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Wed, Aug 20
|Bunker Center for the Arts
The August 20th Candlelight Ceremony and live performance will mark the historical anniversary of the first landing of enslaved Africans in america. This solemn and sacred moment invites the community to gather, remember, and commit to truth-telling through art, history, and education.
Time & Location
Aug 20, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Bunker Center for the Arts , 1014 E 19th St, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
About the event
The installation features eight illuminated orbs suspended from the ceiling, each representing a voice of the ancestors, accompanied by a live performance. Their original spoken word will echo through the gallery space, capturing the spiritual and emotional odyssey from Africa to the warship and onto American soil. In addition twenty visual artworks will line a gallery wall, interpreting messages left scratched into the woodwork of the slave ship—silent cries, survival codes, and sacred symbols translated through modern art. Each piece serves as a testament to the resilience and of the enslaved.
Save the date: August 20, Twenty25, | 7PM | Live Performance and Candle Light Ceremony | Bunker Center for the Arts
