BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ical@bgc.bard.edu//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.16.12// METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Bard Graduate Center X-WR-CALDESC: X-WR-RELCALID:f X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event_1461@www.bgc.bard.edu DTSTAMP:20260815T213836Z DESCRIPTION:To request access to the archival video for research purposes p lease email archives@bgc.bard.edu.In the spirit of the exhibition title—SI GHTLINES on Peace\, Power\, and Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa—Bard Gradua te Center (BGC) has invited writer and critic Jessica Lynne\, novelist Maa za Mengiste\, composer JJJJJerome Ellis\, and choreographer Okwui Okpokwas ili to create their own sightlines—ways of seeing the exhibited artworks t hrough time\, form\, and space.Join us on October 11\, November 1\, Novemb er 8\, and December 13 to experience these “sightlines” live.To request ac cess to the archival video for research purposes please email archives@bgc .bard.edu.Support for SIGHTLINES on Peace\, Power\, and Prestige: Metal Ar ts in Africa is generously provided by the Scully Peretsman Foundation and other generous donors to Bard Graduate Center.Visitors can also experienc e the sightlines\, along with others created by exhibition curator Drew Th ompson\, lead gallery educator mary adeogun\, and BGC / Brooklyn Museum fe llow Anissa Malvoisin\, at listening stations in the gallery and via BGC’s podcast.Okwui Okpokwasili (she/her) is a Brooklyn-based performer\, chor eographer and writer creating multidisciplinary performance pieces. The ch ild of immigrants from Nigeria\, Okpokwasili was born and raised in the Br onx\, and the histories of these places and the girls and women who inhabi t them feature prominently in much of her work. Her highly experimental pr oductions include Bessie Award-winning pent-up: a revenge dance\, Bessie A ward-winning Bronx Gothic\, as well as poor people's TV room\, poor people 's TV room (SOLO)\, when I return who will receive me\, Adaku's revolt\, a nd the participatory performance installation Sitting on a Man’s Head. In 2022\, she was the inaugural artist for the Kravis Studio Residency progra m at MoMA. She is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships\, inclu ding a 2018 Princeton University Hodder Fellowship\, a 2018 Herb Alpert Aw ard in Dance\, a 2018 Doris Duke Artist Award\, and a 2018 MacArthur Fello wship.Covid PoliciesBard Graduate Center (BGC) Gallery’s policies reflect our commitment to create a safe and comfortable environment for everyone w ho visits our buildings. Our institution is mask-friendly\; we support and encourage those who wish to wear one. All visitors must be fully vaccinat ed against Covid-19 and follow the safety guidelines and policies outlined below. BGC reserves the right to ask visitors who do not follow these gui delines to leave.Stay home if you feel sickPlease do not visit BGC Gallery if you have a fever or any COVID-19 symptoms\, have tested positive for C OVID-19 within the past 14 days\, or have had close contact with anyone wh o is confirmed to have or suspected of having COVID-19.Vaccination require dBard Graduate Center requires up-to-date vaccination against COVID-19 as defined by the Centers for Disease Control.Social distancing is encouraged We recommend keeping at least six feet from others not in your party when possible. Follow signs and directions from BGC staff membersFollow the gui dance of BGC staff\, who are monitoring visitor traffic throughout the bui lding. They are there to help keep everyone safe and comfortable. Visitors who do not follow posted instructions from our staff will be asked to lea ve.Risk of exposureAn inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public space where people are present. By visiting BGC Gallery\, you ackno wledge and voluntarily assume all risk to any potential exposure to COVID- 19. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231213T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231213T170000 SUMMARY:Bard Graduate Center: Sightline: Okwui Okpokwasili END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR