Although Bardo Arts Center (BAC) is closed to the public during the WCU fall semester due to COVID-19 restrictions, audiences will have the opportunity to enjoy a selection of virtual events and experiences, with a line-up of streaming events beginning in September.
The WCU Fine Art Museum is currently offering an interactive 360° virtual tour of the exhibition, Cultivating Collections: Paintings, Ceramics, and Works by Latinx and Latin American Artists. This multi-year series of exhibitions highlight specific areas of the WCU Fine Art Museum’s Collection, which includes over 1,800 works of art in a wide range of media by artists of the Americas. As the Museum’s holdings increase, either through donations or purchases, it is essential for the Museum to evaluate strengths, identify key acquisition areas, and also pinpoint where significant change is needed. In addition to the virtual exhibition 360° experience, enjoy a streaming video tour of the exhibition and a Q&A led by Museum Curator, Carolyn Grosch, on Wednesday, September 2 at 12:00 p.m, live on Facebook and Youtube. Throughout the fall more virtual events will be available, learn more at arts.wcu.edu/cultivatingcollections.
The BAC Performance Hall has partnered with the SouthArts Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers to present a free documentary film series that audiences can watch in the comfort of their home. The films this fall are available to watch on browsers through computers and mobile devices, along with Rokus, Amazon Firesticks, SmartTVs and more through the app, “Eventive TV”. Each stream is followed by a post-film interview with the film’s director and/or other member of the film crew. The film series opens with the documentary, Coded Bias, streaming first on Tuesday, September 15 at 7:30 p.m. and again on Sunday, September 20 at 4:00 p.m.
Coded Bias explores the fallout of MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini’s startling discovery that facial recognition systems do not see dark-skinned faces accurately, and her journey to push for the first-ever legislation in the U.S. to govern against bias in the algorithms that impact us all. Shalini Kantayya, the film’s producer and director, will be interviewed immediately following each stream. Learn more about this film, the entire series, and how to register for a free ticket by visiting arts.wcu.edu/filmseries.
Please note: in an effort to minimize the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), Bardo Arts Center and the entire Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts will not hold face-to-face events for the general public during the Fall 2020 semester. Discover further virtual WCU arts events and experiences by visiting arts.wcu.edu/blog.
