May Oasis
May 10, 2024 | 6–9 p.m.
Location: High Museum of Art
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Experience a new Friday night vibe during Oasis at the High
On the second Friday of each month, tour the galleries without the crowds, drop in for a yoga class, or enjoy a glass of wine and a quiet conversation with interesting people. Meet at the High to discover a welcoming community centered on art, presence, and mindfulness.
Yoga
Join one of four beginner-friendly, drop-in yoga classes held throughout the evening. All classes are led by certified instructors. Sign up for a class at one of the two check-in desks between 6 and 6:30 p.m. or 7 and 7:30 p.m. Spots are first come, first served.
Orkin Terrace: Cass Lievsay at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m.
Robinson Atrium: Sava at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m.
Yoga mats will be available on-site. However, if you choose to bring your own mat, you may store it in the coat check in the Robinson Atrium until your session time.
Mindful Art Making
Drop in for our art-making activities from 6 to 9 p.m. Feel free to choose materials, get a drink, and take a seat. Our teaching artist will be available for any questions. This month features abstract drawing and collaging in relation to the “Dependent Arising” activation.
Special Activation—Dependent Arising
Drop in and participate in artist Aleah Black’s one-of-a-kind poetry and art activation between 6 and 8:30 p.m. in the Lower Level Wieland Pavilion galleries.
To join this art activation, first walk our meditative labyrinth, which is located inside the Truth Told Slant exhibition. At the labyrinth, pick up a piece of paper. Then, bring the paper to Black to receive a one-of-a-kind poem, typed for you in real time on their typewriter. If you would like, you may bring your poem to the Mindful Art Making station to create a piece of art inspired by their writing. Alternatively, you can begin by bringing an artwork you made at Mindful Art Making to Black, and they will write a poem in response to your work.
Aleah Black (born 1994, New York) is an interdisciplinary artist and educator who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. They create poetry, puppets, songs, stories, and a general ruckus. They run the online account Gendersauce, a meme page that fuses poetry, education, and humor, for an audience of over a quarter of a million followers. Black’s teaching practice includes online workshops as well as classes at the Brooklyn Waldorf School, where they are the Social and Emotional Learning teacher for students grades K–8. Black has created liberatory curriculum for several Waldorf Schools in the United States and leads a consulting practice for schools that are working to create arts, theater, music, or social and emotional learning curriculum. Their most recent play, Thicket, premiered in New York City in April 2023. Black was a puppet apprentice to Amy Trompetter of Redwing Blackbird Theater and is an alum of the Bard College Theater and Performance program.
Seeing with Spirit
Join us for a casual, thoughtful conversation connecting art and spiritual practice.
This month’s discussion features Dr. Alton B. Pollard III, James and Marilyn Dunn Chair in Baptist Studies and University Professor of African American Studies at Wake Forest University. A scholar, author, consultant, and speaker on the subject of African American and US religion and culture, Dr. Pollard was previously dean of the School of Divinity and professor of religion and culture at Howard University in Washington, DC. Prior to his years there, Dr. Pollard served as director of Black Church Studies at Candler School of Theology and chair of American Religious Cultures in the graduate division of religion at Emory University. He is the author of Mysticism and Social Change: The Social Witness of Howard Thurman (P. Lang, 1992), editor of a new edition of W. E. B. Du Bois’s The Negro Church (Wipf and Stock, 2011), and coauthor of Helpers for a Healing Community: A Pastoral Counseling Manual for HIV/AIDS (The Balm in Gilead, 2005). He earned his doctorate from Duke University, his master of divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School, and his bachelor of arts degree from Fisk University.
Join the conversation at 7:15 and 8:15 p.m.
In-Gallery Music
Immerse yourself in peaceful sounds as you rediscover our Modern and Contemporary Art galleries.
Jasmine Wilson, a certified sound healer and African American Studies scholar, will share a sound bath experience that draws from her studies in ancient African healing modalities as well as her Sound Therapies certificate program. Wilson participates in formal mentorship under sound teacher Miya Kishi Dunets and offers sound healing services through her business Jasmine Heals LLC. Wilson also draws from several years of professional art experience, including curatorial and arts administration positions at Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, Studio Museum in Harlem, and High Museum of Art. In 2022, she earned her MA in African American Studies from Clark Atlanta University and holds a BA in English with Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude honors from Howard University.
Sessions will begin in the Modern and Contemporary Skyway galleries at 6:20, 7:20, and 8:20 p.m.
Quiet Time in the Galleries
Explore the museum’s collection galleries after hours. Plus, get access to special exhibitions like Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina,Truth Told Slant: Contemporary Photography, and Dutch Art in a Global Age: Masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Labyrinth
This labyrinth, designed by artist Steven L. Anderson, may look like a maze, but it is not meant to confuse or frustrate you. The labyrinth is a nearly 4,000-year-old design that has been found in a variety of forms and cultures. We invite you to use this labyrinth for walking meditation and contemplation.
Know Before You Go:
- Membership guest passes cannot be redeemed for this event.
- Wear something comfortable.
- No outside food or beverage is permitted.
- We strongly recommend using rideshare or MARTA because parking in the Woodruff Arts Center garage is limited and may reach capacity before you arrive. Find out about other parking options here.
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