Black artists and art in America

Sonoma Valley Museum of Art hosts a forum of scholars who investigate and write about African American art and culture. Topic: the impact of Raymond Saunders (whose work is on display) and other contemporary Black artists,  on American life and art history.

Leading the discussion is Cheryl Finley, Ph.D., inaugural director, Atlanta University Center for Art History + Curatorial Studies Collective + Distinguished Visiting Professor, Spelman College. Finley is joined by Leigh Raiford, Ph.D., professor, African American Studies Department, University of California, Berkeley, Jacqueline Frances, Ph.D., chair, Graduate Visual and Critical Studies Program, California College of the Arts, and Bay Area artist Demetri Broxton, senior director of Education at Museum of the African Diaspora (MOAD).

2pm. $10-$25. Svma.org