Event details

Members of the Princeton University student group The Black Arts Collective present an exhibition of new work in a variety of mediums.

Collective Artist Statement

My Kids Will Call You Auntie amplifies and intertwines with Priya Vulchi’s “Good Friends”, a monograph framing friendship as an act of love and resistance—as a powerful political tool. Seventeen members of The Black Arts Collective provoke an intensification of the value of platonic relationships under a political climate determined to force us into isolation. Upcycling the definition of friendship, we reimagine a ‘friend’ as a pillar of the soul, not merely a trivial acquaintance.

Through painting, writing, sculpture, and photography, we explore what permits, denies, or enhances the transition from stranger to friend to chosen family. We may nurture and tussle, cherish and despise, commit through evolution, and love unconditionally despite encountering radical differences. Ultimately, My Kids Will Call You Auntie unveils fragments of our friendships to implore each viewer to reconceptualize and deepen their own.

Opening Reception

An opening reception will be held on November 9 at 6:30 p.m. in the gallery.

Admission

The exhibition is free and open to the public.

Gallery Hours

On view November 9-15; gallery is open to the public daily 10 AM - 8 PM.

Directions

Get directions to the CoLab, located on the Forum/street level of the Lewis Arts complex.

On weekends, enter the Lewis Arts complex through the main Forum level entry doors located across from the Princeton NJ Transit Station/Wawa. All other entry doors are locked on weekends.

Accessibility

The CoLab is an accessible venue. Visit our Venues and Studios page for accessibility information at our various locations. Guests in need of access accommodations are invited to contact the Lewis Center at 609-258-5262 or email LewisCenter@princeton.edu at least one week in advance of the event date.