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Multidisciplinary artist Courtney Minor recently joined us in the Reclamation gallery space at Rogers Mansion on August 10, 2024, for a fantastic conversation. Click below to see a video of Courtney's talk, recorded by Jeremy Dennis, courtesy of the Ma's House YouTube channel. We are so grateful to Courtney for sharing her fascinating story and creative journey!
Courtney Minor's striking piece, Standing on Top of the World (Inspired from The Roots “Next Movement”), is part of Southampton History Museum's current exhibition, Reclamation: Narratives of Space, History, and Culture, on view at Rogers Mansion until September 28th, 2024. Reclamation explores the multifaceted ways in which artists engage with the act of reclaiming—whether physical space, historical narratives, personal/family stories, or cultural identity and representation. The exhibit's guest curator is Jeremy Dennis, a Shinnecock artist who leads Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio.
Artwork: Standing on Top of the World (Inspired from The Roots “Next Movement”), by Courtney Minor
36 x 36 inches Mixed media analog collage & acrylic gouache on canvas
About Reclamation: The exhibition takes inspiration from the complex history surrounding the Rogers Mansion, now home to the Southampton History Museum. Among its former residents was Samuel L. Parrish (1849–1932), a wealthy attorney and influential member of Southampton’s Gilded Age society.
During the last decades of his life, Parrish helped build several long-standing local institutions, including Southampton Hospital, Parrish Art Museum, and Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. Today, these institutions continue to promote Parrish’s wide-ranging civic values, from education to medicine to the arts and culture, as well as sports and recreation. Yet, Parrish’s achievements were not made without significant loss. Land development projects pursued by Parrish and others, especially in Shinnecock Hills and around Lake Agawam, negatively impacted the Shinnecock community as well as local residents of color who experienced dispossession, displacement, as well as the destruction of sacred and ancestral sites.
About Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio, Inc.: Led by Indigenous artist Jeremy Dennis, Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio, Inc. serves as a communal art space based on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation in Southampton, New York. Featuring a residency program, shared art studio, communal library, and various art and history-based programs, the project aims to amplify the voices and experiences of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color artists.