The Amistad Center for Art & Culture presents its Black History Month Tour: Black Representation in the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. This guided experience explores artworks and artifacts that highlight the presence, contributions, and evolving representation of people of African descent across centuries. From 17th-century European depictions to contemporary works by Black artists, this […]
Pennington Lecture with MacArthur Fellow & New York Times Best Selling Author Annette Gordon-Reed Thursday, February 20, 2025 | Reception at 5 PM, Viewing of the Amistad Exhibition Freedom Ways: From Jubilee to Juneteenth, 6 PM lecture in the Avery Theater | Free | Seating first come, first served
The Amistad Center for Art & Culture presents its Black History Month Tour: Black Representation in the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. This guided experience explores artworks and artifacts that highlight the presence, contributions, and evolving representation of people of African descent across centuries. From 17th-century European depictions to contemporary works by Black artists, this […]
Join us for an Encounters Dialogue, a follow-up to the Pennington Lecture, which honors the legacy of Rev. Dr. James W. C. Pennington, a pioneering leader in the fight for racial equality and education. This dialogue will explore the trajectory of Black freedom celebrations from Jubilee to Juneteenth and reflect on the meaning of those […]
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Celebrate Pi Day with a night of math, art, culture, and pie! Enjoy hands-on activities, pie tastings, a gallery tour on Divine Geometry (4:30 PM), and cocktail-making demos (5:30 & 6:30 PM). Show off your best nerdy t-shirt (6:00 PM) and end the night with a screening of Pi (1998) at 7:00 PM. Join us […]
The Amistad Center’s Uncomfortable Conversations Series invites artists, scholars, and community members to address important topics that promote meaningful dialogue and understanding. This session focuses on voting rights, access, participation, and registration in the United States. It aims to foster open discussion and highlight pathways toward progress. April 4, 2025, Uncomfortable Conversations: Voting Rights, Access […]
The Amistad Center, Wadsworth Atheneum, and Brother Carl Hardrick Institute present an evening with renowned artist and filmmaker Titus Kaphar, featuring his critically acclaimed film, Exhibiting Forgiveness. The program is made possible by the generous support of the Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation Fund at the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Foundation Black Giving Circle Fund, […]
A $275 value package deal that includes your gala ticket for food, drinks, dancing under the stars, and a signature Amistad Center Juneteenth fan for only $250.
The Amistad Center’s 34th Annual Juneteenth Gala is a powerful evening of celebration, culture, and community. Held at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, this signature event features live music, curated dining experiences, a spirited awards presentation, exclusive auction items, and dancing under the stars. The 2025 theme, People Get Ready!, honors the legacy of […]
Enjoy artmaking and education as we celebrate African American Emancipation Day. Experience The Amistad Center for Art & Culture’s new Yoruba World exhibition with festivities and food related to West African practices and culture. Click Here to Register!
Selected by MATRIX 196 artist Steffani Jemison, this quietly radical portrait of displacement and resistance follows a young Senegalese woman who leaves home for France, only to face the isolating realities of colonialism. Like Jemison’s work, this debut film speaks through silence, gesture, and the power of what remains unsaid. Directed by Ousmane Sembène. 1966. Senegal/France (French with […]
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