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other reason I bumped the thread was because of the question you posed, about the sandwich.

Was wondering if you've read High On The Hog ?

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Mrs. Harris was the original chair of that program at Dillard U. and she created the Institute for the Study of Culinary Cultures there. I believe that it was also the first of its kind at any American university.

I reread the book recently as part of an earlier thread/ discussion , and it's an excellent book.
 

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Xavier University to Develop Curatorial Practice and Exhibition Management Program
January 23, 2019 | : by Tiffany Pennamon

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With the support of a recent Helis Foundation grant, Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) will develop a new master’s degree in Curatorial Practice and Exhibition Management.

The initiative places XULA among a host of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that are working to increase diversity in museum and curatorial fields, while expanding representations of African-American and African Diaspora art.


VP of Facility Planning and Management, Marion B. Bracy and his daughter Jasmyne E. Bracy, a senior Communications major, check out artist Allison Saar’s Coiffed at the 2018 exhibition Queen: From the Collection of CCH Pounder at the Xavier University Art Gallery.

XULA officials will use the $50,000 Helis Foundation award for the initial planning and research phase in the development of the program that will ultimately prepare students and expand their understanding of museum curatorship and exhibition preparatory work.

“For [the program] to be at an HBCU is extremely important because we don’t often see ourselves in those kinds of positions, particularly writers, curators, people who work as registrars, etc. at museums,” said Ron Bechet, the Victor H. Labat Endowed Professor of Art and co-lead of the program development project at XULA. “We’re hoping to open an opportunity for young African-Americans or people of color to have that as an opportunity for them to see it as a career.”

In addition to the practice of “making art,” students in XULA’s art department have the opportunity to work with curators and directors of local museums and art exhibits in New Orleans through internships and other experiential learning opportunities.

“We will continue that, obviously, but we wanted to make an opportunity open for those students who are further interested in working at a higher level once they do their undergraduate work,” Bechet said.

Dr. Sarah Anita Clunis, assistant professor of art history, gallery director of the Xavier University Art Gallery and co-lead of the development project at XULA, added that the new program is meant to be “a two-track program with people choosing if they want to focus on the theory – curatorial studies – or the practice” of putting an exhibit together, she said. “They’re going to need to have both.”

“Our students are really, really incredible when it comes to sculpture and building things,” Clunis said, adding that the master’s program will train students in exhibition preparatory work, such as building film sets or theatrical sets, for example. “It’s going to really bring back strong vocational skills.”

The program will be motivated by the voices and heart of students and the surrounding community at large, Clunis said, noting that there will be specific focuses on African Diaspora and African-American artists and the art they produce.

“These are areas that we really need students to be interested in and to go out into the world and have their voice be heard,” she said.

Preliminary outcomes for students in the Curatorial Practice and Exhibition Management program will include a knowledge and thorough understanding of what it means to be critical about viewing and understanding and seeing artists and how they work; being able to write proficiently and critically about those things; and being able to understand all the opportunities and positions for careers in the museum and the curatorial field, Bechet added.

“We’re still working things out. This is brand new to us,” Bechet said. “The Helis grant is going to afford us the opportunity to actually do the research that we need to do in curriculum and in development of the ideas that we want to pursue in terms of what we will ultimately use as our goals and for outcomes.”

In a statement, Jessie Schott Haynes, managing director of the Helis Foundation – a private, Louisiana family foundation committed to advancing access to the arts – noted people of color’s historical underrepresentation in the field of curatorial practices and in museum fields.

“It has been demonstrated that increasing diversity among curators and preparators will generate new ideas, innovation and engagement with art and serve audiences in a more authentic way,” Haynes said.

Clunis added that the program will emphasize community and collaboration – the latter of which is an element found in her working relationship with Bechet.

“He helps me bring to life my ideas,” she said.

In creating the master’s program, the two arts leaders will develop ways to utilize the strengths and talents of students and the community. They will also consult artists, patrons and collectors such as actress CCH Pounder who will advise the department on what students need to know about working with collectors and museums.

“They allow us to get ideas that we may not have had otherwise,” Clunis said of the community of voices. “I want to hear from as many people as possible.”

Bechet said that the art department will have to continue fundraising for the new Curatorial Practice and Exhibition Management program to complement its Helis Foundation award.

“It’s a start for us to really take ourselves seriously in forming this particular opportunity for students,” he said. “We’re looking forward to it. … We hope that it will make the museum field and the curatorial field stronger by having more diverse voices that are prepared to take on those roles.”

Tiffany Pennamon can be reached at tpennamon@diverseeducation.com. You can follow her on Twitter @tiffanypennamon.
 

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With the support of a recent Helis Foundation grant, Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) will develop a new master’s degree in Curatorial Practice and Exhibition Management.

If you could believe it, I ran into the President of Xavier last month at a restaurant randomly and we got to talking and he told me about this program. He is a down to earth brotha, that grew up in Brooklyn, and went to Columbia. He is a comrade of yours. Told me to keep in touch.



Edit: I’ve been interested in leaving my current profession and opening up a gallery for African contemporary art. So I’ve been considering this. Another discussion point I had with him....
 
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@ab.aspectus

other reason I bumped the thread was because of the question you posed, about the sandwich.

Was wondering if you've read High On The Hog ?

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Mrs. Harris was the original chair of that program at Dillard U. and she created the Institute for the Study of Culinary Cultures there. I believe that it was also the first of its kind at any American university.

I reread the book recently as part of an earlier thread/ discussion , and it's an excellent book.

Missed this post. Gotta check out this book.
 

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Do African Americans have their own sandwich is a Meltzer 5 star conversation topic on the coli, I'm actually dead.
 

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If you could believe it, I ran into the President of Xavier last month at a restaurant randomly and we got to talking and he told me about this program. He is a down to earth brotha, that grew up in Brooklyn, and went to Columbia. He is a comrade of yours. Told me to keep in touch.



Edit: I’ve been interested in leaving my current profession and opening up a gallery for African contemporary art. So I’ve been considering this. Another discussion point I had with him....

You pump faked me with the spoiler on some Geraldo Rivera opening Al Capone's vault shyt.....it was empty.

or maybe I can't see it because I don't have social media accounts.

The HBCUs in New Orleans are forward thinking, and Xavier is stellar at producing applicants to medical school. They are following the lead of past president Norman Francis, who made their pre-med program, and the university what it is today. They are training people to be leaders. I hope Dr. Verret can continue that legacy

btw, the lines between social circles of elite AAs and Haitian Americans must cross if you're randomly bumping into Verret.

Good luck in whatever decision you make. Quite a few people in your field leave and have second careers in completely different areas.
 

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You pump faked me with the spoiler on some Geraldo Rivera opening Al Capone's vault shyt.....it was empty.

or maybe I can't see it because I don't have social media accounts.

The HBCUs in New Orleans are forward thinking, and Xavier is stellar at producing applicants to medical school. They are following the lead of past president Norman Francis, who made their pre-med program, and the university what it is today. They are training people to be leaders. I hope Dr. Verret can continue that legacy

btw, the lines between social circles of elite AAs and Haitian Americans must cross if you're randomly bumping into Verret.

Good luck in whatever decision you make. Quite a few people in your field leave and have second careers in completely different areas.

Hmm. It’s an Imgur link. Try this.

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Was the Geraldo/Capone thing a thing-lol?

And yeah, he was in town for an alumni event. I typically have lunch at the Union League Club as it’s next to my office and bumped into him in the dining hall having lunch with some friends.

Chicago Haitians intersect with our group a lot. I think I mentioned before, my girlfriend is Haitian. Her father was the previous Haitian consul general of Chicago. She’s in medicine, but went to Meharry. I mentioned that to him and he made a few jabs.

But Verret is a very sharp and thoughtful guy. We talked about his goals/strategy for his presidential term at Xavier. He told me about the curatorial management program. My family has some very interesting history out of Canada that he wants us to send to him to document. And we talked about his upbringing in NYC after he found out I lived there for a few years. Cool guy. I promised to send in an annual donation to Xavier.
 

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@ab.aspectus

other reason I bumped the thread was because of the question you posed, about the sandwich.

Was wondering if you've read High On The Hog ?

515VenzqDeL._SX332_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg

Mrs. Harris was the original chair of that program at Dillard U. and she created the Institute for the Study of Culinary Cultures there. I believe that it was also the first of its kind at any American university.

I reread the book recently as part of an earlier thread/ discussion , and it's an excellent book.

Looks like a dope read, I will check for it. African-American culinary heritage, I think is the most tied to

We got Po Boys. Also you see how whites tryin' to steal the hot chicken sandwiche from under our feet:patrice:

I think the Po Boy is a good candidate. Yo, I was visiting my fam in Georgia and there has been a rise in white-owned fried chicken joints in the middle-class white neighborhoods. Before white people used to cross the tracks to get authentic black cuisine now they sussed out the ingredients (mostly) took it and made their own businesses.
 
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