Holy Week Public Viewings (Select Days)
This April, join the Studio Acting Conservatory for a special series of public viewings during Holy Week, centered on the theme “Faith in Hard Times.’ These viewings offer an opportunity to engage with Akili Ron Anderson’s powerful Last Supper Sculpture, a work that reflects on the intersection of faith, community, and cultural resilience.
Event Details:
Location: Studio Acting Conservatory, Washington, DC
Dates: April 13, 2025 (2PM-5PM) | April 17, 2025 (11AM-4PM) | Friday, April 18, 2025 (11AM-4PM)
Theme: Faith in Hard Times- Reflecting on the strength and endurance of faith, especially in times of adversity.
Why Attend?
Engage with Art & Faith: Explore the cultural and spiritual significance of the sculpture and its theme of resilience and community.
Reflection & Healing: Gather in a space that fosters reflection, healing, and creativity with others, drawing on shared experiences of faith and perseverance.
Historical Preservation: Celebrate the rediscovery of the Akili Ron Anderson’s artwork and its place in the history of African American art.
Admission: Free, donations welcome to support & sustain future programming.
For more information or group tours, contact Bacarri Byrd at bacarri@studioactingconservatory.org
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Join us this Fall on three special dates: September 8; October 6; and November 10 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
Don't miss your chance to see this remarkable artwork. We look forward to welcoming you!
Art Unveiled: DC’s Last Supper Sculpture Public Viewing
Experience the Last Supper Sculpture by Akili Ron Anderson, featured in the National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Jesus Hair Like Wool digital exhibition.
Join us this Fall on three special dates: September 8; October 6; and November 10 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
Don’t miss your chance to see this remarkable artwork. We look forward to welcoming you!
Art Unveiled: DC’s Last Supper Sculpture Public Viewing
Experience the Last Supper Sculpture by Akili Ron Anderson, featured in the National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Jesus Hair Like Wool digital exhibition.
Join us this Fall on three special dates: September 8; October 6; and November 10 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
Don’t miss your chance to see this remarkable artwork. We look forward to welcoming you!
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Select days until March 30th!
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Join us every third Sunday this Fall for a guided public viewing of the Last Supper Sculpture!
Art Unveiled: DC’s Last Supper Sculpture Public Viewing
This Fall, experience the unique interplay between art, sacred space and theater. Through our studio-turned- gallery space witness firsthand how the timeless narrative of the Last Supper is reimagined through a massive sculpture.
Join us every third Sunday this Fall for a guided public viewing of the Last Supper Sculpture!
Art Unveiled: DC’s Last Supper Sculpture Public Viewing
This Fall, experience the unique interplay between art, sacred space and theater. Through our studio-turned- gallery space witness firsthand how the timeless narrative of the Last Supper is reimagined through a massive sculpture.
Join us every third Sunday this Fall for a guided public viewing of the Last Supper Sculpture!
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Juneteenth Viewing: Art as a Cultural Mirror
Studio Acting Conservatory will open Columbia Heights native Akili Ron Anderson’s Last Supper sculpture to the public on Juneteenth weekend 2023.
In a time of amplification of Black American’s stories and experiences, the Conservatory celebrates the uncovering of this important piece of artwork. Created in the early 1980s as a commission for the New Home Baptist Church, Jesus and his disciples are depicted as African American men, inspired by the faces of then Columbia Heights residents.
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