Generations of Color Exhibit

PATCHOGUE ARTS COUNCIL • MOCA L.I.
Generations of Color
Curated by John Cino
January 16 – February 27, 2021
Artist Reception: January 16, 2021 5:00 – 7:00pm

The Patchogue Arts Council (PAC) and the Museum of Contemporary Art Long Island (MoCA LI) the 2021 year with a coming of age theme in its first exhibition Generations of Color. Generations of Color celebrates the wisdom tradition and powerful voices of African American women in our nation. This long time cultural phenomenon has taken a prominent forward in the nation’s psyche and political arena with the work of Stacey Abrams et al and the inauguration of Kamala Harris as the Vice-President of the USA. Generations of Color brings together female African American artists across the age spectrum working in a variety of media, each with a unique voice united by their successes in a world that has put barriers of both race and gender before them. The artists of Generations of Color include Ramona Candy, Nanette Carter, Cheryl McBride, Stephanie Dinkins, Harper Bella, and Marie E. Saint-Cyr.

Generations of Color creates visual conversations across generations in MoCA LI from January 16 through February 27. There will be a reception for the artistson January 16 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. The conversation continues with a virtual panel Coffee with the Curator Talk , February 6 from 10:00 AM – 12:00 cohosted by Patchogue Medford Library.

What: Generations of Color
When: January 16 – February 27, 2021
Artist Reception, Saturday, Janaury 16, 5:00 – 7:00pm
Where: PAC • MoCA L.I
20 Terry St, Suite 116, Patchogue, NY 11772

Artist’s Virtual Panel Discussion
Coffee with the Curator
February 6, 10:00 AM to Noon.
Cohosted by Patchogue Medford Public Library