Outdoor Installation Project: Monuments
Venue: Virginia Tech Drillfield, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Saturday, May 14, 2022
Time: 8:30 - 11:00 PM
Event Types: Arts & Theatre
Cost: Free

Description:
The Moss Arts Center presents the outdoor installation project "Monuments" on the Virginia Tech Drillfield starting on Friday, April 22, 2022 through Saturday, May 14, 2022 available from 8:30 PM to 11:00 PM nightly.

An ethereal, site-specific projection installation by artist Craig Walsh, "Monuments" celebrates unsung community members who impact the New River Valley. The Moss Arts Center held special listening sessions where community members could learn more about the project and share recommendations for honorees. The center selected the community members featured in "Monuments" from a collection of 34 individuals nominated by community members.

Upending traditional expectations of public monuments and the selective history represented in public spaces, the installation will project unforgettable, large-scale images of Orlando and nominees Debbie Sherman-Lee and Jacob George onto trees at night on the Virginia Tech Drillfield, recognizing the profound importance of their work.

Tara Orlando is the founder of Floyd Friends of Asylum Seekers, an organization established to support legal asylees living in the Floyd County area.

A dedicated volunteer in the community, Debbie Sherman-Lee commits her time, expertise, and care to broaden educational access, cultivate civic engagement, dismantle racism, and provide affordable housing. She taught at Christiansburg High School for 36 years and now serves as board chair of Christiansburg Institute Inc., the African American school she attended before Montgomery County Public Schools were racially integrated. She also serves as a member of the boards of Community Housing Partners, Appalachian Women Rising, and Dialogue on Race. She has volunteered at the Montgomery County Christmas Store since 1982 and is a member of the Community Group/New Mountain Climbers, Montgomery County Education Foundation, Christiansburg High School Leadership Team, Pastor Parish Relations Committee of Asbury United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women group, 100+ Women Who Care of the New River Valley, the local branch of the NAACP, and Potpourri Club.

Serving as a radiation therapist at LewisGale Regional Cancer Center in Pulaski is just one of Jacob George's many roles. Before starting this position 16 years ago, George taught math to students in grades 5-10 in his native India, worked in a Texas hospital dietary, and earned certifications as a pharmacy technician and radiation therapist.

As a dedicated husband and father of three, George devotes his time to a variety of pursuits, including driving buses for Blacksburg Transit and actively participating in his church.

Admission is free and all are welcome.

For more information, visit: https://vtx.vt.edu/articles/2022/04/mac-monuments-nominees.html or https://artscenter.vt.edu/experiences/monuments.html.

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