Harvard Ed Portal's Exhibition Reception for "RUNNING IN THE RAIN"

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Exhibition Reception for "RUNNING IN THE RAIN"

 

Thursday, May 12, 2022, 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Harvard Ed Portal, 224 Western Ave., Allston

 

Join us for the closing of this powerful exhibition! Meet the artists, nibble on food, and enjoy live entertainment while you sip wine and absorb the art. Drop in any time. Poetry and percussion start at 7:00pm. (The poetry/percussion performance will last approximately 30 minutes and include music by Akili Jamal Haynes.)

 

 

About the Exhibition: Running in the Rain

Inspired by the Haitian proverb kouri lapli, tonbe larivyè, or "running in the rain, falling in the river," this exhibition—featuring paintings and sculpture by artist and human rights lawyer, Suley Wellings-Longmore, and poetry by Seun Matiluko—explores the epic journey many people make from Haiti to the U.S. in search of a better life. The artwork pays tribute to a voyage that for some people can span more than a decade and cover 7,000+ miles, and asks us to reflect on the role we play in bringing about such an appalling reality.

 

Exhibition on view weekdays April 18 – May 20, 2022.

 

 

For more information, please visit: https://edportal.harvard.edu/event/exhibition-reception-running-rain