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The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) Press Release
Maya Brooks Joins NCMA and SECCA as Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art
2022
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Raleigh Magazine
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Lectures and Presentations
Through a Lens Darkly
NCMA Film Club
North Carolina Museum of Art
May 2021
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May's NCMA Film Club selection was the documentary film Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People. It is the first documentary to explore the role that photography has played from the 19th century to the present in shaping the identity, aspirations, and social emergence of African Americans.
Our guest moderator for the discussion is Maya Brooks, Mellon Foundation assistant curator. The director, Thomas Allen Harris was our special guest
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Change the Face: Finding Power in Identity
Lunchtime Lecture
North Carolina Museum of Art
March 2021
Description:
Join us this Women’s History Month as we consider the intersections of power and identity via the NCMA’s contemporary art collection. Hear from Mellon Foundation Assistant Curator Maya Brooks as she compares various representations of Black women’s strength and examines how these pieces compel us to “change the face of power.”
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Interview with artist André Leon Gray
North Carolina Museum of Art
July 2020
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Video Visit with the Artist: André Leon Gray
Artist André Leon Gray recently spoke with Mellon Foundation Assistant Curator Maya Brooks about his creative process, which draws from jazz, basketball, and the individuality of the discarded objects that find their way into his work. He also offers a list of books and films that have contributed to the formation of his artistic voice.
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