Late Nights: Gainsboro Road and Beyond
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Friday, Oct 6, 2023 5pm - 9pm
Location
Taubman Museum of Art
110 Salem Ave
Details
Learn more about Roanoke’s storied Henry Street, Gainsboro Road, and Northeast with this Late Night event honoring the work of late local artist David Ramey, Sr.
Stroll the galleries of "David Ramey: Gainsboro Road and Beyond" to explore 100 detailed works on view alongside 75 narratives handwritten by the artist recollecting his youthful memories growing up in this community as it existed before national urban renewal programs impacted it.
Friday, October 6
5-9 pm: Open galleries
7:30-8:30 pm: Performances by CommUNITY ARTSreach, Radford University’s National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) and the Lady RUs
Free | No registration required | Walk-ins encouraged!
"David Ramey: Gainsboro Road and Beyond" is organized by and on view at both the Harrison Museum of African American Culture and the Taubman Museum of Art.
Exhibition and educational programming are generously supported in part by The Secular Society, Trout Lily Foundation, Virginia Humanities, and the Edgar A. Thurman Charitable Foundation for Children.
