BeYourOwnMuse Podcast
1) Reflections on David C. Driskell’s Enduring Legacy
In this Be Your Own Muse exclusive conversation, Dr. Andrea Barnwell Brownlee, Dr. Kirsten Pai Buick, Naima Keith, and Valerie Cassel Oliver (who are each recipients of the Driskell Prize in African A...Show More
2) Community Reflections on Mildred Thompson
"Mildred Thompson: The Atlanta Years, 1986 –2003" opened with a roundtable conversation on the impact of her work and presence on September 11, 2019. Later that evening, we recorded a live segment ins...Show More
3) "Mildred Thompson: The Atlanta Years, 1986 – 2003” Co-Curators
“Mildred Thompson: The Atlanta Years, 1986 – 2003” exhibition co-curators Andrea Barnwell Brownlee, Ph.D. and Melissa Messina explore Thompson’s legacy in Atlanta as an artist, educator, and creative ...Show More
4) Anne Collins Smith
Anne Collins Smith, our Curator of Collections, discusses how she approached organizing “Presence: Meditations on the Spelman College Collection" and details the College's history of collecting and pr...Show More
5) Johnnetta Betsch Cole, Ph.D.
Johnnetta Betsch Cole, Ph.D., shares some thoughts on her recent publication, “Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion in Museums.” Additionally, Dr. Cole talks about how she came to major i...Show More
6) T. Lang
Dancer and Choreographer T. Lang discusses the original work she created in conversation with our Fall 2018 exhibition, “Zanele Muholi: Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail the Dark Lioness,” titled “Untitled…Dark...Show More
7) The Reclamation by Nina "Lyrispect" Ball
Award-winning lyricist and activist, Nina "Lyrispect" Ball was commissioned to create an original poem in response to "Zanele Muholi: Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail the Dark Lioness" that debuted during #Spe...Show More
8) Zanele Muholi and Renée Mussai
Zanele Muholi and Renée Mussai discuss "Zanele Muholi: Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail The Dark Lioness," which makes its United States premiere at the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art. Muholi dives deep ...Show More
9) Deborah Roberts (Part Two)
Deborah Roberts discusses her latest exhibition, "Deborah Roberts: The Evolution of Mimi," on view at the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art January 25 - May 19, 2018. Deborah Roberts shares the insp...Show More
10) Zoe Whitley, Ph.D., Curator (Tate Modern)
Zoe Whitley, co-curator of "Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power" joins us for a conversation about curatorial practice, Black Culture in the US versus the UK, and why it was important to v...Show More