Willie Birch: Stories to Tell
Event Schedule
August 2026
- Saturday 15th 12:00 PM
- Sunday 16th 12:00 PM
- Tuesday 18th 12:00 PM
- Wednesday 19th 12:00 PM
- Thursday 20th 12:00 PM
- Friday 21st 12:00 PM
- Saturday 22nd 12:00 PM
- Sunday 23rd 12:00 PM
- Tuesday 25th 12:00 PM
- Wednesday 26th 12:00 PM
- Thursday 27th 12:00 PM
- Friday 28th 12:00 PM
- Saturday 29th 12:00 PM
- Sunday 30th 12:00 PM
September 2026
- Tuesday 1st 12:00 PM
- Wednesday 2nd 12:00 PM
- Thursday 3rd 12:00 PM
- Friday 4th 12:00 PM
- Saturday 5th 12:00 PM
- Sunday 6th 12:00 PM
The first-ever career retrospective of renowned artist Willie Birch, this exhibition brings together groundbreaking works from 1968 to the present, chronicling his unique vision of Black American life and the interconnectedness of global art forms. Born and raised in New Orleans and trained in Europe, Baltimore, and New York, Birch often speaks about “retentions,” a term he uses to describe evidence of one culture’s narratives and traditions within another. Throughout his career, Birch has particularly explored how African traditions have been retained in American music, art, and culture, as part of the Black experience and beyond.