229-333-5800 February 18, 2004
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South African contemporary art is focus of upcoming VSU Lecture
Valdosta State University's Spring Focus Series 2004 will hold a
special lecture on Monday, February 23, titled ?Contemporary Art in
South Africa: From Resistance to Reconciliation.? The speaker will
be Jessica Stephenson, associate curator of African and Ancient
American Art at the Michael Carlos Museum in Atlanta. The program
begins at 7 p.m. in VSU's University Center Magnolia Room #2. The
lecture is free and open to the public.
Stephenson's lecture is part of the overall Spring Focus Series
theme, ?Africa: Achievements and Challenges in the 21st Century.?
The annual lecture series includes a combination of lectures and
films, which are scheduled into April. The lecture series is
sponsored by VSU's Center for International Programs and
co-sponsored by the Departments of African-American Studies,
Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice, and Political
Science. Films are offered in conjunction with the Cinema
International film series. For more information about the overall
series of lectures and films, please call the Center for
International Programs at 229-333-7410.
