Exhibition Preview: Collecting the African Diaspora
6pm //Thursday, June 6 // Bohorfoush Gallery

Please join Dr. Jeffreen Hayes for a preview of the exhibition Collecting the African Diaspora. Dr. Hayes will give a guided tour of the exhibition, highlighting key works of art that the Sankofa Society acquired for the museum. RSVP to Dr. Jeffreen Hayes, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 205.297.8062

Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN
Saturday, July 20, 2013

Please join us on this day trip to visit the Whitfield Lovell exhibition at the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, TN. We will view the exhibition and spend time with the Hunter's Friends of African American Art. Details forthcoming about the cost of the trip which will include transportation. In the meantime, you can contact Dr. Jeffreen Hayes to sign-up for the trip at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 205.297.8062.

Sankofa Society Soirée Weekend: VIP Reception for Kerry James Marshall
7pm // Friday, August 23

The Soirée weekend begins with a VIP Champagne Toast Reception for Kerry James Marshall. Sankofa members, whose membership status is current, are welcomed to kick-off the weekend with an intimate evening with the honoree. Space is limited to maximum of 25 guests.

Sankofa: Past. Present. Future. The 5th Annual Sankofa Society Soiree
6:30pm  // Saturday, August 24
Call Carrie Montgomery at 205.254.2086 for ticket information

This year’s theme is Sankofa: Past. Present. Future. The 2013 honoree is Chicago-based artist Kerry James Marshall. Marshall was born in 1955 in Birmingham and was educated at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles, from which he received a BFA, and an honorary doctorate (1999). The subject matter of his paintings, installations, and public projects is often drawn from Black culture and is rooted in the geography of his upbringing: “You can’t be born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1955 and grow up in South Central [Los Angeles] near the Black Panthers headquarters, and not feel like you’ve got some kind of social responsibility. You can’t move to Watts in 1963 and not speak about it. That determined a lot of where my work was going to go,” says Marshall. For more information contact Carrie Montgomery at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 205.254.2086.