What’s On 2024

THE CALLING: The Transformative Power of African American Doll and Puppet Making

Starting June 19th, 2024

In this visually rich exhibit, 26 nationally acclaimed black artists who came of age during the height of the civil rights and black arts movement explore the history of the black community in the U.S. through dolls and puppets. 

Working in mixed media, with audio interviews, artists share how their art chronicles the history, identity, and culture of their communities. "Called" to continue the enduring tradition of black doll-making (which is also traced in this exhibit), these artists recognize that their works, like those of the dollmakers who went before them, are healing and transformative -- for the artist and the communities of which they are part.