Fine Arts Talk
Fine Arts TalkArtist & Curator Conversation - Absence as Presence: Memory, Material, and Time in the Work of Marianetta Porter
June 25 at 6pm
Old Fourth Ward
Artist & Curator Conversation - Absence as Presence: Memory, Material, and Time in the Work of Marianetta Porter
Venue
Stamps Gallery
Address
201 South Division Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104
Dates and Times
June 25, 2026, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Artists and Collaborators
- Artist: Marianetta Porter
- Guest Curator: Juana Williams
Activity Description
This event is an intimate conversation between artist, designer, and educator Marianetta Porter and guest curator Juana Williams. They will discuss how Porter transforms overlooked, discarded, and ephemeral items into vessels of memory, meaning, and connection. Drawing from African American histories and experiences, Porter's work explores absence as an active force shaping the present. She uses everyday objects like tea towels, ironing boards, church fans, paper fragments, and found materials to show how memory resides in the body and ordinary things, making visible traces of lives and experiences that might otherwise be erased. The conversation will conclude with an audience Q&A.
Additional Information
Limited space is available, and reservations are requested.
Tips
Thursday, June 25, 6:00 PM
Artist & Curator Conversation - Absence as Presence: Memory, Material, and Time in the Work of Marianetta Porter
June 25 at 6pm
Old Fourth Ward
Fine Arts TalkFine Arts TalkArtist & Curator Conversation - Absence as Presence: Memory, Material, and Time in the Work of Marianetta Porter
Venue
Stamps Gallery
Address
201 South Division Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104
Dates and Times
June 25, 2026, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Artists and Collaborators
- Artist: Marianetta Porter
- Guest Curator: Juana Williams
Activity Description
This event is an intimate conversation between artist, designer, and educator Marianetta Porter and guest curator Juana Williams. They will discuss how Porter transforms overlooked, discarded, and ephemeral items into vessels of memory, meaning, and connection. Drawing from African American histories and experiences, Porter's work explores absence as an active force shaping the present. She uses everyday objects like tea towels, ironing boards, church fans, paper fragments, and found materials to show how memory resides in the body and ordinary things, making visible traces of lives and experiences that might otherwise be erased. The conversation will conclude with an audience Q&A.
Additional Information
Limited space is available, and reservations are requested.
Tips
Thursday, June 25, 6:00 PM
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