Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People

with Director Thomas Allen Harris, Co-Writer/Co-Producer Don Perry, and Assistant Professor Paul Thulin from the VCU Department of Photography and Film

Fri, Feb 19, 6:30–9 pm | (2014; 90 min)

Leslie Cheek Theater

Inspired by the book Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers 1840 to the Present by Deborah Willis, this history of African American photography focuses on the camera as a tool for social change. A community of photographers and artists, including Carrie Mae Weems, Lorna Simpson, Anthony Barboza, Hank Willis Thomas, and Lyle Ashton…

ChinaFest! Year of the Fire Monkey

Sat, Feb 13, 11 am–3 pm

Celebrate the Year of the Fire Monkey by bringing the whole family out to explore Chinese art and culture! Enjoy artist demonstrations and performances, including a Lion Dance and Galapagos Puppets’ rendition of the adventures of the Monkey King. Learn about traditional Chinese arts by creating your own Peking opera mask, a dragon puppet, a decorative scroll, and a New…