Panel Discussion — 'Ministry: Reverend Joyce McDonald'

Sat Nov 01 2025 at 03:00 pm to 05:00 pm UTC-04:00

The Bronx Museum of the Arts | Bronx

The Bronx Museum of the Arts
Publisher/HostThe Bronx Museum of the Arts
Panel Discussion \u2014 'Ministry: Reverend Joyce McDonald'
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This panel will explore key themes of the 'Ministry' exhibition, including the therapeutic possibilities of art, and Black AIDS activism.
About this Event

Saturday, November 1

3:00 – 5:00 PM

FREE! For All Ages

This panel for brings together the exhibition's curator, Kyle Croft (Executive Director, Visual AIDS), Chloe Hayward (Director of Education, Studio Museum in Harlem), and Katherine Cheairs (Artist and Visual AIDS Board Member).

The conversation will explore key themes from the Ministry catalogue, including the therapeutic possibilities of art, creative practices that thrive outside the traditional art market, and the role of churches and visual culture in the history of Black AIDS activism.

Published by Visual AIDS in collaboration with The Bronx Museum, the Ministry: Reverend Joyce McDonald catalogue is the first book dedicated to McDonald’s sculptural practice and features essays by Croft and Dr. Jareh Das, alongside a conversation between McDonald and fellow artist Rafael Sánchez. The catalogue is available to purchase for $35 in The Bronx Museum's gift shop.

A longtime Visual AIDS Artist Member, McDonald began working with clay in 1997 through an art therapy program, shortly after her diagnosis with HIV. She quickly recognized the medium’s potential for healing and transformation. Working intuitively, she allows figures to emerge from the clay, giving form to memories and emotion while processing experiences of addiction, domestic violence, and illness.

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The Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx, United States

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