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East Lansing, MI 48824
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This public sculpture by jackie sumell, 2019-2020 Artist in Residence in the College of Arts & Letters’ Critical Race Studies Residency program, will be on view at the W.J. Beal Botanical Garden at Michigan State University from March 30 until September. A public celebration is scheduled for Friday, April 24, from 5 to 7 p.m. sumell is a multidisciplinary artist and prison abolitionist whose work has been exhibited extensively throughout the United States and Europe. Anchored at the intersection of activism, education, and art, sumell explores social sculpture, mindfulness practices, and prison abolition. Her work has positioned her at the forefront of the public campaign to end solitary confinement in the United States.
ABOUT THE “OUR OWN STORY, OWN YOUR STORY” PROGRAMS
This spring semester 2020, the arts and culture programming at Michigan State University confronts the urgent questions of racial prejudice, implicit bias, inequality, human and social justice, mass incarceration, and citizenship by bringing together internationally renowned artists, composers, writers, poets, and filmmakers. From April 5 to 10, nine events will boldly take up a broad range of storytelling practices to encourage compassionate thinking, generate awareness of our most pressing social issues, and serve as inspiring catalysts for civic action. All these events are open to the public.
We welcome you to come and listen to award-winning singers, musicians, filmmakers, poets, and artists and hear the stories of our time. We hope that listening to these stories will help you find your own. For more information on other events: http://www.cal.msu.edu/signature-events