Romare Bearden Foundation Inc.

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“Strengthened their critical thinking abilities. This year we were also able to take advantage of a special romare bearden exhibition installed at the wallach gallery at columbia (nov. 2014-march 2015)”

“-assisted with the development of educational programs around the columbia university stop of the touring exhibition: romare bearden: a black odyssey (january - march 14, 2015) the foundation was paid by columbia university to assist with training, and payments for the teaching artists that participated in their school program. -baltimore planning meeting for series of educator workshops. Consulted with officials of the baltimore city schools preparing to integrate the bearden foundation curriculum into their program. Developed plan for educator workshops to be provided by the bearden foundation (performed feb 2016), and facilitated the processing of 200 curriculum kits to the school district. -professional development at thurgood marshall academy school, performed by foundation director on sept 28- assisted group of classroom teachers with preparation of a special school-wide focus on romare bearden, and facilitated procurement of ten curriculum kits. Co-directors participation in the artist endowed foundations leadership forum (october 2015) - developed presentations of the newly organized archives, as a way of informing on the contents and value- in 2014 we secured a grant to formally organize the some 15 linear ft. Of materials that make up the foundation's bearden archive. In 2015 we began discussions with potential partners that could help us take the archives to the next level- digitization, and integration into a larger archives platform that will the materials more publicly accessible. - hosted the 2014-15 st. Louis museum of art (slam) fellow. For a two-week internship in new york city, the foundation lodged and hosted the slam romare bearden graduate minority fellow (april). The co-directors scheduled meetings and projects with ms. Jordia benjamin, who researched several ideas for exhibitions and merchandise from the archives, and visits to new york institutions -moma archives, nypl schomburg center for research, and the studio museum in harlem. - participation as partner institution of barnard university's "harlem semester". Co- director harris-kelley taught a semester length course on romare bearden in harlem, and acted as the partner institution liaison to the initiative committee. Student's benefitted from the resources of the foundation through lectures, tours, and presentation of archival materials in the classroom. (january - may 2015)”