Emancipation Day at Dalhousie Art Gallery [Aug. 1st & 2nd]

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 “📣 🗓️ Emancipation Day at Dalhousie Art Gallery
Co-presented by Dalhousie Art Gallery & Dalhousie Office of Equity and Inclusion.
 
❤️ Join us for two full days of drop-in events from 1-5 pm on Tuesday, August 1st and Wednesday, August 2nd!
 
AUGUST 1:
1:00 PM: Welcome and Opening Remarks
 
1:30, 2:00, 2:30, 3:00, and 3:30 PM: Exhibition Highlights Tours
4:00 PM: Family Histories and QuiltsThe public is encouraged to bring in their family quilts and share stories about their histories, makers, and personal significance.
 
AUGUST 2:
1:00 PM: Welcoming and Opening Remarks
 
1:30 PM: “A Journey Through African Nova Scotian Quilts,” Curatorial Talk by David Woods.
 
In this talk, Woods takes us on a journey through the quiltmaking traditions of African Nova Scotians and comments on the patterns and techniques, the origins of the Underground Railroad patterns, and the work of the Vale Quilters Association, the only Black quilters guild in the province.
 
2:30 PM: Exhibition Tour with Heather Cromwell of the Vale Quilters Association of New Glasgow
 
4:00 PM: Participatory Quilt Stories
 
💛 This will be the last week to visit “The Secret Codes: African Nova Scotian Quilts”! Drop in anytime between 1-5 pm to check out the exhibition and connect with the curator, artists, and other community members.
 
💚 Emancipation Day marks the anniversary of the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 becoming law across the British Empire. On August 1st, 1834, slavery ended for millions of African people in Canada and worldwide. Emancipation Day is an opportunity for all Nova Scotians to learn about and reflect on the history of the enslavement of African people in the province and beyond. It is also an opportunity to continue addressing systemic anti-Black racism in our communities.
 
🖤 See you on August 1st and 2nd!”

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