Atkins Auditorium

Join us for an insightful panel discussion that wrestles with questions of how appropriation, appreciation, and inspiration apply to Picasso’s work and 21^st century art and culture.

Moderator:
Dr. Delia Gillis, Director of the Center for Africana Studies, University of Central Missouri

Panelists:
– Michelle Tyrene Johnson, playwright and diversity speaker
– John Lukavic, Curator of Native Arts, Denver Art Museum
– Nii Quarcoopome, Co-Chief Curator, Curator of African Art & Department Head, Africa, Oceania and Indigenous Americas, Detroit Institute of Arts
– Chico Sierra, artist, musician and poet

Offered in connection with the exhibition Through the Eyes of Picasso.