Saturday Morning and the Faces We Remember | Za'Nia Coleman

Opening Reception and Conversation

Saturday, September 16, from 5-9pm
At 7:30pm Za’Nia Coleman will be in conversation with Tia Simone Gardner and Ego Ahaiwe Sowinski.

Please register for a spot via Eventbrite.
 

Additional Programming

On Friday, September 29, at 7pm
Public Functionary will host a joint artist/curator conversation with Za’Nia Coleman and Yasmin Yassin as part of Twin Cities Art Week programming.

Saturday Mornings and The Faces We Remember, is an entry into the legacy and impact of Hollywood Studio of Dance, known by the purple awning on Broadway & Penn in North Minneapolis. The exhibition re-presents archival footage, photos, and documents focusing on a decade of memories, 1991 - 2001. As an archivist and former attendee of Miss Diana's dance school, Coleman has meticulously curated a collection of artifacts that delve into the transformative experience of being part of this cherished studio. As a living archive, Saturday Mornings and The Faces We Remember seeks to present an engaging and accessible approach to history and invites community members to contribute their experiences. 

About the Artist:

Za’Nia Coleman is an interdisciplinary artist experimenting with textiles, digital media, and cultural curation. Her primary medium is film focusing on documentary, oral history, and digital projections. The goal is to experiment with how to visualize the intersections of the archive, Black Folklore, and Black Science Fiction. The root of her work is archiving Black traditional and historical practices around love, pleasure, cultural expression, and community building. She is Co-Founder and Executive Director of Tangible Collective, an art collective that creates space devoted to Black Millennial thought and expression.

As a 2022-23 curatorial fellow of Emerging Curators Institute (ECI), Coleman was paired with mentor Nicole J. Caruth, a cultural strategist and the owner of Hustle Well, a health coaching and consulting practice supporting creatives and changemakers, especially women of color. Coleman participated in a responsive learning program that involved monthly cohort meetings surrounding curatorial education, professional development, and studio visits with artists. Throughout the fellowship she developed Saturday Morning and the Faces We Remember as a culmination of her fellowship experience.

Header Image Description: A young Black girl with tight braids in her hair, wearing a light pink leotard and matching tights is sitting by a window on the floor and is holding a dance shoe to her foot. The frame has a timestamp in the lower right corner that reads “NOV 6 1999. 10:12:11AM” in white letters with black borders. 

Gallery Hours: 

Sept 16 - Sept 30 | Thursday-Saturday 12pm-6pm