Sarahfest’s annual Art Show kicks off the fall 2022 events calendar. The month of September Powerhouse will feature three mini exhibits: 1) 309 Punk Project by Christopher Satterwhite, 2) creative work of graduate students who participated in a special topics course offered through the Sarah Isom Centered in spring 2022, 3) The story and photography of Elaine Tomlin by Isom Affiliate and Associate Professor of Journalism Alysia Steele.
309 Punk Project by Christopher Satterwhite, who is a former resident of the 309 house and one of the founders of 309 Punk Project, which seeks to draw attention to and preserve the house’s history and connection to DIY movements and aesthetics.
The graduate students exhibit pairs with Satterwhite’s exhibit, and features student’s final projects of their class from spring 2022. The class examined what it means to uncover a queer avant-garde punk south, to wrestle with it, and to participate in it through DIY projects.
Isom Affiliate and Associate Professor of Journalism Alysia Steele delves into the archive to uncover the story and photog- raphy of Elaine Tomlin. Tom- lin captured the Civil Rights Movement with her lens, as the only Black woman staff photog- rapher for the Southern Chris- tian Leadership Conference. The curated images are part of Steele’s dissertation project that seeks to bring Tomlin’s dynamic career and contributions into focus.
Partnering with YAC, Co-Sponsor W// CLA/DCE