1280 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309
USA
Join the Atlanta Cornell Black Alumni Association for Art, Jazz and Alumni mingling at The High Museum of Art on Friday, May 15th ,2015
This promises to be an enriching night of photography by Gordon Parks, live music featuring Alex Lattimore, and Alumni mixing to re-engage prior to the Cornell Reunion in June (http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/…/CBAA_Brochure_Reunion2015_F…).
Date: Friday May 15th, 2015 - 5:30p - 10p
- Pre-Mixer: 5:30pm
- Gordon Parks Docent Tour: 6:15pm
- Post Tour Activities (optional)
- Live Music: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
- Drawing in the Galleries: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Cost: $8.25 - includes admission, exhibition and post tour activities. $5 - Beverage tickets available if you register by April 30th.
Location:
The High Museum of Art
1280 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30309
All ages welcome.
Register here: https://secure.www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/CEL/event/showEventForm.jsp?form_id=190028
Additional Details
Exhibit: Experience the Gordon Parks: Segregation Story exhibit. This exhibition showcases more than forty color photographs by trailblazing African American artist Gordon Parks, many on view for the first time. Created for an influential 1950s Life magazine article, these photographs offer a powerful look at the daily life and struggles of a multigenerational family living in segregated Alabama. (http://www.high.org/…/E…/Gordon-Parks-Segregation-Story.aspx)
Music: Afterward the guided tour, stay for Friday Night Music Remix featuring Alex Lattimore - A native of Chicago, Illinois, Alex Lattimore has been compared to such greats as Luther Vandross, Will Downing, and Jon Lucien. After graduating from Morehouse College, Lattimore served as both a horn player and lead/background vocalist with a number of local, national, and international acts, showcasing his talents as a songwriter, arranger, instrumentalist, and vocalist (https://www.high.org/Programs/Programs.aspx?cat=FridayNights)
Additional Fun - for the daring, step into the Galleries for Drawing in the Galleries until 9pm: Drop-in and sketch live clothed models in our galleries. All ranges of drawing experience are welcome, including guests who are picking up a sketchbook for the first time (https://www.high.org/Programs/Programs.aspx?cat=FridayNights)