The Mosaic Templars Cultural Center (MTCC), a museum of the Arkansas Department of Heritage, announces the opening of its newest temporary exhibit, A Voice through the Viewfinder: Images of Arkansas’ Black Community by Ralph Armstrong.
Armstrong, born in North Little Rock in 1925, exhibited an enormous artistic talent at an early age. Pursing his first passion, music, Armstrong auditioned for the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra in Chicago but was denied a seat, due to his race. After being rejected, Armstrong returned to Arkansas and his love of photography.
Armstrong used his passion for photography to capture decades of memories of the black experience in Arkansas. The exhibit features a variety of his photos showcasing important events, black history makers and the everyday lives of countless black Arkansans. The exhibit also includes artifacts representing Armstrong’s life in Arkansas.
The exhibit will open July 26 and run through January 5, 2013. The opening celebration will be held July 26, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The exhibit and grand opening celebration are free and open to the public.
The Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, a museum of the Department of Arkansas Heritage is dedicated to telling the history of African Americans in Arkansas from 1870 to the present especially in the areas of politics, business and the arts. Other agencies of the Department of Arkansas Heritage include Arkansas Arts Council, Arkansas Historic Preservation, Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, Delta Cultural Center, Historic Arkansas Museum and Old State House Museum.
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