Vulnerability of Existing.”
Additionally, an artist workshop will take place on Oct. 18 at 12:30 p.m. in Gallery 127, which will consist of a yoga or meditation night.
“Lauryn Laurence wanted her theme of the photos to be based on intersectionality and feminism. We really want to make sure that everybody and any community member on campus feels welcome and feels that sense of security and unity entering the gallery,” Miller said.
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