Past Event
Sunday, May 7, 2017, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
William Pleasant Jr.: Pre-Opening Gala
5148 Market Street, San Diego, 92114
Cost: Free
Pleasant Institute, in association with CAT Sparks Art Inc., presents Signs for Life, an exhibition and community participatory event. This Smithsonian Signature Series Lift Every Voice program is preceded by a gala.
Pleasant’s work is a featured part of the Cultural Expressions exhibit in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American Culture and History. Signs for Life explores Civil Rights and Black Power through the related paintings and signage. The afternoon events include cultural food, hands-on community art-making and signage, music making, and more.