In honor of Women’s History Month, on March 28, West Virginia University Libraries’ Art in the Libraries will host the first Feminist Activist Artist in Residence Catron Booker for a virtual presentation and viewing of her forthcoming project, "Affrilachian Freedom Dreaming: Honoring Dr. Ancella Bickley."
Booker’s project, a short film that explores Black resistance through the Dr. Ancella Bickley archives of the West Virginia & Regional History Center’s (WVRHC) West Virginia Feminist Activist Collection (FAC), will be the result of the inaugural West Virginia Feminist Activist Collection Artist in Residency (FAIR) program.
As a Black feminist experimental filmmaker and performance artist, Booker incorporates Afrofuturism to envision Black liberation.
“The Art in the Libraries committee and the West Virginia & Regional History Center were honored to receive over 50 outstanding submissions for the inaugural Feminist Activist Artist in Residence program,” Art in the Libraries Curator Sally Brown said. “It was a privilege to select Catron Booker, whose Affrilachian perspective and deeply thoughtful feminist approach align powerfully with the mission of this residency. We are thrilled to support this groundbreaking project and look forward to the powerful dialogue it will spark around the Feminist Activist Collection.”
As the culmination of the week-long collaborative pilot residency program, Booker will discuss her experience as the first FAIR resident, her process and inspiration for exploring the Dr. Ancella Bickley archives and her resulting artistic product to be created during her residency at the virtual event.
Open to students, faculty, staff and the public, all those interested must RSVP to receive zoom information to join us on Friday, March 28 at 10 a.m.