BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//WordPress - MECv7.33.0//EN X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://acadianacenterforthearts.org/ X-WR-CALNAME:acadianacenterforthearts.org X-WR-CALDESC:Fostering Art and Culture in Acadiana. X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=03;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T010000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-2ac953de6f29e50953b8610d05db8f96@acadianacenterforthearts.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200208T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200301T000000 DTSTAMP:20221006T191308Z CREATED:20221006 LAST-MODIFIED:20221013 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:17 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Voices of Race in Portrait DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “Takuna El Shabazz” detail of a portrait by Casey Harman 2019.\n“Voices of Race in Portrait” was on view at Acadiana Center for the Arts from February 8 to 29, 2020 in the Coca Cola Studio.\nTwenty subjects tell compelling stories about the role race has played in their lives to over a dozen trained facilitators/story collectors.\nConversation Starters ( https://startwithconversation.com/ ) created “Voices of Race in Portrait” as an exhibition of portraits and interviews collected across the region. Photographers from the Acadiana region captured these subjects in portrait form, using their unique styles and approaches. Transcribed interviews were presented in full alongside these portraits. Nonprofit newsroom The Current partnered with AcA and Conversation Starters highlight selected stories.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subjects:\nClayton ShelvinChris WilliamsHoney DimitriadisKenneth BoudreauxKatelyn DeculusKelly GarrettLeigha PorterLisa ThomasMarja BroussardMarcelle FontenotPhebe HayesPhyllis MoutonPastor John MiltonRick SwansonShannon OzeneTonya Bolden-BallTakuna El ShabazzValerie GotchGarrett Wayne Singleton\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators:\nElsa DimitriadisAnne SwansonLynn MusumecheSkyra RideauxBrady McKellarSabrina BeachMatt MusumecheWendy HorningBruce BeachCorey FrankLashayla Lumpkins\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Photographers:\nToni RialesDrake LeBlancApril CourvilleCasey HarmonJon DeRiseGwen AucoinMelissa ButlerLeslie WestbrookLynn MusumechePhilip GouldCarrie Cox PennisonCheri SoileauCheryl DuboisElsa DimitriadisKim Boustany\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Selected Portraits and Stories\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘My mission is to uncover that hidden history’ — Phebe Hayes\nHistorically people have tried to weaken the image of black men and women. Phebe Hayes wants to fix that.\n \n Read the Story\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘Not talking about it will not make it go away’ — Marja Broussard\nThe president of the Lafayette NAACP chapter says racism is still reality. Pretending it doesn’t exist won’t fix it.\n \n Read the Story\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘We weren’t wanted there, and the teachers made it known’ — Chris Williams\nThe former councilman reflects on racism during the school integration era.\n \n Read the Story\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘No, you see color’ — Marcelle Fontenot\nThe veteran newswoman reflects on her experience as a black woman in Acadiana.\n \n Read the Story\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Image Gallery\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n @media only screen and (min-width: 981px){ .et_pb_gallery_18 .et_pb_gallery_item.et_pb_grid_item .et_pb_gallery_title, .et_pb_gallery_18 .et_pb_gallery_item.et_pb_grid_item .et_pb_gallery_image{max-width:83.5%;margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;} .et_pb_gallery_18 .et_pb_gallery_item.et_pb_grid_item .et_pb_gallery_image img{width:100%;} }@media only screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 980px){ .et_pb_gallery_18 .et_pb_gallery_item.et_pb_grid_item .et_pb_gallery_title, .et_pb_gallery_18 .et_pb_gallery_item.et_pb_grid_item .et_pb_gallery_image{max-width:83.5%;margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;} .et_pb_gallery_18 .et_pb_gallery_item.et_pb_grid_item .et_pb_gallery_image img{width:100%;} }@media only screen and (max-width: 767px){ .et_pb_gallery_18 .et_pb_gallery_item.et_pb_grid_item .et_pb_gallery_title, .et_pb_gallery_18 .et_pb_gallery_item.et_pb_grid_item .et_pb_gallery_image{max-width:83.5%;margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;} .et_pb_gallery_18 .et_pb_gallery_item.et_pb_grid_item .et_pb_gallery_image img{width:100%;} }@media only screen and (min-width: 981px){ .et_pb_gallery_18 .et_pb_gallery_item.et_pb_grid_item{margin-bottom:5.5%!important;} }@media only screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 980px){ .et_pb_gallery_18 .et_pb_gallery_item.et_pb_grid_item{margin-bottom:5.5%!important;} }@media only screen and (max-width: 767px){ .et_pb_gallery_18 .et_pb_gallery_item.et_pb_grid_item{margin-bottom:5.5%!important;} }.et_pb_gallery_18 .et_pb_gallery_item.et_pb_grid_item .et_pb_gallery_image img { object-fit: initial !important; }\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n URL:https://acadianacenterforthearts.org/events/voices-of-race-in-portrait/ CATEGORIES:Art Exhibitions LOCATION:101 W Vermilion St, Lafayette, LA 70501 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://acadianacenterforthearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/TakunaCroppedforWeb-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR