Reclamation Closing Reception
Fri, Sep 27
|Southampton
Join us to celebrate the closing with guest curator, Jeremy Dennis of Ma's House & BIPOC Art Studio. Light refreshments will be served. FREE - RSVP.
Time & Location
Sep 27, 2024, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Southampton, 17 Meeting House Ln, Southampton, NY 11968, USA
About the Event
If you haven't visited yet, or want to take another look, don't miss this last chance to see our powerful exhibition exploring the multifaceted ways artists engage with the act of reclaiming—whether physical space, historical narratives, personal/family stories, or cultural identity and representation.Â
Presented in partnership with Ma's House & BIPOC Art Studio, Inc., RECLAMATION: Narratives of Space, History, and Culture is on view at Southampton History Museum from May 10th–September 28th, 2024.
The exhibition takes inspiration from the complex history surrounding the Rogers Mansion, now home to the Southampton History Museum. Among its former residents was Samuel L. Parrish (1849–1932), a wealthy attorney and influential member of Southampton's Gilded Age society. During the last decades of his life, Parrish helped build several long-standing local institutions, including Southampton Hospital, Parrish Art Museum, and Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. Today, these institutions continue to promote Parrish’s wide-ranging civic values, from education to…