In June 2002, the WOMEN OF A NEW TRIBE Exhibition opened at the African American Cultural Center in Charlotte, NC, it would be the first of many openings for exhibitions by photographer Jerry Taliaferro. In the almost twenty years since, his exhibitions have traveled continuously around the United States and beyond. In 2010 and 2011, the U.S. Department of State hosted WOMEN OF A NEW TRIBE Exhibitions in Bratislava, Slovakia and Bucharest, Romania respectively. Subsequently more exhibitions were developed. Four exhibitions are currently traveling; WOMEN OF A NEW TRIBE , THE TEST , SONS, BLACK WOMAN AS MUSE and our newest DANCE NOIRE which should be ready for installation by mid-2023 . Great photography is the medium used to tell great stories. Neil A. Barclay, President and CEO of the then African American Cultural Center of Greater Pittsburgh wrote of the WOMEN OF A TRIBE Exhibition, "I was immediately impressed with his ability to tell a story. Using the synergy of portraiture and symbolism, he has found a way to tell the story of both a woman and a people." "Venues that have hosted our exhibitions include:
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, the Knoxville Museum Of Art, Yale, University Of Arkansas, Houston Museum of African American Culture, The Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham, The Air Zoo in Kalamazoo, The Grout Museum in Waterloo, The Flint of Arts, The Indianapolis Public Library, The Cleveland Public Library, The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture, the Miami International Airport, The International Civil Rights Museum in Greensboro, NC, the African American Museum of Nassau County, The Ella Sharp Museum in Jackson, MI, The New Orleans Public Library and the Flint Institute of Arts, Flint MI.
A Hallmark of the exhibitions is the effort made to connect with the people of the hosting communities. A unique features of the exhibitions of Jerry Taliaferro is the option of the presenters to modify the exhibitions for their communities. WOMEN OF A NEW TRIBE Exhibition often includes the images of "local women" in recognition for services to their communities. See the call for nominations by the Indianapolis Public Library . Some exhibitions have consisted entirely of images of women from the hosting communities. This has been used to great effect to increase community interest and involvement. Likewise the SONS Project, an exhibition about the modern African American Male, includes subjects from the hosting communities and address "local issues".
The work of Jerry Taliaferro has been hosted as solo exhibitions over thirty times, below is a listing:
Since its premier in Charlotte, NC in June 2002,the WOMEN OF A NEW TRIBE exhibition has been traveling always continuously. In every venue the project has been enthusiastically received by the media and the public. Many venues have reported increased attendance and media attention particularly in those venues where images of women from the hosting communities are included in the exhibition. In February 2010, the exhibition made its European premiere when the United States Embassy in Slovakia opened the exhibition in Bratislava. Again the exhibition opened in Europe in February 2011 at the Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum in Bucharest, Romania.
Bertha M. Roddey Center For Art, Research and Education,Catawba SC, October 2002
Hayti Cultural Center Durham, NC, October 2003
The Literacy Imperative Knoxville, TN, February 2004
YMI Cultural Center, Asheville, NC August 2004
Afro-American Cultural Center, Charlotte, NC, February 2005
African American Cultural Center, Pittsburgh, PA, September 2005
The Nashville Tribune, Nashville, TN, March 2006
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham, AL, September 2007
Yale, New Haven, CT, February 2008
Smith Robertson Museum And Cultural Center, Jackson, MS, May 2008
Knoxville Museum Of Art, Knoxville,TN, June 2008
Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, MO, July 2008
Charles H. Wright Museum Of African American History, Detroit, MI, September 2008
The Harrison Museum Of African American Cultural, Roanoke, VA, April 2009
United States Embassy, Slovakia, February 2010
Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center, Newport News, VA, February 2010
Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA January 2011
Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland, OH, February 2011
United States Embassy, Bucharest, Romania, March 2011
University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, March 2012
Miami International Airport, Miami, FL, August 2012
Dunbar Carver Museum, Brownsville, TN, April 2013
Prairie View A & M University, Prairie View, TX, October 2013
Toledo-Lucas Public Library, Toledo, OH, Feb 2014
The New Orleans Public Library, New Orleans, LA, June 2014
The Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC, September 2014
The African American Museum Of Nassau County, Hempstead, NY, March 2015
The Indianapolis Public Library, Indianapolis, IN, August 2015
Black Affairs Advisory Board, Miami, FL, February 2016
Flint Institute Of Arts, Flint, MI, January 2017
Frontiers Of Flight Museum, Dallas, TX, August 2010
Campbell County Libraries, Rustburg, VA, February 2010
Frontiers Of Flight Museum, Dallas, TX, August 2010
Charles H. Wright Museum Of African American History, Detroit, MI, November 2010 THE AIR ZOO, Kalamazoo, MI, May 2011
Wings Over The Rockies Air and Space Museum, Denver, CO, October 2011
The Veteran Museum, Indianapolis, IN, January 2012
The Northwest African American Museum, Seattle, WA, May 2012
Tyler Historic Aviation Memorial Museum, Tyler, TX, June 2012
Ford Theater, Washington, DC, August 2012
The Grout Museum, Waterloo, IA, June 2013
Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa, FL, February 2014
The Delta Heritage Center, Brownsville,TN, February 2015
The International Civil Rights Center and Museum, Greensboro, NC, February 2017
Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center, Summer 2021
The Reginald F. Lewis Museum Of Maryland African American History, Baltimore, MD, November 2016
The Ella Sharp Museum, Jackson, MI, February 2017
Muskegon Museum Of Art, Muskegon, MI, December 2018
Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA, January 2019
DANCE NOIRE
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