By Neil A. Barclay, JD | President and CEO
Dear Supporter:
Thank you for supporting our resilience! Your support has helped The Wright continue as a cultural resource during a turbulent period that has stressed us all.
Because of our generous supporters, The Wright has successfully implemented core programming and maintained a stable financial position during a period defined by the massive disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic.
While the pandemic forced the museum to adjust its exhibitions schedule and dramatically reduce in-person visitation, The Wright presented four major exhibitions since the pandemic’s start: Queen: Selections from the Collection of CCH Pounder (January through April 15, 2020 ); Personal to Political: Celebrating the African American Artists of Paulson Fontaine Press (January through April 15, 2020); and Voting Matters (August 5, 2020 through January 5, 2021).
This June, The Wright opened Enshrined: Presence + Preservation/ The Art of Mario Moore. The exhibition brings together several dozen works of art from Moore’s early career. Also included in Enshrined are paintings from his most recent body of work, The Work of Several Lifetimes (2019), which was created with the support of Princeton University’s esteemed Hodder Fellowship. Enshrined: Presence + Preservation is on view through September 19, 2021.
August 20th thru 22nd marks our 38th annual African World Festival presented by Ford Motor Company Fund. With COVID restrictions relaxed, the museum expects a significant in-person audience for an extravaganza of food, fashion, music and dance performances, workshops, and more! AWF will also feature over 125 vendors of authentic African and Caribbean foods, clothes, accessories, health products, and other goods.
Though we were unable to avoid the difficulties presented by the pandemic, we are working to emerge stronger and more connected to the communities we serve.
Your support and belief in our mission made this all possible.
Thank you!
Neil A. Barclay, J.D.
President and CEO
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