Not long after the Beauford Delaney: Resonance of Form and Vibration of Color exhibition in February - March 2016, residents of Beauford's hometown of Knoxville, TN gathered to launch what they called the "Beauford Delaney in America" initiative. The project has steadily evolved since that first meeting, and it is now known as Gathering Light: The Delaney Project.
I've published posts about many Gathering Light events since 2016, including those shown below:
- Historical Marker Honors Beauford and Joseph Delaney in Knoxville
- "Bringing Delaney Home" at the Knoxville Museum of Art
- KMA Mounts Classes Duo Paris / Knoxville Exhibition
- Knoxville Continues to Celebrate Beauford: What's Coming Next
- In a Speculative Light - UTK Symposium on Beauford and Baldwin
- Beauford Delaney Opera a Tremendous Success!
Though Covid-19 interrupted the fantastic line-up of events that was scheduled to unfold in 2020 and put Gathering Light into somewhat of a holding pattern, the initiative is now poised for relaunch. The August 30 groundbreaking ceremony for the Delaney Museum at Beck will serve as the kindling for the new blaze of activities that will focus on music, visual arts, and local community building.
In conjunction with the ceremony, Beauford Delaney: So Splendid a Journey documentary director/producer/writer Zachary James Miller will interview representatives of several Gathering Light member organizations and incorporate these videos into the film.
As a council member of the Delaney Project, I'm excited about everything that is to come! Continue to look for reports on our activities here, in the Les Amis blog.
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