July 2019
Family Pictures USA Sneak Peek at the Detroit Historical Museum
Before Family Pictures USA airs in its entirety on PBS, (August 12 and 13, 2019), we hope you'll join us and the Detroit Historical Society for a special screening of portions of episodes filmed in Detroit, Southwest Florida, and North Carolina, featuring the local families who shared their family stories with us in Summer 2017. The fun begins at 7pm and all are invited to explore the Detroit Historical Museum, opportunities to share your family stories, and food vendors, with…
Find out more »August 2019
WGCU Presents PBS’ Family Pictures USA Sneak Preview
WGCU Presents PBS’ #FamilyPicturesUSA: Sneak Preview on Wednesday, August 7th from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center! In an increasingly fractured America, the family photo album is bringing us together. FAMILY PICTURES USA journeys through a rapidly changing landscape where the hallmarks of a familiar and idealized “America” are being transformed. From the streets of Detroit to the shores of Southwest Florida, to the farm fields of North Carolina, we are creating a new…
Find out more »UNC-TV Presents PBS’ Family Pictures USA Sneak Preview
PBS's exciting new series Family Pictures USA will premiere on Monday, August 12, on UNC-TV and you can join us for a special preview screening! This screening is a free event but REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED! FAMILY PICTURES USA journeys through a rapidly changing landscape where the hallmarks of a familiar and idealized “America” are being transformed. From the streets of Detroit, to the shores of Southwest Florida, to the farm fields of North Carolina, we are creating a new purpose…
Find out more »October 2019
Black Portraiture[s] V: Memory and the Archive Past. Present. Future.
Representation Matters – The Evolving Black LGBTQ Archive Re-imagining an Inclusive Family Album Speaker: Thomas Allen Harris This presentation will discuss the evolution of the artist's work with the Family Photo Album as a central trope as well as a tool for community storytelling over the past 25+ years. The talk will examine the interplay between family narratives and cultural shifts within the interweaving of disparate family archives within his films and most recently in the new PBS series,…
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