Name: Symposium: Light Within Ourselves: Haitian Art and Culture
Start: 2025-04-26T13:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-04-26T16:00:00-05:00
Location: Des Moines Art Center

Symposium: Light Within Ourselves: Haitian Art and Culture

Organized in concert with the exhibition “Light Within Ourselves: Haitian Art in Iowa,” on view at the Des Moines Art Center from April 18 – September 7, 2025, this gathering brings together curators, scholars, and teachers who explore the rich history of Haitian art and culture. It is a celebration of collaboration and exchange between the Waterloo Center for the Arts, Grinnell College, Drake University, and the Art Center. The symposium asks us to consider how Iowa is and can be a beacon for the preservation of Haiti’s cultural heritage.
Presentations will include insights into the exhibition and more about the holdings of Haitian art at the Waterloo Center for the Arts—the largest publicly held collection of Haitian Art in the United States, the role Haiti has placed in the discourse of Caribbean, Black, and Global art history, and more on sharing the richness of Haitian art and culture.
EVENT SCHEDULE: https://desmoinesartcenter.org/event/symposium-light-within-ourselves-haitian-art-and-culture/
Free; registration required.