Date: January 24th - March 14th 2025

Location: James E. Lewis Museum, The Carl Murphy Fine Arts Center, Morgan State University 2201 Argonne Drive, Baltimore, MD 21251

Contact: Angela Franklin +1 (470) 342-4143 / [email protected]

On January 24th, James E. Lewis Museum of Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland will open to the public Getting to Grown: A Diaspora Journey Exhibition featuring artists Angela Franklin and Chevelle Makeba Moore Jones. Curated by Schroeder Cherry, Getting to Grown features a mix of textile works, paintings, and collaged images depicting the ways one might navigate life to become “grown.” These works of art highlight moments like, raising families, living abroad, and transitioning loved ones to death. Inspired by the African diaspora, familial memories and lived experiences, the artists use depictions of nature and humanity to speak to the development of their inner worlds as it relates to the changes they’ve experienced in the outer world.

Getting to Grown opens Friday January 24th and will feature a reception and presentation from Morgan’s theater department on Sunday, March 2nd at 2pm. An artist talk is scheduled for Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 11 AM
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