CAAM Here & Now - Summer 2017

here & now California African American Museum Summer 2017

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welcome.

Summertime is here, the days are heating up, and so is CAAM, exemplified by our new logo! In designing it, we considered many key moments in African American history. The iconic “I Am a Man” poster that figured prominently in the 1968 Memphis sanitation strike inspires the letterforms. The sun references several icons of modern and contemporary art and life, including murals at the Mafundi Institute, the cultural academy that was the center of an African American renaissance in Los Angeles after the 1965 Watts Rebellion. The logo signifies an exciting new chapter here at CAAM—one that is warm, inviting, and shining brightly.

This summer you may spot acclaimed artist Gary Simmons working away on scaffolding in our grand lobby, where he is creating a massive, site-specific painting that references black silent films. We will be screening a selection of these films in the exhibition Center Stage, as well as presenting a new permanent collection installation of works by artists of the African diaspora.

Lastly, please plan to join us at two sizzling evening celebrations. On Wednesday, July 12, “Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop” returns to launch our new summer exhibitions, and on Saturday, August 19, we’re partnering with our friends at KCRW to bring an edition of KCRW’s Summer Nights to CAAM, with radio DJs, a beer garden, open galleries, food trucks, and more. Bring your dancing shoes!

4 exhibitions | 14 public programs | 20 for families | 22 visit 2

Logo design by Julia Luke

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exhibitions Gary Simmons: Fade to Black Opening July 12, 2017 Artist Gary Simmons—who received his MFA at CalArts in 1990 and recently returned to Los Angeles—references film, architecture, and American popular culture in paintings and drawings that address race, class, and memory. Much of Simmons’s work centers on his signature erasure techniques. Early in his career, he drew in white chalk on readymade chalkboards or directly onto slate-painted walls, then smudged the images with his hands. In recent years, he has adapted the process to canvas and large-scale wall works, such as Blue Field Explosions (2009), a monumental drawing in the stadium that is home to the Dallas Cowboys.

In his first museum exhibition in Los Angeles, Simmons’s “canvas” will be the five large 440-square-foot walls in CAAM’s grand lobby, where he is creating a site-specific painting that includes titles of vintage silent films that feature all–African American casts.

This exhibition is curated by Naima J. Keith, Deputy Director, Exhibitions and Programs.

Gary Simmons, Ghost Reels, 2016 (installation view). Mixed media, dimensions variable.

The Drawing Center, New York, October 7, 2016 – January 14, 2018; Photo: Martin Parsekian

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exhibitions Center Stage: African American Women in Silent Race Films June 28 – October 15, 2017 In collaboration with the UCLA Digital Humanities Department, CAAM presents Center Stage, an exhibition that considers pioneering African American filmmakers and production companies in the early 20th century that provided African American women the opportunity to participate in front of, and behind, the camera. They challenged disparaging portrayals of black women in Hollywood, and instead conveyed their wit, intelligence, and talent for largely black audiences to admire and emulate.

Produced between 1910 and 1950, these motion pictures were commonly called race films. CAAM will screen several rarely seen examples, including Oscar Micheaux’s Within Our Gates (1920) and The Symbol of the Unconquered (1920), extant clips from Lincoln Picture Company’s By Right of Birth (1921, dir. Harry Grant), The Scar of Shame (1929), The Blood of Jesus (1941, dir. Spencer Williams), and others. Each film features women protagonists and captures the spirit of entrepreneurship and African American upliftment characteristic of race films from this era.

This exhibition is curated by Tyree Boyd-Pates, History Curator and Program Manager, CAAM, and the UCLA Digital Humanities Department.

The Blood of Jesus, 1941. USA. Directed by Spencer Williams. Courtesy Sack Amusement Enterprises/Photofest

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exhibitions Face to Face: Los Angeles Collects Portraiture July 12 – October 8, 2017 Face to Face: Los Angeles Collects Portraiture offers new perspectives on one of art’s oldest genres. In the age of social media, when the demand to represent our selves has become a daily imperative, portraiture is more ubiquitous than ever and constantly evolving. In depicting the most familiar element of our identity—the human face—artists allow us to glimpse some measure of a subject’s character, personal biography, social status, and emotional state, and more broadly, offer insight into the human condition. Drawn from LA–based collections, the more than forty works in this exhibition demonstrate changing approaches to portraiture from 1984—CAAM’s founding—until today.

Bringing historic and more recent works together in a range of mediums, the exhibition is arranged around shared gestures, composition, and subject matter. This thematic organization allows the works speak to each other in new and unexpected ways, looking across generations and contexts to explore the continued and even renewed significance of the human figure in art. Through their diverse approaches to portraiture, the artists included in Face to Face—Lyle Ashton Harris, Titus Kaphar, Amy Sherald, Mickalene Thomas, and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, among others—raise provocative questions about who we are and how we perceive, represent, and remember others. Taken together, their works offer critical images of self-determination, love, desire, intimacy, resistance, and commemoration, interrogating the complex relationship between our external image and our inner lives.

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Intersections: Caribbean and Brazilian Art from the Permanent Collection June 28 – October 8, 2017

Los Angeles Collects is a new series inspired by a historic exhibition mounted by pioneering art dealer Alitash Kebede.

Reimagined at CAAM, Los Angeles Collects celebrates the instrumental role Los Angeles collectors play in supporting artists. Face to Face: Los Angeles Collects Portraiture is curated by Naima J. Keith, Deputy Director, Exhibitions and Programs, CAAM, and Diana Nawi, Associate Curator, Pérez Art Museum Miami.

Titus Kaphar, Jerome VII, 2014. Oil, gold leaf, and tar on wood panel, 10 x 7 x 1 in. Private Collection. © Titus Kaphar

Intersections: Caribbean and Brazilian Art from the Permanent Collection features paintings, watercolors, and photographs by artists from the Caribbean and Brazil, and it demonstrates the diverse ways in which artists in the African diaspora record their histories and represent their cultures.

Haiti features prominently, including in scenes of daily life painted by Haitian artists François Turenne des Pres and Hector Hyppolite, as well as in a print

by African American modernist artist and storyteller Jacob Lawrence, who employs his iconic, bold palette to impart the history of Haiti’s revolutionary 18th-century leader, Toussaint L’Ouverture. Other works—including abstract paintings by Afro-Brazilian artist José Roberto Leonel Barreto—attest to the influence of the African diaspora throughout the Americas.

This exhibition is curated by Vida L. Brown, Visual Arts Curator and Program Manager.

William Edouard Scott, Haitian Market, 1931 (detail).

Oil on board, 20 x 16 in. Collection of Friends, the Foundation of the California African American Museum.

Gift of Dr. Joan S. Wallace

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related programs

exhibitions

Friday, September 15, 2017 | 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Artists’ Walkthrough of Circles and Circuits I Join exhibiting artists, including Nicole Awai and Andrea Chung, for an opening-day walkthrough of Circles and Circuits I: History and Art of the Chinese Caribbean Diaspora led by co-curators Alexandra Chang and Steven Y. Wong and coordinating curator Mar Hollingsworth.

Circles and Circuits I: History and Art of the Chinese Caribbean Diaspora September 15, 2017 – February 25, 2018 Circles and Circuits explores the art of the Chinese Caribbean diaspora from the early 20th century to the present day. By examining the contributions of artists of Chinese descent in Cuba, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and beyond, the exhibition reveals the hidden complexities of the transcultural art of the Caribbean.

Saturday, September 16, 2017 | 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Artists’ Walkthrough of Circles and Circuits II Location: Chinese American Museum, 425 N. Los Angeles Street, LA 90012

Join exhibiting artists, including Margaret Chen, Maria Lau, and Cisco Merel Choy, for a walkthrough of Circles and Circuits II: Contemporary Chinese Caribbean Art led by co-curators Alexandra Chang and Steven Y. Wong.

Circles and Circuits is presented at two venues: the Chinese American Museum (CAM) and the California African American Museum (CAAM).

The presentation at CAAM traces the history of Chinese Caribbean art from the 1930s through the period of the region’s independence movements, showcasing the contributions of artists little known outside their own countries—such as Sybil Atteck (Trinidad and Tobago) and Manuel Chong-Neto (Panama)—and providing a new context for understanding the better-known work of artists such as Wifredo Lam (Cuba). At CAM, Circles and Circuits II: Contemporary Chinese Caribbean Art focuses on the work of contemporary artists, including Albert Chong and María Magdalena Campos-Pons, as well as artists of the ongoing Chinese Caribbean diaspora.

This exhibition is organized by the Chinese American Museum in partnership with the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at New York University and CAAM. Curated by Alexandra Chang, A/P/A Institute at NYU, and Steven Y. Wong, CAM, in coordination with Mar Hollingsworth, Visual Arts Curator and Program Manager, CAAM. The exhibition is part of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, a far-reaching and ambitious exploration of Latin American and Latino art in dialogue with Los Angeles, taking place from September 2017 through January 2018 at more than seventy cultural institutions across Southern California. Pacific Standard Time is an initiative of the Getty.

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Tuesday, September 19, 2017 Opening Reception 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Curators’ Talk begins at 6:30 p.m.

Join us for the opening reception and curators’ talk for Circles and Circuits I: History and Art of the Chinese Caribbean Diaspora. Co-curators Alexandra Chang and Steven Y. Wong will provide an in-depth look at the two-part exhibition, moderated by art historian and independent curator Julia P. Herzberg.

María Magdalena Campos-Pons (b. Cuba, 1959), Finding Balance, 2015. 28 Polacolor Polaroids, each panel 22 x 26 x 1 in., overall 104 x 154 x 1 in.

Courtesy the artist

Wednesday, September 20, 2017 Opening Reception 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Curators’ Talk begins at 6:30 p.m.

Location: Pico House, 424 N. Main Street, LA 90012

Join us at the Chinese American Museum for a conversation with co-curators Alexandra Chang and Steven Y. Wong, moderated by Julia P. Herzberg, to mark the opening of the second part of the exhibition, Circles and Circuits II: Contemporary Chinese Caribbean Art. 11

ongoing exhibitions

can’t stop won’t stop!

No Justice, No Peace: LA 1992 Through August 27, 2017

Wednesday, July 12, 2017 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Opening Celebration

“Through more than 250 images and objects—including a 1940s zoot suit and a ’90s-era police cruiser—the show digs deep, looking at the long history of policing and minority communities in Los Angeles, as well as housing segregation, the drug war and the other social and political forces that made the uprising so explosive.”

—Los Angeles Times, March 9, 2017

Come one, come all!

DJ sets by Jasmine Solano, DJ Francesca and DJ CEEBROWN Good art, people & food trucks

“Content that you will not learn in history books.”

—KCET’s Artbound, May 9, 2017

No Justice, No Peace: LA 1992 examines one of the most notorious episodes of urban unrest in American history. On March 3, 1991, Rodney King led the California Highway Patrol on a high-speed chase that concluded with a struggle, during which some officers beat King with their batons. The brutality in the videotaped arrest sent shockwaves around the world and enraged many in the already-frustrated African American community in LA. On April 29, 1992, when a predominantly white jury acquitted the four officers accused in King’s beating, rage turned to violence.

With powerful photographs and videos, historic documents, posters, flyers, and other ephemera, this exhibition considers decades of complex socio-political history that still contributes to underlying tensions among LA’s marginalized groups and communities, and it examines race relations, socioeconomics, and equality in America today.

This exhibition is curated by Tyree Boyd-Pates, History Curator and Program Manager.

FREE RSVP: rsvp@caamuseum.org Trouble Every Day: LA 1965 /1992 Through August 27, 2017 Trouble Every Day: LA 1965/1992 is an immersive listening environment presented in conjunction with No Justice, No Peace: LA 1992 to highlight the potent music of civil rights struggles.

Trouble Every Day: LA 1965/1992 is organized by Naima J. Keith, Deputy Director, Exhibitions and Programs, CAAM; Josh Kun, Professor of Communication, USC; and artist Genevieve Gaignard.

Celebrating the openings of: Gary Simmons: Fade to Black Center Stage: African American Women in Silent Race Films Face to Face: Los Angeles Collects Portraiture Intersections: Caribbean and Brazilian Art from the Permanent Collection Also on view: No Justice, No Peace: LA 1992 Trouble Every Day: LA 1965/1992

No Justice, No Peace: LA 1992 (exhibition view). Photo: Brian Forrest

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Jasmine Solano. Photo courtesy Christina Fragkou

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public programs

New! Tuesdays – Sundays | 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Drop-In Exhibition Tours Free tours led by museum guides are now available daily! Tours last approximately forty-five minutes and are followed by a Q&A. Space is limited; first come, first served. Organizations and groups of ten or more must schedule tours in advance by contacting info@caamuseum.org.

Sunday, July 2, 2017 | 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Live Music with Paul Beaubrun Haitian musician Paul Beaubrun treats us to the transfixing music he calls Roots/Blues. Beaubrun plays at many of the most coveted venues in the country alongside some of the world’s best artists. His unique sound and spirit resides at the intersection of music, activism, and history.

Sunday, July 30, 2017 | 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Looking Forward, Looking Back As CAAM embarks upon a new chapter, we reflect on the Museum’s history at a special summer reunion: Looking Forward, Looking Back. We invite you to join conversations and enjoy great company, refreshments, and live music throughout the day.

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Looking Back Yvonne Burke, one of CAAM’s founders, previous Museum leaders David Krippens and Charmayne Mills Ealy, and others share cherished moments in CAAM’s history.

Tuesday, July 18, 2017 | 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Mime Workshop Following cultural expressions from silent film to miming, explore how to read, and then rewrite, our cultural stories without saying a word. As with silent films, mimes present narratives without the use of speech, engaging the physical in potent expressions of public and private themes. Brent Blair, a specialist in the methods of Augusto Boal, founder of Theatre of the Oppressed, will present a workshop on silent expression—then the stage is yours!

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Looking Forward Executive Director George O. Davis, Deputy Director Naima Keith, current board members, and representatives from the Exposition Park campus lay out an exciting new vision for the future of the Museum and park.

Tuesday, July 25, 2017 | 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

After the Rebellion: Rebuild LA and Reconciliation Rebuild LA was a committee created by Mayor Tom Bradley after the LA Uprisings to address economic development, restoration of properties, and racial distrust among the city’s communities. Reverend Mark Whitlock, Pastor of Christ Our Redeemer A.M.E. Church, South Los Angeles housing advocate Jackie Dupont Walker, and activist Mark Craig will consider its successes and failures. Organized by CAAM’s History Council, the program is followed by a signing for Craig’s book, Ain’t a Damn Thing Changed, which examines the lived experiences and realities of the post-1992 narrative.

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2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Service to the Museum Former gallery guides, volunteers from the Docent Council and History Council, and community members reflect upon the impression the Museum has made on their lives.

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Featured Artists Join an intergenerational conversation with CAAM featured artists, past and present, including Charles Dickson, Mark Greenfield, Dominique Moody, and others, as we celebrate them and the perspectives they have shared with the public through their work.

Paul Beaubrun. Photo: Theodora

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public programs Tuesday, August 8, 2017 | 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Trouble Every Day: A Live Listening Party Join Trouble Every Day co-curator Josh Kun for a listening party dedicated to the sounds and songs that bridge the social upheavals and cultural politics of 1965, 1992, and present-day Los Angeles. Kun, professor of communication at USC and a 2016 MacArthur Fellow, will lead a collective conversation with the audience based on a specially selected playlist of Southern California sounds.

Saturday, August 19, 2017 | 6:00 – 10:00 p.m.

Summer Nights with KCRW Enjoy the beauty of a warm summer night at CAAM with live sets from KCRW DJs Garth Trinidad and Aaron Byrd. This special CAAM edition of Summer Nights with KCRW features after-hours museum access, food trucks, a beer garden, and more!

Saturday, August 26, 2017 | 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Bus Tour: Flashpoints, the Legacy of the LA Uprisings Location: LA Commons, 4343 Leimert Blvd., LA 90008

Join LA Commons to explore key sites in the twenty-five-year trajectory that began with the events of April 29, 1992, and continues to today. Travel to Florence and Normandie, the intersection where tensions first exploded, hear seminal voices, and discover other venues in South LA and Koreatown that are important markers in the story of the LA Uprisings. The tour concludes with a discussion of how to guard against another uprising. Presented in partnership with LA Commons; $25-per-person, tax-deductible donation

made payable to LA Commons.

RSVP required.

Tuesday, August 29, 2017 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Remembering ’92 Artist and organizer Patrisse Khan-Cullors will touch upon poignant moments from the 1992 LA Uprisings through a performance that explores their impact on black bodies.

Khan-Cullors’s presentation will incorporate her memories of the city as people protested in the streets.

MOVE The theme for August is move! Engage with the works on view in the galleries in a unique way at these Sunday afternoon movement and music workshops.

Sunday, August 6, 2017 | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.

Move: Capoeira Brasil Participate in a workshop that incorporates traditional music, dance, acrobatics and martial arts. With a lineage that emerged from African slavery in Brazil, capoeira is an art of resistance and survival and a unique form of physical expression. Following a performance by experienced capoeiristas from Capoiera Brasil Los Angeles, learn the art form’s history along with a few signature moves. No experience or shoes required; open to all ages and fitness levels.

Sunday, August 13, 2017 | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.

Move: Dance ’90s with Tatiana Zamir Inspired by Trouble Every Day, a music and literature installation presented in conjunction with the exhibition No Justice, No Peace: LA 1992, choreographer Tatiana Zamir takes you back to the 1990s with an actionpacked dance workshop.

Sunday, August 27, 2017 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.

Move: Cooking Samba with Viver Brasil Inspired by Intersections: Caribbean and Brazilian Art from the Permanent Collection, the bold dance theater troupe Viver Brasil presents a performance followed by their signature dance workshop, Cooking Samba. The event will explore the deep roots, explosive rhythms, and powerful orixas of Afro-Brazilian culture and pay tribute to ancestry, processionals, memory, and the joy of movement.

Sunday, August 20, 2017 | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.

Move: Lindy Hop to Hip Hop with Shamell Bell Seamlessly melding her activist and choreographer roots, community organizer Shamell Bell leads a movement workshop in conjunction with the exhibition No Justice, No Peace: LA 1992.

Photo: Feneco; courtesy Capoeira Brasil Los Angeles

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public programs

Wednesday, September 6, 2017 | 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

A Historical Perspective on Silent Films Working at the intersection of cultural studies and film and media studies, film historian Ellen Scott—associate professor in the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television—will explore the history of the silent race film (now nearly lost amidst today’s visually saturated culture) and the ways in which it has evolved over the years.

Sunday, September 10, 2017 | 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

AYIBOBO! DETEMINASYON ak RESISTANS NAN AYITI Ayibobo! Resilience and Resistance in Haitian Art & Culture

Performance artist, ethnologist, and scholar c​. SCOTI scott presents an experiential workshop exploring the visual and performing arts of Haiti. ​Come prepared to move, sing, and celebrate the spirit of Haiti as we delve into the dance, popular music, and visual and sacred arts of Vodun.

Tuesday, September 12, 2017 | 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Curators’ Walkthrough: Face to Face Join exhibition curators Naima J. Keith, Deputy Director, Exhibitions and Programs, CAAM, and Diana Nawi, Associate Curator, Pérez Art Museum Miami, for a walkthrough of Face to Face: Los Angeles Collects Portraiture.

There is renewed urgency in today’s political climate to hear from multiple generations of activists working to make change.

Activism Now is a series that invites speakers to discuss their work as well as the challenges, opportunities, and consequences of expanding the impact of social and political activism today.

Wednesday, September 27, 2017 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

In Conversation: Malik Gaines and Tavia Nyong’o Malik Gaines’s recent book, Black Performance on the Outskirts of the Left, articulates the role that black theatricality played in the radical energy of the sixties. It follows the evolution of black identity politics to reveal blackness’s ability to transform contemporary social conditions.

Gaines’s conversation with Tavia Nyong’o, Professor of African American Studies, American Studies, and Theater Studies at Yale University, will be followed by a book signing.

Within Our Gates, 1920. USA. Directed

by Oscar Micheaux, featuring Evelyn Preer.

Courtesy the Library of Congress

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Wednesday, July 5, 2017 | 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Congresswoman Maxine Waters Congresswoman Maxine Waters may be making headlines today for her stance against President Donald Trump’s agenda, but she has a long history of advocacy and legislative achievements. For nearly forty years, Congresswoman Waters has been at the forefront of effective policy-making, beginning first in the California State Assembly where she rose to Democratic Caucus Chair until her election to the US House in 1990. As Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, Congresswoman Waters is leading the fight to protect the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Further, she has championed legislation to protect homeowners, consumers, and even worked across the aisle to pass such important measures as the National Flood Insurance Program and reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank.

Congresswoman Waters is a former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, co-founder of the LA–based Black Women’s Forum, and former board member of Essence and Ms. magazines.

Tuesday, August 1, 2017 | 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Anthony Ruffin: Advocate for the Homeless Anthony Ruffin works on the front lines of homelessness in Los Angeles.

A caseworker turned nonprofit advocate with the Housing Works Mobile Integrated Services Team (MIST), Ruffin tirelessly works for the most vulnerable, chronically homeless populations, some living with severe mental and physical illness. The event will address homelessness as a chronic issue in metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles that requires constant consideration and progress.

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for families Sunday, July 2, 2017 | 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Assemblage Workshop Create your own treasured assemblage sculpture from recycled materials alongside multimedia artist Karl Jean-Guerly Pétion, whose work is featured in Intersections: Caribbean and Brazilian Art from the Permanent Collection.

Born in Haiti, Pétion immigrated to the US and studied fine art at the Kansas City Art Institute and the California Institute of the Arts. Using drawing, painting, video, and experimental sound, the artist draws inspiration from his Haitian roots and contemporary issues. Maximum 20 participants.

Tuesday, July 4 – Friday, July 7, 2017 | 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

CAAM Camp Starting on the Fourth of July, join us for a week dedicated to kids! Our educators will be on-hand to lead free, drop-in art activities for youth and families. CAAM Camp culminates in the CAAM Kids Maker Fest, at which local artists will join with our educators and families to share their methods of creating art in a variety of media. Healthy snacks will be provided by our CAAM Camp partner, Vegan Outreach. Workshops and snacks are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Saturday, July 8, 2017 | 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

CAAM Kids Maker Fest Come participate in this all-day, all-ages affair, featuring maker stations by local artists! Learn from the pros of our community and take home several creative treasures of your own. No prior art experience necessary. Art materials provided.

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CAAM welcomes children of all ages, and we present a wide range of interactive programs designed especially for families. The following programs occur on an ongoing basis. No RSVP is needed—just drop by and join in!

Every Tuesday | 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Stroller Tours Babies are welcome! In fact, you need a baby in tow if you want to join this group for casual and lively discussions in the galleries led by museum educators—just for parents-caregivers and their pre-toddler-age children (18 months and younger).

Expect a special kind of outing that allows for adult conversation, but where no one minds if a baby lends their opinion with a coo or cry! Tours are limited to ten adults with children and meet at the front desk.

Sunday, September 17, 2017 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Concentric Circles Workshop Museum educators will lead craft workshops and other family-related activities inspired by Circles and Circuits I: History and Art of the Chinese Caribbean Diaspora.

Sunday, September 24, 2017 | 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Chalk it Out Inspired by the chalk-like marks in Gary Simmons’s enormous new work on the walls of CAAM’s grand lobby, participate in a chalk workshop to create temporary murals on the Museum grounds. We welcome novice and advanced artists alike to participate in an afternoon of creating in chalk.

All events are free unless otherwise noted and are subject to change.

Please visit caamuseum.org for the most up-to-date information on upcoming public programs.

RSVP to CAAM programs at 213.744.2024 or rsvp@caamuseum.org

Every Tuesday | 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Youth Now To inspire activism in the next generation of leaders, community mentors in a variety of fields will welcome teens on a drop-in basis to participate in unscripted conversations about changing communities. We invite youth to reclaim the word “responsibility” from its frequent use by adults to blame or shame youth for societal problems. Instead, young people will use art, critical thinking, and community organizing to reframe “responsibility” to mean “the ability to respond to a broken society.” Teens will share topics of interest and receive feedback from mentors, including Brent Blair, Associate Professor of Theatre Practice at the USC School of Dramatic Arts, artist and activist Patrisse Khan-Cullors, artist and professor at the USC Roski School of Fine Arts Suzanne Lacy, and others.

This program is presented in partnership with the USC School of Dramatic Arts, led by Brent Blair, Director of Theatre and Social Change and Associate Professor of Theatre Practice.

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Admission is FREE. Hours Galleries open Tuesdays–Saturdays 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. and Sundays 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Location CAAM is located in Exposition Park, which is home to a variety of museums and attractions. Parking is $12 (cash only) at 39th and Figueroa Streets.

The Metro Expo line stop Expo Park/USC is a five-minute walk through the Rose Garden to the Museum.

Stay in touch with CAAM Phone: 213.744.2084 Email: info@caamuseum.org Sign up for our monthly e-news for updates on our exhibitions and public programs: caamuseum.org Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @CAAMinLA The California African American Museum is a state-supported agency and a Smithsonian Affiliate.

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600 State Drive Exposition Park Los Angeles, CA 90037 caam state board of directors todd hawkins, president zna portlock houston, vice president cornelious burke victor griego terri holoman rev. cecil l. murray bari a. williams

Cover: Amy Sherald, Pythagore, 2016. Oil on canvas, 54 x 43 in. Collection of Arthur Lewis and Hau Nguyen; Photo courtesy the artist and Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago

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