Looking Back on 10 Years of Violence Transformed

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Boston City Hall, Scollay Square Gallery

Banner Art: Hope Ricciardi

Juried Group Exhibition

Sculpture by Ruth Rosner

Exhibition Dates:
January 22-February 26, 2016

Reception:
Thursday, February 4, 2016, 4:00-5:15 PM

Location:
Scollay Square Gallery
Boston City Hall, 3rd Floor
City Hall Plaza, Boston, MA

Gallery hours: Mon-Fri, 8 AM-5 PM

Curators:
Ekua Holmes
MassArt's Center for Art and Community Partnerships

Gloretta Baynes
Northeastern University's African American Master Artists in Residency Program (AAMARP)

In collaboration with the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture

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About This Exhibition

In honor of Black History Month, this show features selections from past Violence Transformed exhibitions and artists. The work in the exhibition features reflections and reactions to the violence in our neighborhoods and the world.

Artists

Myra Balk
Gloretta Baynes
Gail Jerauld Bos
L'Merchie Frazier
Mary Harvey

Ekua Holmes
Kofi Kayiga
Khalid Kodi
Hakim Raquib
Hope Ricciardi

Ruth Rosner
Gilda Sharpe Etteh
Susan Thompson
Christine Tinsley

Installation and Reception Photos

Christine Tinsley (l-R) MECHELLE, EUNIQUE, YOLONDE
Ekua Holmes, PRIDE
Ekua Holmes, SUFFICIENT GRACE
Ekua Holmes, CHAIN OF COURAGE – MLK; 2015 (Google Doodle)
Ekua Holmes, CRYSTAL STAIR
Ruth Rosner, from MOTHERS OF LOST CHILDREN
Ruth Rosenr, MOTHERS OF LOST CHILDREN
Ruth Rosner, MOTHERS OF LOST CHILDREN
Ruth Rosner, MOTHERS OF LOST CHILDREN
Gail Bos, THE CHILDREN’S CHAIRS PROJECT
(front:) Gail Bos, THE CHILDREN’S CHAIRS PROJECT (back:) Ekua Holmes, CHAIN OF COURAGE – MLK 2015
Gilde Sharpe Etteh, IN MEMORY OF THE BOSTON MARATHON
Gilde Sharpe Etteh, IN MEMORY OF THE BOSTON MARATHON-3
Gilde Sharpe Etteh, IN MEMORY OF THE BOSTON MARATHON
Gloretta Baynes, HAITI VICTORIOUS #1
Gloretta Baynes, HAITI VICTORIOUS (installation view)
Gloretta Baynes, Re-visioning Africa #1 NATIONAL DANCE TROUPE OF GHANA THE MIDDLE PASSAGE
Gloretta Baynes, Re-visioning Africa #2 NATIONAL DANCE TROUPE OF GHANA THE MIDDLE PASSAGE
Hakim Raquib, BIRD IN FLIGHT
Hope Ricciardi, HISTORY IGNORED
Hope Ricciardi, THE ARTIST AS FABRIC
Khalid Kodi ,NUBIAN TALES/diptych
Kofi Kayiga, GELEDE
L’Merchie Frazier , MARTIN LUTHER KING
Mary Harvey, BRIDGE #1
Susan Thompson, BEADS FOR BODIES #1
Gallery Reception: Christine Tinsley
Myrna Balk, Ekua Holmes (foreground) L’Merchie Frazier, Mary Harvey (background)
Hope Ricciardi, Oliver Fowlkes
(L-R): L’Merchie Frazier, Gail Bos, Mary Harvey
L’Merchie Frazier, Mary Harvey
Gallery Reception with Gloretta Baynes (in hat)
Gallery Reception: John Crowley, Anthony Rosner
John Crowley, Director, Boston City Hall Galleries
(L-R): Hope Ricciardi, Gloretta Baynes, Mary Harvey
(L-R): Hope Ricciardi, Gloretta Baynes, Mary Harvey, Myrna Balk, Susan Thompson
Ruth Rosner, Ekua Holmes, Mary Harvey, Hope Ricciardi, L’Merchie Frazier, Susan Thompson, Myrna Balk, Gail Bos