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2016 Barbara Jordan Keynote Address: Vanita Gupta
2016 Barbara Jordan Keynote Address: Vanita Gupta
The 2016 Barbara Jordan Forum Keynote Speaker is Vanita Gupta, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department...
Wednesday Feb. 24
12:15 to 1:45 p.m.
LBJ School of Public Affairs
Visiting Artist Lecture by Anna Betbeze
Visiting Artist Lecture by Anna Betbeze
Anna Betbeze was born in 1980 and raised in Columbus, Georgia. She received a B.F.A from the University of Georgia in 2003 and an M.F.A. from Yale...
Wednesday Feb. 24
3:30 p.m.
Art Building (ART)
SoundSpace: Music of the 1990s
SoundSpace: Music of the 1990s
This iteration of the Blanton’s acclaimed SoundSpace music series draws inspiration from the much-anticipated exhibition,"Come as You Are: Art of the...
Sunday Feb. 28
2 p.m.
Blanton Museum of Art (BMA)
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