The Dr. William R. Harvey Museum of Art on the campus of Talladega College will host a series of lunch lectures beginning in September and continuing monthly on Thursdays at noon.
The Brown Bag Lunch Lecture Series offers audiences the opportunity to get to know creative thinkers and visionaries through engaging dialogues and demonstrations. Event organizers anticipate that the lectures will deepen the Museum’s connections to the local communities it serves and increase awareness of its resources. A diversity of genres and art forms will be explored with many focusing on African American contemporary art practices, literature, music, and more.
Dr. Linda Holloway, a story activist, author, counselor, and associate professor, will present the first lecture on Thursday, September 14, at noon. Holloway’s Little Miss Linda series of children’s books have won multiple awards.
I Love My Happy Hair has won several awards, including the Distinguished Authors Guild-DAG, PenCraft Book Award, and the Purple Dragonfly Book Award Honorable Mention. In 2021, the book was awarded the New York City Big Book Award Distinguished Favorite.
The series continues on Thursday, October 5, when award-winning artist, writer, and advocate for racial justice Salaam Green presents, What Black Women Want You to Know: The Literary History of Art and Racial Healing in Alabama.
Green’s presentation explores literature featuring perspectives from African American women and literary artists influenced by the history of Alabama’s diverse literary culture. The Alabama Humanities Alliance Road Scholars Speakers Bureau makes Green’s presentation possible.
Additional speakers will be announced soon and posted online at harveymuseum.org. Presentations are held monthly at noon in the Museum Lecture Hall. Admission is free. RSVP to srobertson@talladega.edu or (256) 761-6299. Attendees are invited to bring a brown bag lunch; water and cookies are provided gratis. Door prizes will be awarded. The Museum galleries will be open. For more information, visit online at harveymuseum.org or call (256) 761-6284.
For guests who require assistance with sight or hearing impairments, contact the organizer at least two weeks before the event at (256) 761-6299, srobertson@talladega.edu. The Museum and museum parking area are accessible.
The Brown Bag Lunch Lecture Series is made possible in part by a grant from the Daniel Foundation and through support from Talladega College and the Alabama Humanities Alliance.
