Iconoclast Artists | Poetry Performance
Kehinde Wiley, Barack Obama, oil on canvas, 2018, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. © 2018 Kehinde Wiley / The National Portrait Gallery is grateful to the generous donors who made this commission possible and proudly recognizes them at npg.si.edu/obamaportraitstour
Amy Sherald, Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama, oil on linen, 2018, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. / The National Portrait Gallery is grateful to the generous donors who made this commission possible and proudly recognizes them at npg.si.edu/obamaportraitstour
May 19, 2022
“They Say/Ellos Dicen”
Presented in conjunction with “The Obama Portraits Tour”
Celebrate the launch of two publications—They Say (Volume 5) and Ellos Dicen (Volume 2)—with Iconoclast Artists. At this free event, student poets in the creative writing and arts program perform inspiring selections from the anthologies. These original poems address issues of portraiture, identity, community, and representation.
Iconoclast releases poetry anthologies by their teenage students annually. As published authors, the talented students have the rare opportunity for their voices to be heard by a diverse community while raising funds for scholarships through donations for the new anthologies and other Iconoclast products.
Admission
Free
Plan Your Visit This program takes place on the second floor of the Beck Building, and The Obama Portraits Tour is on the first floor of the Law Building. The exhibition is included with general admission, which is free on Thursdays, when the Museum is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
About Iconoclast Artists
Iconoclast Artists, a creative writing and arts program in Houston and Galveston, builds relationships with students in underserved schools and juvenile detention centers through creative writing, visual and performance art, and social and emotional learning.
Safety Guidelines In the interest of your personal safety and community health, please observe all precautions set forth by the MFAH—learn more here.
The Freed Lecture Series is made possible by endowment income from the Eleanor and Frank Freed Foundation.
This tour has been organized by the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Support for the national tour has been generously provided by Bank of America.
Generous support provided by:
Susan and Fayez Sarofim
H-E-B
Tony Chase and Dina al Sowayel
Joyce Z. Greenberg
Ellen S. Susman
Jay Jones and Terry Wayne Jones
Merinda Watkins-Martin and Reginald Martin
Reginald and Paula DesRoches; Al and Kim Odom; and Barron and Lisa Wallace