Celebrate the opening of My│gration, a new exhibition in the Center for Creative Connections inspired by input from the Dallas community. The exhibition explores the migration of people, objects, and ideas through art from the DMA’s collection. Join us for a day of fun-filled, free activities for all ages.
My|gration was made possible by The Bonnie Pitman Education Endowment to Do Something New.
Full Schedule of Events:
Welcome Table
11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. | C3
Pick up an event schedule and learn more about the local community partners who helped shape the exhibition.
Stories Alive! with Toni Simmons
11:30 a.m.–noon | C3 Theater
Celebrate the many cultures of America with master storyteller Toni Simmons. Enjoy folktales, songs, and rhythms, and become part of the performance as Simmons weaves her storytelling magic!
Open Studio: Pompom Making with GAIA Empowered Women
Noon–4:00 p.m. | Art Studio, C3
Team up with artisans from GAIA Empowered Women in the studio to make animal pompoms and create a community garland to celebrate the opening of My|gration.
World Music with Jamal Mohamed Trio
1:00–2:00 p.m. | C3 Gallery
Enjoy a world music performance, featuring music from Egypt, Morocco, Greece, and Indonesia, performed by the Jamal Mohamed Trio. Mohamed is known for his virtuosity on the doumbek, incorporating many innovative jazz and Latin styles with this ancient instrument.
Readings from Crossing the Line with Cry Havoc Theater Company
2:00–3:00 p.m. | C3 Theater
Their stories fill news feeds and television screens—young people caught in the political crossfire in the national conversation on immigration. However they arrive, these young people have become political pawns in a national debate about identity and patriotism. Join Cry Havoc Theater Company for a special reading of Crossing the Line, a documentary-style production that raises the question: where do we go from here? Crossing the Line is directed by Mara Richards Bim and Tim Johnson, co-produced by Cry Havoc Theater Company and Kitchen Dog Theater.
Moving Reflections with C3 Visiting Artists Shoshana McIntosh and Marie-Claire Valdez
2:00–4:00 p.m. | Community Art Space
Visit C3 Visiting Artists Shoshana McIntosh and Marie-Claire Valdez and participate in their project Moving Reflections, exploring personal journeys and memories through sound recording, movement, and writing.
Image: Vernon Fisher, Painting the Pacific, 1994, oil, blackboard, slating, wood, and chalk, Dallas Museum of Art, The Barrett Collection, Dallas, Texas, 2007.53.11.a-c, © Vernon Fisher