EPIC THURSDAYS | OVERNIGHT PACKAGES | VETERANS OUTREACH | LEARN MORE
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING | SPONSORS
Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey is a dazzling exhibition of collages and other works inspired by Homer's classical epics.
The tale of the traveler's search for home was a theme that occupied Bearden, a Charlotte native whose family was part of the Great Migration. This powerful exhibition expands our view of the Bearden canon and his influence as an artist while reinforcing Homer's continuing relevance as a poet. To stress the universality of Homer's epic, Bearden made all of the Homeric gods, mortals, heroes, and villains black. This choice asserts that all viewers can relate to the central themes of the story—longing, struggle, and perseverance. Read the full exhibition description. Weekend packages available at reynoldahouse.org/overnight.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING Charlotte Observer, November 11, 2012"After Bearden-mania swept Charlotte in the fall of 2011 – when exhibition spaces all over town mounted shows celebrating the 100th anniversary of Romare Bearden's birth – you could be excused for thinking you'd seen enough work by the noted artist and Charlotte native. But a Bearden exhibition in Winston-Salem is worth the drive. It may have you seeing a literary classic in a new light."
Winston-Salem Journal, October 7, 2012
"My hope is that this exhibition will strengthen our capacity to sustain substantive community conversation, all of which will lead us back to a better understanding of ourselves." - Reynolda House Executive Director Allison Perkins
American Fine Art Magazine, September/October 2012
"According to Managing Curator Allison Slaby, one of the more intriguing aspets of this new exhibition is the theme of journey or a search for home, something that really occupied the artist over the course of his career."
ARTNews Magazine, July 2012
Excerpt: Robert O'Meally, who is writing the catalogue essay and interpretive material for the SITES exhibition, sees Bearden's "Black Odyssey" cycle as a metaphor for the American experience, since migration is a theme common to all citizens. Like the patchwork of Odysseus's life, with its many turns, choices, and diversions, O'Meally says, "Bearden makes it clear that, yes, he's a black man from North Carolina, but he's also from Harlem and an American. And he can be all these things without losing integrity."
EPIC THURSDAYS
Plan your visit to Reynolda House for the exhibition and a series of epic events planned in conjunction with Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey.
Epic Thursdays: Extended exhibition hours on Thursday evenings, featuring music, live performances, collage workshops, and a cash bar. See the calendar of events for programs each night: October 18, October 25, November 1, November 8.
Epic Thursdays at Reynolda House are sponsored by Flow Companies, Inc.
VETERANS OUTREACH
November 1-21
Free admission for veterans and their families.
Saturday, November 10, 1 p.m.
The Veterans Advocacy Law Organization (VALOR) at the Wake Forest University School of Law will offer a workshop on legal issues. Art activities and Museum tours will be offered.
Saturday, November 17, 9:30a.m.-4:30 p.m
Sunday, November 18, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
The Veterans Administration (VA) will have its mobile unit on site to answer health questions and concerns.
Find all programs on the Reynolda House Calendar of Events
LEARN MORE
Sunday, October 21, 3 p.m. | Free
Lecture by Isabel Wilkerson, author of The Warmth of Other Suns, the Forsyth County Public Library's On the Same Page 2012 book selection. Supported in part by Program Partner the Bynum E. Tudor Fund for Reynolda House Museum of American Art.
Saturday, October 27, 1-5 p.m.
Symposium: The Global Homer: Odyssey in the Context of Diaspora
Members/students free, non-members $40
Registration required by calling 336.758.5900 or email
Supported in part by the Wake Forest University Humanities Institute
How would YOU interpret Homer's Odyssey?
Find video clips, audio clips, and mobile apps at sites.si.edu. Follow Beardenmania and share your experience online using #romarebearden.
The Romare Bearden Foundation offers a host of resources on the artist and his life's work.
Find all programs on the Reynolda House Calendar of Events
SPONSORS
Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey is organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in cooperation with the Romare Bearden Foundation and Estate and DC Moore Gallery. This exhibition and its related educational resources are supported by a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.
Reynolda House is grateful for local support from:
MAJOR SPONSOR
Wake Forest University
LEAD SPONSOR
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS
North Carolina Arts Council, City of Winston-Salem, Belk, Inc., and Patty and Malcolm Brown
EXHIBITION PARTNER
Debra Conrad/Novant Health Board of Trustees
