Press release from Asheville School:
On January 18, 2018, join Asheville School for the opening of “Marking a Movement: Selections From Hear Our Voice.” The Amplifier’s “Hear Our Voice” Exhibit has been shown in museums and art galleries around the country, and the Asheville Art Museum has loaned posters from the exhibit to Asheville School for the show.
“Hear Our Voice” is an exhibition of posters organized by The Amplifier, “a design lab dedicated to reimagining and amplifying the voices of social change movements though art and community engagement.” According to the Asheville Art Museum’s website, the full exhibition “explores the potential of visual art to empower people, artists, and communities and promote dialogue.”
John M. Crawford Gallery Curator Casey Arbor says that “Marking a Movement” features posters created by a wide-range of artists that explore themes of social justice and current issues. “The Amplifier’s exhibit at the Asheville Art Museum was so powerful, popular and profound that we requested the posters be loaned to Asheville School,” said Arbor. “We have created a memorable exhibition complete with programming that engages our students. We hope that this exhibition will help students engage in dialogue and prompt them to explore current issues through art.”
“Marking a Movement” will include a selection of 33 of posters from the “Hear Our Voice” exhibit. Join us for an opening reception on January 18 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Walker Arts Center’s John M. Crawford Gallery. The exhibition will hang until March 2, 2018. Guests can visit the gallery from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and should check in at the front desk in Mitchell Hall.
Asheville School is a nationally acclaimed co-ed, college preparatory boarding and day school for students in grades 9 through 12. The 288 students enrolled at Asheville School represent 21 states and 14 countries. Recent graduates have been accepted to Amherst, Columbia, Davidson, Duke, Elon, Emory, Furman, Georgetown, Harvard, NC State, Rhodes, Sewanee, UNC-Chapel Hill, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, William & Mary, WashU, Wofford, and Yale among others.
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