Aralee Strange Lecture and community events
Join the Department of Language and Literacy Education for three events at the Georgia Museum of Art beginning with the eighth annual Aralee Strange Lecture on Thursday, April 2 at 5:30 p.m. featuring Lemuel “Life” LaRoche.
Life is an author, poet, and local community leader. In his talk, “Art, Chess, and Resistance: Exploring Tools to Build Community Impact and Change,” he will explore how chess, art, and civic engagement can serve as transformative tools for strengthening students, families, and communities. Participants will examine chess as a framework for cognitive development by enhancing critical thinking, strategic planning, emotional regulation, and decision-making skills in young people.
On Friday April 3, from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., graduate and undergraduate students are invited to join Callan Steinmann, director of learning and engagement at the Georgia Museum of Art, for a workshop session at the museum that will include gallery discussion and art-making. Using artist Julie Green’s “The Last Supper” series as the focus, participants will explore strategies for leveraging works of art to engage students in discussions around art and activism, social justice, and contemporary issues. Then attendees will create their own ceramic works of art in response to Green’s installation. Lunch will be provided following the workshop. This program is free, but space is limited; please email callan@uga.edu to reserve a spot.
Finally, on Saturday, April 4 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., join us for a drop-in, free family event presented in partnership with Chess and Community and UGA’s Department of Language and Literacy Education. Learn how to play chess and check out robots at stations hosted by Chess and Community members, explore the galleries with self-guided activities, and create your own chess-inspired art project.
This event is sponsored by the Aralee Strange Fund for Art and Poetry, the Department of Language and Literacy Education, and the Language and Literacy Education Graduate Organization.