The Gallery

Mission

To serve the campus and the community as a center for art and a catalyst to support instruction, create a space for learning and aesthetic enjoyment, and promote visual and performing arts at Washtenaw Community College.

Screening

Please Join us for a film screening of the documentary There Went the Neighborhood: The Closing of Jones School.

Everyone is welcome to attend this event. Free Luncheon for the first 75 people registered! Attendees will enjoy a buffet-style lunch. Please RSVP below to reserve your seat!

Date: April 28
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Schedule of Events

Time	Event	Location
12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.	Luncheon (RSVP required)	Atrium
1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.	Screening of There Went the Neighborhood: The Closing of Jones School	Towsley Auditorium
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	Q&A	Towsley Auditorium

Three black and white photos of children standing in line, reading and in the classroom at Jones School

Current Exhibit

Family Foundations
Four Stories of Black Washtenaw County
Community Building, 1850 to 1950

Mar 1 - May 31

This interactive exhibit features the origin stories of four historic Black families from the area, the Jewett and Asher-Aray families from Ann Arbor and Pittsfield Township, and the Kersey and Bass families from Ypsilanti.

The project was generously supported by a Grant from the University of Michigan Humanities Collaboratory.

The project is a collaboration between University of Michigan Humanities Collaboratory, AACHM (African American Cultural and Historical Museum of Washtenaw County), Ann Arbor District Library, The Bentley Historical Library, and Washtenaw Community College.

BWC Website

WEMU interview with Joyce Hunter President and CEO of AACHM

AACHM Website

Opening Reception
featuring a talk with the descendants!
March 1st, 2024 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.