Empire Outlets, Staten Island
Black Cherry Lane: Presence is a multidisciplinary exhibition and artistic companion to the documentary American Graveyard, bringing together contemporary art, descendant voices, archival materials, and historical research to reclaim the history of Cherry Lane Cemetery and the community connected to it. For more information, visit blackcherrylane.org.
Opening Reception: Oct 1, 6:30 p.m.
Artist Q&A: Moderated by curator Lazarus Nazario, Oct 4, 2 p.m.
Black Cherry Jam: Poetry Slam MC’d by Maya.da.Poet and featuring Jahtiek Long, Oct 9, 8 p.m.
Staten Island Above and Below: With NYC Parks’ John Kilcullen and archaeologists PANYC, Oct 11, 2 p.m.
Common Ground: Cherry Lane and Sandy Ground descendants in conversation, moderated by public historian Debbie-Ann Paige, Oct 18, 2 p.m.
American Graveyard Film-in-Progress Screening: Oct 23, 6:30 p.m. featuring director Heather Quinlan
The gallery will be open to the public weekends from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. through Oct 25, with additional dates to come.
Ascension by Thomas Doyle