Black Art as Resistance: Downtown Durham’s Public Art Following the Murder of George Floyd in the Summer of 2020

with Just Space & Duke Student Affairs

Social Impact

Following the murder of George Floyd, many Black artists created public art in downtown Durham as a form of public protest and grief. In this 2021 Just Space session, we explore this story further and ask what is the role and power of art in creating more anti-racist space.

Video recording coming soon.

Panel

Moderated by Michael Betts II MFA ’20 (he/him/his), Director, Continuing Education, Center of Documentary Studies & Just Space Committee Member, featuring:

Anthony Patterson ’20 (he/him/his), Documentary Artist
Brittany Barbee ’19 (she/her/hers), Documentary Artist
Shay Hendricks ’20 (she/they), Documentary Artist
Zaire McPhearson MFA ’20 (she/her/hers), Multimedia Artist