Beginning on Friday, September 15, the newly renovated Arts Commons in the Kellner Performing Arts Center features Ubuntu, an exhibit by photographer Frances Scanlon. Ms. Scanlon’s body of work includes images captured over the years during the Milton Academy jazz group’s biennial tour of South Africa.
“What started out for Frances Scanlon as documentation of the Jazz South Africa tours crossed the line into art,” says Nesto Gallery Director Larry Pollans. “Frances finds structural energies that define South African culture. She also captures the spirited link forged between our students and the South Africans. There is a palpable sense of adventure in the images.”
Ubuntu begins with an opening reception in the Arts Commons from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., followed by a performance of South African jazz featuring student and alumni musicians from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
“A number of alumni who went on the tour clamored to return to join in this concert,” says Larry. “The high energy has stayed with them. We will feel some of that energy on Friday.”
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