MoAD Emerging Artists presents Cheryl Derricotte Ghosts/Ships

‍Opening Reception 5-8pm

Artist Talk 6:30pm

For the second exhibition of the Emerging Artists Program, local artist Cheryl Patrice Derricotte, pays homage to Fred Wilson’s Mining the Museum, by “mining the library”—the British Library—for images related to the global slave trade. Through work on glass and paper, Ghosts/Ships shares MoAD’s four themes by uncovering historical imagery of slavery to reveal how the art and culture of African peoples was dispersed all over the world.

Museum of the African Diaspora is committed to providing local artists opportunities to generate and exhibit work reflecting the cultural and artistic richness of the African Diaspora. Tim Roseborough and Cheryl Patrice Derricotte were selected from over 45 applications in MoAD’s inaugural artist call program.