Farewell, Men of Change
Romare Bearden Portrait_Patrick Earl Hammie
a2ru National Conference 2023
Patrick Earl Hammie moderating a discussion between keynote speakers Lara B. Fowler, Penn State University and Julian Chambliss, Michigan State University
Gnomon
(l-r): Temple, Texas 1; Location Unknown; Temple, Texas 2 , 70 x 60 in., charcoal and acrylic on linen, 2022
Just Cause: The Power of Contemporary Art in Social Engagement
Oct. 7–Dec. 10, 2023 From homemade protest signs to propaganda posters, artistic activism is a powerfully persuasive tool intended to raise awareness and elicit action on social and political issues. “Just Cause” brings together 14 advocate artists from across the United States, who use their art to civically promote a cause or inspire social change. Through a variety of mediums, the featured artwork provides provocative commentaries on some of today’s most pressing issues, including homelessness, civil rights, social justice, gender inequality, climate change, immigration and civil liberties. Featured artists include: Russell Biles, Christian Black, Aaron S. Coleman, Sarah Conti, Jennifer Ling Datchuk, Michelle …
Imagining Otherwise: Speculation in the Americas
Kofi Bazzell-Smith (Art & Design), D. Nicole Campbell (Communication), Daniela Morales Fredes (Urban & Regional Planning), Adanya Gilmore (Dance), Beatriz Jiménez (Spanish and Portuguese), Ramón (Ray) Martinez (Spanish and Portuguese), Emerson Parker Pehl (English), María B. Serrano-Abreu (Educational Psychology), Toyosi Tejumade-Morgan (Theatre), Josue David Cisneros (Communication), Patrick Earl Hammie (Art and Design), and Jorge Lucero (Art and Design)
WORKSHOP: Large Scale Figure Drawing in Charcoal
Untitled (Study), 42 x 60 in, charcoal on paper, 2013
SOCIAL JUSTICE BILLBOARD PROJECT
Photograph by John Hock; artwork l-r: © Patrick Earl Hammie; © Jefferson Pinder
I AM… THE NIGHT
The Sheldon3648 Washington BlvdSt Louis, MO 63108 Reception: Friday, February 11, 5 – 8 p.m. I AM… THE NIGHT travels across the United States and examines the tension between joy and fear. Paintings and prints disrupt nostalgia on Soul Train, a 1971 to 2006 musical variety television show, and widely distributed 19th- and early 20th century lynching photographs. The installation confronts our fears of the Other and proposes that our connection to collective experience allows fresh space for empathy and action. Hammie repurposes the “soul train” here as the “ghost train” of folklore, remembering those legions that are dying and disappearing. He transforms …
In Blackest Shade, In Darkest Light
Giertz GalleryParkland College2400 W Bradley AveChampaign, IL 61820 November 14, 2022 – February 18, 2023 In Blackest Shade, In Darkest Light, curated by Patrick Earl Hammie, centers around drawing as a technology from which artists speculate, recover and collect communal histories, and manifest stories of desired futures from the margins of imagination into the realities of the everyday. The title draws inspiration from DC’s Green Lantern Corps’ oath, “In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil’s might, beware my power, Green Lantern’s light,” from which members of the fictional space guardians …
Black on Black on Black on Black
Krannert Art Museum500 E Peabody DrChampaign, IL 61820 September 22 – December 10, 2022 September 24PYGMALION programming: 12-3 p.m.Panel discussion: 3 p.m.Reception: 4-6 p.m. This exhibition includes work by Patrick Earl Hammie, Stacey Robinson, Blair Ebony Smith, and Nekita Thomas, presented through the lens of the Black Quantum Future, as proposed by Philadelphia-based activists and theorists Rasheeda Phillips and Camae Ayewa. The exhibition is a critical and openly reflective space exploring Black identity, collectivity, positionality, healing, innovation, and education. CLICK HERE TO TOUR MY WORK IN THE EXHIBITION The artists have curated a companion lecture series, community conversations, and a catalogue in conjunction with the exhibition. Find dates …