A cultural treasure prized by Vermonters and visitors for more than 80 years, the Fleming Museum is located on the campus of the University of Vermont, which, chartered in 1791, is one of the nation's oldest universities.
When the Museum opened in 1931, it was hailed as "a practical place of learning — a vibrant, ongoing educational institution for both children and adults." Today, the Museum houses Vermont's most comprehensive collection of art and anthropological artifacts. It presents innovative exhibitions of contemporary and historic art from around the world, complemented by year-round programming for all ages.
The forty-seven artists featured Be Strong and Do Not Betray Your Soul use the medium of photography to express their own humanity and that of their subjects; to subtly comment on the social, economic, and historical forces that oppress us all, but especially women, queer people, and people of color; and above all to create images that are by turns startling, meditative, and thought-provoking.
This exhibition explores the intersection of art and activism. Drawn primarily from the Fleming Museum’s collection, the RESIST! INSIST! PERSIST! features the work of historical and contemporary artists who have countered adversity and hardship with empowerment and expression. This show was curated by UVM students in the Fall 2018 class Art History 282: Museum Studies.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3 AT 12:00PM
Rebecca Zorach, Mary Jane Crowe Professor of Art History at Northwestern University, will speak about contemporary artists whose work deals with Chicago’s South Side—Theaster Gates, Cauleen Smith, and Amanda Williams—as well as activist groups that are engaging with both environmental and social issues. Zorach teaches and writes on early modern European art, contemporary activist art, and art of the 1960s and 1970s.
