Description

Learn more about Roanoke’s storied Henry Street, Gainsboro Road, and Northeast with this Late Night at the Taubman event honoring the work of late local artist David Ramey, Sr.

Stroll the galleries of "David Ramey: Gainsboro Road and Beyond" to explore 100 detailed works on view alongside 75 narratives handwritten by Ramey recollecting his youthful memories growing up in this community as it existed before national urban renewal programs impacted it.

Friday, October 6
5-9 pm: Open galleries
7:30-8:30 pm: Performances by CommUNITY ARTSreach, Radford University’s National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) and the Lady RUs

Free | No registration required | Walk-ins encouraged!

"David Ramey: Gainsboro Road and Beyond" is organized by and on view at both the Harrison Museum of African American Culture and the Taubman Museum of Art (please note that this evening's programming is only at the Taubman, though you're encouraged to visit the Harrison at a different time). 

Exhibition and educational programming are generously supported in part by The Secular Society, Trout Lily Foundation, Virginia Humanities, and the Edgar A. Thurman Charitable Foundation for Children.