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Presented in conjunction with the opening of the exhibition SEWN + COLLECTED: Sweetgrass Baskets by Elizabeth Mazyck Collected by Allison Gulick Muller, this symposium brings together scholars, artists, and collectors to explore the history, craft, and cultural significance of Lowcountry sweetgrass basketry.Schedule:
2 pm | Keynote by historian Dale Rosengarten, curator of "Row Upon Row" and "Grassroots: African Origins of an American Art."
3 pm | Sweetgrass basket sewing demonstration by artist Elizabeth Mazyck.
3:30 pm | Panel discussion led by exhibition curator, Amelia Muller, with Elizabeth Mazyck, Dale Rosengarten, and collector Allison Gulick Muller ’71, lender to the exhibition.
4:45 – 5:30 pm | Reception
FREE and open to the public.
Image: Elizabeth Mazyck, Triple In-and-Out Basket with Handle, sweetgrass, bulrush, and palmetto. From the collection of Allison Gulick Muller.
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Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College, 1 Quinlan St, Lynchburg, VA 24503-1519, United States
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