The Black History Commission of
Arkansas and the Arkansas History Commission will be hosting a symposium on
Saturday, June 4, at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center from 10 a.m. until 3
p.m. The symposium’s theme, “African American Arts in Arkansas,” will
feature speakers Delita Martin, Garbo Hearne, Garland Martin Taylor, and
Arkansas History Commission staff member Jeff Lewellen.
Topics include “Talking
Palette, Hidden Artist: The Art of Arkansas’s Henry Lewis Jackson,” “The Soul
of Arkansas: A History of Arkansas’s African American Musicians,” and “In
Search of Self: The Preservation of Culture through African American Art.”
There will also be a presentation about African American authors from Arkansas.
The seminar is free to attend
but registration is required. The deadline for registering will be May 30.
Registration is limited, so be sure to make reservations soon. Check-in
will begin at 9:15 a.m. on June 4. Teachers can earn up to four professional
development hours through attendance. Lunch will be provided.
The mission of the Black
History Commission of Arkansas is to collect materials pertaining to African
American history for the Arkansas History Commission, to encourage research of
the state's African American history, and to cooperate with the Arkansas
Department of Education to develop materials that support the teaching of
African American history in our public schools. The Arkansas History
Commission, located in Little Rock, is the official archives of the state of
Arkansas and maintains the largest collection of historical materials on
Arkansas in the world.
For more information about the
symposium or to register, please contact us at history.commission@arkansas.gov
or call 501-682-6900.
This event is funded in part by a grant from the Arkansas
Humanities Council.
