Academic Symposium: “On the Edge of American: Art, Exodusters, and Expatriates, 1850–1900”

The Chisel & Razor exhibition and symposium is part of a citywide collaboration among the Montana State University (MSU) College of Arts & Architecture, Museum of the Rockies, and Tinworks Art. This symposium examines creativity and migration among Black and Afro-Indigenous artists, designers, and performers from 1850–1900, exploring how they sought freedom and opportunity beyond U.S. boundaries. The event features keynote speaker and cultural historian Dr. Jennifer DeVere Brody and will be moderated by art historian and award-winning author Dr. Tiya Miles. Join them to compare the experiences of westward migrating “Exodusters” with expatriate artists who built careers abroad, emphasizing the interconnected cultural production across America’s geographical and conceptual edges. This symposium is supported by a convening grant from the Terra Foundation for American Art.

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