Gee’s Bend: A Movement Town

Sunday, September 17

Gee’s Bend was known as a “Movement Town” to the scores of organizers and volunteers who worked to secure the right to vote in Alabama’s Black Belt counties. A panel featuring members of the Bay Area Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement who worked with either SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) or SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Council) will speak about their time in Gee’s Bend during the 1960’s. Discussion led by Jean E. Wiley. More>

The Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela

Monday, September 18

Directed by Thomas Allen Harris The Tweleve Disciples of Nelson Mandela is a film based on the story of the first wave of South African exiles who left Bloemfontein in 1960 to keep the anti-apartheid movement alive from East Africa, Europe, America and Cuba. More>

In Conversation with Edward P. Jones

Tuesday, September 19

After a debut collection of short stories made him one of the most highly regarded writers in the country, Edward P. Jones spent 11 years on The Known World , his Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel about black slave owners in the American South. The son of an illiterate dishwasher, Jones celebrates the extraordinary lives of ordinary people. More>

MoAD MEMBERS: Complimentary tickets available (limited qty). Call 415.318.7153, or email wer@moadsf.org

Edward P. Jones Book Signing

Wednesday, September 20

In his much anticipated new work, All Aunt Hagar's Children (August 2006), Jones returns to the short story form that served him well in his first book, Lost in the City. A collection of fourteen stories, All Aunt Hagar's Children offers a prismatic look at life among the denizens of Washington, D.C. both today and in the past. More>

Family Programming - Shadowplay Activity

Saturday, September 23

Participants will view the works of Carrie Mae Weems and several other artists who have used shadows and silhouettes to make beautiful expressions of art.
Create your own shadowplay masterpiece by using cut outs, texture, and color. Featuring Guest Artist: Oliatan Callendar Scott. More>

Conversation with the Artist: Carrie Mae Weems

Saturday, September 30

Join us for a conversation with Carrie Mae Weems as she discusses her recent work, The Louisiana Project - an installation incorporating still photography, narrative, and video projection as part of an examination of the complex history of New Orleans and the resulting "commingling culture." More>

Carrie Mae Weems: The Louisiana Project

Thru October 9

An installation incorporating still photography, narrative, and video projection. Weems draws inspiration from New Orleans' Carnival rituals and the meanings of masking and masquerade. More>

Members - free admission.

Patterns: Traditional West African Textiles and The Art of Gee's Bend Quilts

Thru October 16

Juxtaposing these textiles from Gee’s Bend with traditional textiles from West Africa, visitors are invited to contemplate and question their parallels and similarities. Exhibition made possible through the generous support of Union Bank of California. More>

Members - free admission.

MoAD Auxiliary Group

Remember Global Groove, one of MoAD's exciting Grand Opening events? Join others who are interested in Global Groove II and MoAD's new auxilary group, The MoAD Vanguard! Click here to receive more information>