The Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago (MoCP) is the world’s premier college art museum dedicated to photography, with a permanent collection of over 18,000 works. As an international hub, MoCP generates ideas and provokes dialogue among students, artists, and diverse communities through groundbreaking exhibitions and programming. Founded by Columbia College Chicago in 1976 as an intimate and comprehensive visual study center for students, educators, and general audiences alike, MoCP presents public programs and exhibitions that foster a greater understanding of the artistic, cultural, and political implications of the image in our world today. MoCP continues to offer a stimulating and innovative forum for the collection, creation, and examination of contemporary images from diverse aesthetic traditions and technologies. Visit <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/mocp.org" target="_blank">mocp.org</a> for a list of upcoming exhibitions and events.&nbsp; Image courtesy of Museum of Contemporary Photography&nbsp;

On November 30th&nbsp;please join us at the Obama Presidential Center for a special evening featuring a conversation between Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, guest curator of MoCP’s&nbsp;If Emmett Till Lived: Freedom on American Ground, and acclaimed artist Carrie Mae Weems, whose work is featured in both the exhibition and the Center’s commissioned art collection.&nbsp; The program will open with remarks by Reverend Wheeler Parker Jr., Emmett Till’s cousin, best friend, and the last surviving witness to his kidnapping, and will include a special musical performance by Carrie Mae Weems﻿<a href="https://us.list-manage.com/AM3wki97hC3?e=d76e1da35a&amp;c2id=5423f0557e7cd8a7bd4cab6a9ddee40b" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" target="_blank">Learn More</a>

Sarah Elizabeth Lewis and Carrie Mae Weems in Conversation at the Obama Presidential Center

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