The Wright Museum Hosted Treeposium on September 21st 2021
The Treeposium, a tree symposium, featured critical conversations amongst Detroit's artists, educators, students, elders, and architects, to ask: What have Detroit's trees seen? Answers will relate to the African American experience in Detroit, the science of trees, and how they're all connected.
This event was inspired by the d.Tree Studio project, a collaboration between the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History (The Wright) and the College for Creative Studies (CCS).
Treeposium and d.Tree Studio are models for how museums integrate environmental stewardship into their missions. Learn more about d. Tree.
A groundbreaking part of Design Core's September Month of Design, sustainability, art, and the African American experience will converge at the Treeposium.
Making Connections
The project will utilize readings and guest speakers to affirm the deep connection between story making and object making and consider artistic responses in wood from felled urban trees, honoring their legacy and Detroit roots.
Key Participants
Speakers include (clockwise from left):
- Olayami Dabls
- Christy B.
- Charles Cross
- Fai Foen
- Etta Adams
- And performers Efe Bes and Celia Benvuenutti
