Family Foundations: Four Stories of Black Washtenaw County 1850-1950,” at The Galleryat WCC March 1-May 31.

‘Family Foundations: Four Stories of Black Washtenaw County Community Building’ exhibit hosted at WCC gallery

Exhibit runs March 1-May 31

ANN ARBOR, Michigan (February 29, 2024) – “Family Foundations: Four Stories of Black Washtenaw County Community Building, 1850-1950,” will be hosted at The Galleryat Washtenaw Community College March 1-May 31.

The interactive exhibit features the origin stories of four historic Black families from the area, the Jewett and Asher-Aray families from Ann Arbor and Pittsfield Township, and the Kersey and Bass families from Ypsilanti.

An opening reception for the show will be 5:30-8 p.m. Friday, March 1, and will feature a talk with descendants. The public is invited to the reception.

Family Foundations is a collaboration between the University of Michigan Bentley Library, the African-American Art and Cultural History Museum of Washtenaw County and Washtenaw Community College. The project is supported by a grant from the University of Michigan Humanities Collaboratory.

WCC’s art gallery, located in the atrium of the Morris Lawrence Building on campus, 4800 E. Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, is free and open to the public. Regular hours are 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday; 8 a.m.-Noon on Saturdays.

IF YOU GO

What: “Family Foundations: Four Stories of Black Washtenaw County Community Building, 1850-1950” art exhibit

Where: Washtenaw Community College art gallery, Morris Lawrence Building on campus, 4800 E. Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor

When: Regular hours are 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday; 8 a.m.-Noon on Saturdays

Online: The Gallery at Washtenaw Community College & Black Washtenaw County Collaboratory

About Washtenaw Community College

Washtenaw Community College (WCC), Ann Arbor, Michigan, educates students through a wide range of associate and certificate programs in areas such as liberal arts, health care, business, STEM, advanced transportation and mobility. WCC offers accelerated and online programs to meet student needs. The college also works through community, business and union partnerships to develop highly specialized training programs to meet the region’s workforce talent needs.

For more information about Washtenaw Community College, visit www.wccnet.edu.

Fran LeFort

Media Relations Director

Student Center, Room 306J

4800 E. Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105

P: 734.677.5295

flefort@wccnet.edu

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