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Please note that this exhibit is no longer available
What Is Rock, Rhythm, & Soul?
When Is Rock, Rhythm, & Soul Available?
What Does Rock, Rhythm, & Soul Look Like?
I'm Interested - How Do I Learn More?
Was the Exhibit Really Free to Non-Profit Indiana Institutions
through August 2009?
What Is Rock, Rhythm, & Soul?
Rock, Rhythm, & Soul: The Black Roots of Popular Music is a modular traveling exhibit produced by the Archives of African American Music (AAAMC) through the financial support of Indiana University’s Moveable Feast of the Arts, a Lilly Foundation funded program. The exhibit consists of eight double-sided banners, each treating a theme or genre in African American Music. The banners present viewers with stunning images, a text highlighting central issues and personalities, and a concise timeline of key historic events. A ninth banner provides an introductory text for the exhibit as a whole, backed with a description of the AAAMC and its mission.
As of fall 2008, the eight topical banners available to host institutions will include:
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The banner with the
introductory text and description of the AAAMC will also be available.
Host institutions can tailor the exhibit by
selecting as few or as many banners as they’d like to suit both their areas
of interest and their available exhibition space.
When Is Rock, Rhythm, & Soul Available?
The exhibit is currently on hiatus while our staff investigates a
sustainable model for leasing the banners to interested institutions.
What Does Rock, Rhythm, & Soul Look Like?
Each of these double-sided banners is 39 in. (3.25 ft.) wide by 87 in. (7.25 ft.) high and comes with its own retractable banner stand. The banners are self-contained, free-standing, easy to ship, and can be set up and maintained with a minimum amount of effort on the part of the host institution.
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Examples of two of just two of the nine double-sided banners available for exhibit |
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Hosting institutions may wish to further embellish and personalize the exhibit by providing display cases with their own images, artifacts, and texts. The following photographs are of the Soul and Civil Rights Movement banners during their February 2008 debut at Indiana University’s Mathers Museum and offer some display suggestions. Please note that the display cases and artifacts picture in the photographs are not available as part of the Rock, Rhythm, & Soul exhibit:
Photographs
of the debut of the ”Soul” and “Civil Rights Movement” banners
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I'm Interested - How Do I Learn More?
If you'd like to display Rock, Rhythm, & Soul at your institution, contact Ronda L. Sewald, the
AAAMC Administrator / Project Coordinator, at 812-855-9960 or
rsewald@indiana.edu.
We will be happy to tell you more about the availability and pricing of the exhibit and to provide
you with additional information about the individual banners and display possibilities.
Was the Exhibit Really Free to Non-Profit Indiana Institutions
through August 2009?
How was this possible?
This exhibit was sponsored by Indiana University's Moveable Feast of the Arts program. Created through a generous gift from the Lilly Endowment Inc., the Moveable Feast of the Arts program was initiated by the IU Office of the President in 2004 with administrative and financial oversight provided by the Office of the Vice Provost for Research. The program’s mission is to showcase and extend IU's cultural resources to Hoosier communities and IU campuses across the state.
