Join Marques Redd at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) on Saturday, June 7 at 2:00 PM for object lessons, a participatory event in conjunction with William Villalongo’s powerful exhibition, Myths and Migrations—FLOCK.

To flock is to gather and to cover. The event draws inspiration from both meanings: gathering together in a group and the velvety material known as flocking, a technique Villalongo frequently uses throughout the exhibition.

Over the course of 90 minutes, visitors will be guided through a series of thoughtful encounters with select artworks, led by a group of artists and scholars including Marques Redd, Mark Thomas Gibson, Lyra Monteiro, and Saya Woolfalk.

As part of the program, Marques Redd will present a talk entitled “Walking Through Worlds: Cosmology, Collage, and the Black Archive,” offering insights into his work. In conjunction with his talk, a photograph by Rainbow Serpent entitled The Four World Ages (III) will also be on display.

These “object lessons” invite participants to explore how the artworks activate a tangle of thoughts, memories, sensations, hopes, and frustrations. Visitors will be welcomed into the fold of Villalongo’s community of appreciators and encouraged to chart their own paths through themes of deep time, the contemporary moment, and possible futures held within the work.

Organized by William Villalongo and Sasha-Mae Eccelston, this program is free with museum admission and takes place at the Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building at PAFA.

Marques Redd will be inducted into the 2025 class of Macon Pride’s Pioneers & Trailblazers LGBTQ+ History Exhibit. Held at the Tubman African American Museum, this exhibit celebrates the lives and legacies of LGBTQ+ visionaries who have shaped Georgia through their courage, creativity, and leadership.

This year’s exhibit expands through a special partnership with Storytellers Macon Live, incorporating dynamic oral histories and live performances. As both an inductee and featured storyteller, Marques will share reflections on art, memory, and transformation—offering a glimpse into his journey as a cultural worker, scholar, and co-founder of Rainbow Serpent.

This celebration of queer Southern heritage is free and open to the public.

On view April 18, 2025, at the Tubman African American Museum, Miracles celebrates the depth and diversity of Black artistic expression. More than an exhibition, it honors survival, resilience, and revival, paying tribute to the legacy of Miracles Fine Art Gallery and the Redd family’s longstanding dedication to preserving Black culture.

The Redd Family Collection of Black Art is one of the largest of its kind in the Southeast and includes over 800 works by renowned artists such as Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, Ernie Barnes, William Tolliver, and Kathleen Wilson.

In 1990, Melgenia and Vernon Redd opened Miracles Fine Art Gallery, Macon’s first gallery dedicated to Black art. After closing in 1996, the collection remained in storage for decades. Now, in a long-awaited revival, this exhibition brings these works back into public view, reaffirming the Redd family’s commitment to preserving Black cultural heritage.

Rainbow Serpent is proud to present a photo collage featuring images from Opening the Mouth, Myth-Science of the Gatekeepers, Obi Mbu (The Primordial House), Prayers Answered, and more. It also marks the premiere exhibition of photography from The Four World Ages series.

Join us for the opening reception on Sunday, May 4, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Tubman African American Museum. Admission is free for museum members and $5 for the general public.

The show will be on view through June 28, 2025.

For more information about the exhibition contact the Tubman Museum at (478) 743-8544.