From Kansas City Art Institute: 

Image By: Sonie Joi Thompson-Ruffin, Kansas City Art Institute presents Every Street is Charlotte Street | Image Courtesy of KCAI

In association with Charlotte Street Foundation’s Every Street is Charlotte Street program, the KCAI Crossroads Gallery: Center for Contemporary Practice is pleased to present, Revolutionary Awakening features the work of Sonie Joi Thompson-Ruffin with Glenn North, poet, & filmmaker, Rodney M. Thompson.

The exhibition features two series of works. The first, in conversation with written words by Glenn North, presents three new works by Ruffin reflecting on what has, or has not, changed in contemporary society as it relates to social activism.

The second, My Mother’s Club: March On Kansas City, is a major work being debuted. Inspired by the history of African American women’s social clubs in Kansas City, these works are presented in tandem with the documentary film, My Mother’s Club, by Rodney M. Thompson.

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DETAILS

Start: On View Now | End: August 4 @ 5:00 pm | Event Category: Public Events

KCAI Crossroads Gallery | 1819 Grand Blvd.  | Kansas City, MO 64108 United States + Google Map