Community art project tells local civil rights stories
From Longwood University:
Works related to the collaborative effort between Longwood University and the Moton Museum to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Prince Edward County Free Schools will be on exhibit April 10-26 at the j fergeson gallery in Farmville.
One item on display will be a limited-edition artist book featuring the stories of students affected by the closing of the Prince Edward County schools from 1959-64. Some of these students attended the Free Schools, which operated in 1963-64. Titled Unbound, the book is being created by two book artists, Longwood art faculty member Kerri Cushman and visiting artist Jessica Peterson, and a group of Longwood students… Continue reading.