Opening Reception: Adraint Bereal: As It Appears
Adraint Bereal, Homecoming, 2019. From the series, The Black Yearbook, 2019-24. Archival inkjet print. Courtesy of the artist and Nina Johnson Gallery, Miami.
Join us for the opening reception and homecoming exhibition of UT alumnus Adraint Bereal, As It Appears, a photographic survey of Black students’ experiences at colleges and universities across the United States. The exhibition features more than 30 artworks from Bereal’s highly acclaimed project and publication, The Black Yearbook (2019–24), a newly commissioned video, and archival materials drawn from UT and Austin repositories.
Support for Adraint Bereal: As It Appears is provided by the Texas Commission for the Arts, C.C. Marsh, the Leonian Foundation, the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Texas at Austin, Suzanne Deal Booth, and Nina Johnson Gallery.
KUT & KUTX Public Radio, Saint Arnold Brewing Company, Topo Chico, Coca-Cola Cherry Float, Minute Maid Zero Sugar Lemonade, and Alienated Majesty Books provide in-kind support for VAC receptions and events.