Saturday, February 22nd
11 AM – 5 PM
Andrea Clark, “Self Portrait,” ca. 1970-1971, Courtesy of Andrea Clark Collection, Pack Memorial Public Library, Asheville, NC
Free Community Day Event
Opening of The Photography of Andrea Clark: Remembering Asheville’s East End Community: PART II
Andrea Clark, an acclaimed local photographer, captured an extensive photographic archive of Asheville’s East End and Downtown around 1970. Both areas were transformed by the city of Asheville’s urban renewal program. Clark’s photos are an important record of the landscape, people, and buildings that once made up the African American community of the East End.
Join us at the Asheville Museum of History (AMoH) for our Community Day, celebrating the official start of Part II of our exhibit, The Photography of Andrea Clark. Part II will display a new series of photographs from the Andrea Clark Collection.
This free event will have activities for children and families, including a special program with YMI Cultural Center Executive Director Rev. Sean Hasker Palmer on the history of Asheville’s Young Men’s Institute (YMI) from 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM. Founded in 1892, the YMI Cultural Center’s mission is to empower the Black community to celebrate its rich cultural heritage through programs that preserve and promote African American arts and traditions. Limited seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Andrea Clark, “Looking Down Eagle Street,” ca. 1970-1971, Courtesy of Andrea Clark Collection, Pack Memorial Public Library, Asheville, NC
Andrea Clark, “Valley Street Neighborhood,” ca. 1970, Courtesy of Andrea Clark Collection, Pack Memorial Public Library, Asheville, NC
Tuesday, February 25th
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Photograph of Spencer Perry, Courtesy of LaKisha Blount
History Hour:
Echoes of Texana: The Families That Made it a Community
with LaKisha Blount
In-Person Event at the Smith-McDowell House, home to the Asheville Museum of History (AMoH), 283 Victoria Road, Asheville, NC, 28801
Thursday, March 13th
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
History Hour:
Of Words & Water: The Story of Wilma Dykeman
with Shannon Hitchcock
In-Person Event at the Smith-McDowell House, home to the Asheville Museum of History (AMoH), 283 Victoria Road, Asheville, NC, 28801
Thursday, April 10th
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
History Hour:
John Ehle: One-Man Think Tank and Chronicler of the Mountains
with Catherine Frank and Terry Roberts
In-Person Event at the Smith-McDowell House, home to the Asheville Museum of History (AMoH), 283 Victoria Road, Asheville, NC, 28801