Title

Moments of Silence: A Response to the Ferguson Experience

Description

In response to the Ferguson crisis, a group of local artists, The Coalition of Artists for Peace, assembled a collection of artwork and created a touring exhibition entitled, Moments of Silence: A Response to the Ferguson Experience. It’s a reflective exhibition on the state of human relationships in the wake of a national crisis. Moments of Silence will visit a number of Universities in the St. Louis and Jefferson City metro area through May 8th. The exhibition will travel to Harris Stowe State University in St. Louis City (January 23-February 6), to Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri (Feb.15-March 3, Artist Reception Feb. 20, 5-7 pm) and back to Florissant Valley Community College, in the Ferguson-Florissant suburb of St. Louis County (March 11-May 8, 2015, Artist Lecture & Reception March 11, 1:30-3:30 pm).

Creator

Lauren Obermark

Subject

Black American History

St. Louis History

Black and African American Identity and Personhood

Michael Brown

Human Relationships

Ferguson, Missouri

Ferguson Uprising

Spatial Coverage

The exhibit poster was from the University of Missouri-St. Louis campus.

Type

Art exhibit; still photograph of flyer and promotional video about exhibit.

Date

January 14-21, 2015

Format

still photo of event flyer from the University of Missouri-St. Louis campus; JPG file
Promotional video about exhibit; website link

Publisher

Lauren Obermark