IA&A at Hillyer Gallery

9 Hillyer Court, NW
www.athillyer.org

IA&A will feature a variety of incredible activations for AAN 2023!

Create Mudcloth Designs with Nicole Wandera
7 to 8 p.m.

As the first kick-off event for Art All Night, Hillyer’s featured solo artist in September, Nicole Wandera, will lead participants through an activity inspired by African mud cloth. Visitors will work with traditional symbols, using stencils, paint, and cloth to create their own art. Creators are welcomed to take their designs with them. 

Spoken Word and Music: Hosted by Kenneth Carroll
8:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Hosted by legendary DC poet, Kenneth Carroll, poets Naomi Ayala, Brandon Johnson, Zohar Rom and bass player Emory Diggs will share their poetic reflections in response to Hillyer’s current exhibitions by Mark Tan, Adam Odomore, and Nicole Wandera. After the scheduled performances, a select number of visitors will be invited to share their thoughts as well. 

Curator Talk with Adam Odomore
10 to 10:30 pm

Adam Odomore will talk about the subject of his exhibition To Harvest a Dream Buried Dust—On Care and Blackness. Odomore will address the importance of creating a space for healing in the context of oppression.

Current Exhibitions at Hillyer
7pm to 12am

During the visit to Hillyer’s art space, visitors will have an opportunity to see the latest exhibitions on view during the month of September featuring Mark Tan, Sight Unseen, Adam Odomore, To Harvest a Dream Buried in Dust—On Care and Blackness, and Nicole Wandera, We Meet Again.