Art Exhibit Opening Reception- Acts of Faith: Forward Together
Fri, Jun 03
|Biedenharn Museum & Gardens of Monroe
This is a free event.
Time & Location
Jun 03, 2022, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Biedenharn Museum & Gardens of Monroe, 2000 Riverside Dr, Monroe, LA 71201, USA
About the Event
ACTS OF FAITH: FORWARD TOGETHER – Selections from the Sutton Collection Exhibit Opening Reception – Friday, June 3 - 6:00-9:00 PM. This is a free event.
June 2022 has been officially proclaimed “Juneteenth Month” by the Monroe City Council. One of the first celebrations of the month is the opening reception for “Acts of Faith: Forward Together – Selections from the Sutton Collection,” a new exhibition at the Biedenharn Museum and Gardens’ Bible Museum. The exhibit features 60 works from Will and Cheryl Sutton’s African American Spiritual Art collection with additional pieces from the Living Water Ministries International Collection and featured local artists.
The exhibit takes its name from an impressive print of Jacob Lawrence’s “Forward Together,” which depicts Harriett Tubman, the Moses of her people, leading a group of escaping slaves through the woods. In addition to the print, the Biedenharn’s copy of Jacob Lawrence’s “Book of Genesis” is…