With the end of March nearing, Women’s History Month is officially close to ending.
Although every day is a day to honor the contributions of women, here are five current events and exhibits dedicated to Black women to attend in honor of Women’s History Month.
HerImpact: Women’s History Month Event: Hosted by The Museum for Black Girls, this three-hour event is scheduled for March 30. HER Impact celebrates the impact of Black women across a variety of spheres, including the arts, business and politics. The event will offer attendees the chance to network while celebrating and uplifting Black women. A fireside chat will also be held alongside vendor experiences.
Women’s History Month Chef’s Tables: Held each Saturday this month, the National Museum of African American History and Culture is celebrating Women’s History Month with a celebration of culture. Each menu provided celebrates influential women, with award-winning chefs creating dishes and desserts that are reflective of their heritage. This Saturday marks the last of the Chef’s Tables held for this month. The event starts at noon and ends at 3 p.m.
I Will Not Bend an Inch: On display at the Brooklyn Museum until July 13, “I Will Not Bend An Inch” is an exhibit dedicated to celebrating the work of Afro-Indigenous artist Nancy Elizabeth Prophet. Born in Rhode Island, Prophet broke barriers as the first Black woman to graduate from the Rhode Island School of Design. She garnered critical acclaim throughout her career for her work as a sculptor. Nine of her portrait heads made from woodwork are currently on display as part of the exhibit. The works are accompanied by marble carvings, reliefs, works on paper, diary entries and letters with W.E.B. Du Bois to create a coherent retrospective of Prophet’s life and career.
We Gather at the Edge: Contemporary Quilts by Black Women Artists: Initially opened for public view in February, the “We Gather At The Edge” exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum honors Black women and their stories through the celebration of quilt traditions. The exhibit has on display 33 out of 35 quilts obtained by the museum from the collection of Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi, the founder of the Women of Color Quilters Network.
Renée Green: The Equator Has Moved: Supported by the Dia Art Foundation, the “The Equator Has Moved” exhibit is Green’s first solo museum presentation in New York. The exhibit adds to her ongoing Space Poems series which creates text-based banners inspired by theory and literature. The exhibit also brings back Green’s Color series; first created in the 1990s, the series evaluates the role of color and how it is used in both art and everyday systems.
