PULLMAN, Wash.–In addition to Angela Y. Davis’ speech on Thursday evening, Jan. 22, there are several other events and activities planned to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr.
Iconic Images on Display
Just before attending the MLK Celebration to hear Davis, the public is invited to see an exhibit of photographs documenting America’s 20th century in the WSU Museum of Art. The exhibit, entitled Through the Lens, an American Century: Corbis & Vivian Maier, includes iconic images of Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King. Dennis DeHart, WSU assistant professor of Photography, will provide a brief gallery talk exploring, What makes a lasting image? The reception begins at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 22 and is free.
Prison Debate Project
The MLK 2015 Dream Behind Bars film series continues in February with a free screening of film highlighting WSU’s Prison Debate Project. Led by WSU Criminal Justice and Criminology professor Faith Lutze, the Prison Debate Project allows collaboration on research between inmates at the Coyote Ridge Correction Center in Connell, Wash. and WSU students. The free film will be shown on Feb. 12, 2015, at 5:30 p.m. The location will be announced at mlk.wsu.edu when confirmed.
Art for Social Change
Winners of the inaugural Art for Social Change Competition will be recognized and display/perform their entries on Feb. 26, 6 p.m., in Daggy Hall’s Wadleigh Theater. Local artists were invited to create pieces relating to one of three themes: Remembering MLK, Social Justice in Action, and Community-Building at WSU. The top submissions in each category will be awarded either a $500 scholarship, iPad, or Kindle. The deadline to submit entries was in December.
Contacts:
Marc Robinson, Director of WSU Culture & Heritage Houses, 509-332-3084, marc_robinson@wsu.edu
Steve Nakata, Director of Communications, WSU Administrative Services, 509-335-1774, nakata@wsu.edu