Name: RE•COLLECTIONS: The Lives of Madison County’s Enslaved People
Start: 2025-11-16T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-16T16:00:00-05:00
Location: Eastern Kentucky University / Campbell Building / 2396 Crabbe Street, Richmond, KY, United States, Kentucky 40475

$RE\u2022COLLECTIONS: The Lives of Madison County\u2019s Enslaved People$

EKU GILES GALLERY /// LOWER GALLERY
RE•COLLECTIONS: The Lives of Madison County’s Enslaved People
November 16 – December 5, 2025
Public Reception / Sunday, November 16, 2-4PM
Panel Discussion / Thursday, November 20, 5-6PM
RE•COLLECTIONS combines art and artifacts to illuminate the names and stories of the enslaved at the White Hall Estate and across Madison County, KY.
PANELISTS / Thursday, November 20, from 5-6PM
Ginny Whitehouse: Director, School of Communication / Moderator
Sharyn Mitchell: Berea College Archivist (Retired) / Project Impact on Community
A'Mya Kendrick: EKU Student Lead / Project Impact on Students
Mathew Parrish: White Hall Historic Site Coordinator & Curator
Jackie Couture: Associate Director of Special Collections & Archives / Transcription & Resource Accessibility
Emily Hofelich: Assistant Professor, Broadcasting & Electronic Media / Video Installation
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS / This exhibit acknowledges the contributions of EKU faculty, staff, and—above all—students, as well as the community members who participated in or supported the research. Special thanks are extended to the White Hall State Historic Site, the EKU College of Letters, Arts, & Social Sciences, the EKU Institute for Creative & Collaborative Arts, EKU Special Collections & Archives, and the Kentucky Historical Society’s America250KY grant program.
ABOUT EKU GILES GALLERY / Founded in 1973, the EKU Giles Gallery serves the campus, community, and Commonwealth, showcasing multidisciplinary creative work from artists of regional and national acclaim. The gallery is named for Fred Parker Giles, who served Eastern Kentucky University from 1939–64. EKU Giles Gallery is part of the School of Art & Design (SoAD) and the Institute for Creative & Collaborative Arts (ICCA).
NAVIGATION ADDRESS / EKU Giles Gallery, 2396 Crabbe Street, Richmond, KY, 40475
PARKING / Free parking is available after 5PM on weekdays, and throughout the weekend, directly across the street from the Campbell Building in the Crabbe Lot. The Crabbe Lot is a pay lot during normal business hours, payable via the Park Mobile App, Lot # 3355. The best address to use to navigate directly to the Crabbe Lot is: 2396 Crabbe St, Richmond, KY 40475.