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Organized in the spirit of the Harlem Renaissance's famed salons to foster creativity among communities of artists and intellectuals

Join us for Wakeupworld Salon: Derek Fordjour, organized in the spirit of the Harlem Renaissance's famed salons that brought together communities of artists and intellectuals to foster creativity and explore themes also found in our centennial exhibition100: A Century of Collections, Community, and Creativity. 

We will keep the galleries open until 8pm, inviting you to view and gain inspiration from the exhibition at 5:15 PM tour of the Aaron Douglas 4-panel murals with Harlem resident and acclaimed artist Derek Fordjour in the Latimer Gallery, followed by a conversation with Fordjour. We will hear about his relationship to Harlem and Douglas's work and how the archives impact his art practice. The intimate conversation takes place atop of the famed Houston Conwill cosmogram Rivers with small bites and beverages.

The evening is dedicated to Schomburg's enduring role as a research center and a convening space for intergenerational conversations, world-building, and creativity. This is the third installment of our Wakeupworld Salon series. *The salon takes its name--Wakeupworld--from Countee Cullen's mythical creature in his poem The Wakeupworld.

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