Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe and Queen Quet to Discuss Daufuskie Island @GullahGeechee on Zooming in on Sustainability

Gullah/Geechee Nation ♦ October 5, 2020 ♦ 1 Comment

Tune in for the 20th episode of Zooming in on Sustainability on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 3 pm EST featuring a dialogue between Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) and Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe focused on Daufuskie Island and photography.  They will discuss the historical legacy of the Sea Islands and how seeing this through a camera lens can bring new audiences to support cultural heritage and the communities that sustain them.   

Throughout her career, Moutoussamy-Ashe has had frequent group and solo exhibitions at museums and galleries around the world. Her photographs have been featured in numerous national publications. Moutoussamy-Ashe has also taught photography courses at the high school and college levels and continues to lecture about this subject matter at many educational and cultural institutions.

Outside of the field of photography, Moutoussamy-Ashe has been actively engaged in philanthropic efforts involving social, health, and community-based issues. As an activist and civic leader, she has served as the director of the Arthur Ashe Endowment for the Defeat of AIDS, a former trustee of her alma mater, The Cooper Union, and a one-time Alternate Representative of the United States to the United Nations, a presidential appointment.

Her photographs contain strong narrative and documentary elements. Moutoussamy-Ashe has displayed a proclivity towards African and African American art. This is evident in the three full collections documenting her travels in West Africa and in her book about the Gullah/Geechee community of Daufuskie Island in the South Carolina region of the Gullah/Geechee Nation. Zooming in on Sustainability will highlight a new initiative around the book, Daufuskie Island: A Photographic Essay.  Tune een fa yeddi bout disya:

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