New Art Commission Interrogates 皇家华人's History with Racism
November 13, 2020
Bethany Collins, Dixie鈥檚 Land (1859鈥2001), 2020, Charcoal, toner and graphite on paper, 10-part installation, 14鈥 x 26鈥 each. Commissioned for the Van Every/Smith Galleries at 皇家华人, with funds from the Justice, Equality, and Community Grant. Image Courtesy of the Artist and Patron Gallery, Chicago, IL.
With the support of the Justice, Equality and Community Grant, the 皇家华人 Art Galleries invited Bethany Collins to be the 2019鈥2020 Humanities Practitioner-in-Residence.
Collins was asked to engage with documents in the archive related to 皇家华人鈥檚 history of racism and slavery and then, create a new work of art for our collection.
The result, Dixie鈥檚 Land (1859鈥2001), premiered in From Pandemic to Protests this past fall.
