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AMA Consultation in the Arts Washington, D.C. Nov. 27 1973 McMillan: Introduction AMA and related activities, followed by W. Hotchkiss.
Relationship of the arts to the survival of the College. Our intellectual integrity remains. We must continue our ability to bring together the practical and the ideal. We must continue to present ourselves as institutions of equal quality with other institutions in society. Presentation of these colleges must be made on a permanent basis as a part of the new pluralistic society. The arts broadly defined are going to have an increasing importance to the education process within these institutions. Vocationally and humanistically. Arts will show themselves in an external manner...
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1. Art celebrating life -multimedia the living arts -- the Black Exper. Humanistic element -- art at the core of life.
2. Various exhibitions - why Afro-Am.
3. Humanizing the mind through Visine perception
4. Protection and preservation of a vital part of American Culture
5. a heritage of quality - it must be presented with the same serious intent as any other aspect of American life -- Emphasizes 6. The special aspects of our life-styles that are [crossed out: based in] mostly of Tougaloo Collection Fisk Univ and sharing. (what we have --)
Largest collection plus living artists who would lend living Art
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"The American Missionary Association and the Arts"
(A Consultation)
Museum of African Art 316 A Street N.E. Washington, D.C.
November 27, 1973
PARTICIPANTS:
Walter Anderson, National Endowment for the Arts James R. Braithwaite, Talladega College Broadus N. Butler, Dillard University Richard Clark, Affiliate Artists Coventry R. Cowans, Huston-Tillotson College David Driskell, Fisk University Ford Forsyth, 17/76 Achievement Fund Mildred Green, LeMoyne-Owen College Frederick D. Hall, Dillard University Odell Horton, LeMoyne-Owen College Wesley Hotchkiss, U.C.B.H.M. Clifton Johnson, Amistad Research Center John Kinard, Anacostia Museum John T. King, Huston-Tillotson College James R. Lawson, Fisk University Jennifer Lawson, 17/76 Achievement Fund Harold Long, U.C.B.H.M. Herman Long, Talledega College Sidney Lovett, Central-Atlantic Conference, UCC George Owens, Tougaloo College Sidney Lovett, Central-Atlantic Conference, UCC George Owens, Tougaloo College Bill Parkerson, 17/76 Achievement Fund J.A. Preston, Affiliate Artists Stephen Sell, National Endowment for the Arts John Skelton, Affiliate Artists Gwendolyn Sims, Affiliate Artist Benson E. Snyder, Tougaloo College John Spencer, National Endowment for the Arts Howard E. Spragg, U.C.B.H.M. Grant Spradling, U.C.B.H.M. Vantile Whitfield, National Endowment for the Arts
HOST: Joe McMillan
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Program
2:15 An Overview - Wesley A. Hotchkiss
2:45 The Amistad Art Caravan Proposal - Grant Spradling
3:30 Coffee Break
4:00 The Affiliate Artist Program
Richard Clark Gwendolyn Sims John Skelton J.A. Preston
5:30 Cocktails
6:30 Dinner
7:30 A Reaction - Walter Anderson
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Grant Spractling - Nov 15, 1973
Staff person: planning developer Edward Grady Rochester, NY
Build in a plan that after six months the person could get out.
Office space not a problem.
$15,000 to get started: planning and 9,000.00 [crossed out 000] Development into ------------- 6-
Vans: $300,000 300,000 ------------ Stage & performing/ 600,000
Visual Arts: Exhibition Send for light and screen in Freuhoff Builder: Library & Strict: AV Room
General Motors:
Art motion = leave something/Carlton
see-- visual also [4 horizontal lines]
send any photographs to archive: [3 vertical lines]
