Mariposa Museum & World Culture Center
The Mariposa Museum & World Culture Center (Peterborough, New Hampshire) was founded in 2002, by husband-and-wife team David Blair and Linda Marsella to improve awareness and understanding across cultural boundaries.[1] [2] [3] The Mariposa was designed as a "hands-on" museum and is located in Peterborough's Baptist Church building (1841), which was added to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places in 2011.[4]
In 2019, the Mariposa expanded its mission and opened the Mariposa Museum in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, to showcase the work and scholarship of African-American artists.[5][6] The Mariposa Museum in Oak Bluffs is Martha’s Vineyard’s only museum dedicated to African-American artists.[7]
Attendance
[edit]It is estimated that 6,000 visitors attended the Mariposa Museum in Oak Bluffs' first exhibit, And Still We Rise, in the summer of 2019.[6]
Selected exhibitions
[edit]- And Still We Rise: Race, Culture and Visual Conversations. Women of Color Quilter’s Network. 2019.[8]
- Angels of 17 Years Boy, Imo Nse Imeh. 2021.[9]
- Block Prints of Black American Spirituals, Ashley Bryan. 2021.[9]
- Clarion Call, Danny Simmons. 2021.[9]
- Freedom Songs!, Kevin Sampson. 2020.[6]
- Make Something Beautiful, Kevin Sampson and Danny Simmons. 2021.[9]
- Progeny. 2024. Stone carvings of African master sculptors.[7]
- Stitching Time: The Social Justice Collaborative Quilts Project. 2023. The Social Justice Quilts Project is curated by "outside" quilter Maureen Kelleher and "inside" quilter Kenya Baleech Alkebu, who is incarcerated at Angola Prison, Louisiana State Penitentiary.[5][10]
- The Luminous Worlds of Omar Victor Diop, Omar Victor Diop. 2022.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Levine, Debra. David Blair: Co-founder of Mariposa Museum. American Diversity Report podcast. May 15, 2017. https://americandiversityreport.com/david-blair-co-founder-mariposa-museum-world-cultural-center/
- ^ Karla Hostetler leaving Mariposa Museum, Monadnock Ledger-Transcript. July 4, 2024.
- ^ Sentinel Staff. Mariposa touts executive director in announcing her departure. The Keene Sentinel. Jul 7, 2024; Updated Aug 14, 2024.https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/mariposa-touts-executive-director-in-announcing-her-departure/article_3c8702e4-3c8c-11ef-95fb-e38f766df045.html
- ^ History of Twenty-Four Main Street. https://peterborough.stqry.app/story/187529
- ^ a b Gajda, Emily (27 August 2023). "Mariposa Museum Quilt Exhibit Is a Compassionate Collaboration". Vineyard Gazette. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Regan, Shelby (20 July 2020). "History, culture, and sculpture". The Martha's Vineyard Times. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ a b Greenman, Daniel (14 August 2024). "Mariposa Museum in dire straits". The Martha's Vineyard Times. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ Pretsky, Holly. Weaving a Narrative of Resilience. The Vineyard Gazette. August 1, 2019. https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2019/08/01/weaving-narrative-resilience
- ^ a b c d Walker, Aliyah. A Clarion Call for Art That Digs Deeply The Vineyard Gazette. June 24, 2021. https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2021/06/24/clarion-call-art-digs-deeply
- ^ Robert, Allison. "Stitching Time," a social justice quilting project: Exhibit at Mariposa Museum highlights works created by Black men who are incarcerated. MV Times. August 9, 2023. https://www.mvtimes.com/2023/08/09/stitching-time-social-justice-quilting-project/#:~:text=Mariposa%20Museum%20and%20World%20Cultural,named%20after%20a%20former%20slave
- ^ Exhibit: The Luminous Worlds of Omar Victor Diop Sunday, July 31, 2022. The Complete Martha's Vineyard Calendar. https://calendar.vineyardgazette.com/event/exhibit_8645