Extraordinary and innovative artists will be featured as Madison College’s Black Women’s Affinity Group (BWAG) host “Restoring the Black Woman” at the Dzigbodi Akyea Art Exhibit during Black History Month. The opening ceremony will take place on Thursday, Feb. 1, 5:30 p.m.
The exhibit, now in its third year, will be on display for the entire month of February.
“’Restoring the Black Women’ aims to provide Black women both within and outside our institution the opportunity to process the harm they may or may not realize is forced upon them, and to provide insight on strategies we can use to protect our spirit, our dignity, and our sanity,” says Black Women’s Affinity Group President Chevon Bowen, a workplace culture strategist at Madison College, in a press release. “Our gallery event centers our community and showcases the vital need for institutions to adopt systems and structures that truly propel equity and justice in the pursuit of higher learning.”
The exhibit is named after Dzigbodi Akyea, a former Madison College academic advisor and community leader who passed away in 2021 and was a great source of inspiration to her colleagues. The Black Women’s Affinity Group aspires to be a safe place for Black women employees of Madison College to come together and build community.
The opening ceremony and exhibit are free, and the public is welcome. The Art Gallery is located on the mezzanine at the entrance of the Madison College Truax Building Room A1005, 1701 Wright St. Reserve free tickets to the opening ceremony here.
