Join acclaimed artist Nekisha Durrett for a powerful conversation on art, memory, and untold histories, followed by a fireside chat.

A featured artist in the newly opened Obama Presidential Center, Nekisha Durrett brings hidden and overlooked histories into public view. Grounded in deep research and material exploration, her multidisciplinary practice spans public art, installation, sculpture, painting, and social practice. Durrett is especially drawn to stories of Black life, labor, and imagination that have been forgotten or intentionally erased, creating spaces that hold both remembrance and possibility.

Nekisha will share how memory shapes her art and provide an overview of her work followed by a fireside chat with Dorothy Kosinki, Director Emerita of The Phillips Collection.

Join us from 3 - 4 pm at Art-Play-Practice at Phillips@THEARC and experience an interactive installation inspired by the groundbreaking drape paintings of Washington, D.C., artist Sam Gilliam (1933–2022).