January 15, 2020
2020-01-15T10:00:00
Monday - Friday: 10 AM - 7 PM
Saturday: 10 AM - 4 PM
Sunday: Closed
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Brentwood, MD 20722
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Main Gallery Exhibition: Cold Hands, Warm Heart: Myths of Black Womanhood by Deirdre Darden
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Curator Deirdre Darden has assembled a thoughtful and poignant group exhibition featuring artists: Elena Casey, Amber Robles-Gordon, Helina Metaferia, Tsedaye Makonnen.
To have "cold hands and a warm heart" means to appear stern on the outside while being truly tender within. Black women are often accused of being intimidating, mad, or stern yet equally given a nurturing, mothering label. This multidisciplinary group exhibition will examine the double consciousness that black people, especially woman possess. Removing the mask we wear to reveal what is really underneath; the side we give to our families, communities, and ancestral worlds.