MISSION
the frank hayden project
is an initiative to explore,
promote,and preserve hayden's legacythrough scholarship
and new resources
vision
For decades Hayden opened us to what art can be
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When He passed away in 1988, a meaningful voice was silenced. we aim to understand what that voice was and create ways to bring it back
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RESEARCH
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recording accounts with Hayden's friends, colleagues, students and art collectors
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locating resources & Hayden related articles
story research
site research
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contextual research
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documenting and Archiving
Photo and video documentation of Hayden art
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Documentation of hayden related places
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compiling Hayden related information
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creating new resources
Web resources like this website and social media
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Photographs and videos
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a podcast series
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a blog
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a documentary film
documentary shorts
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Walking tours and presentations
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doing
Frank Hayden's story teaches about many things. These are some:
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art and spirituality
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art aesthetics and history
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value of public art
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Social Justice history
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leaders of social justice
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HBCus in the 20th century
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history and place
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the humanities
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partners
We are working to engage with a wide variety of consultants on this project.
in this effort we are
building a network of people in:
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Baton Rouge
New Orleans
South Bend, In
Chicago
New York
and elsewhere
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This includes places in Hayden's life like Xavier University, Southern University, the University of Notre Dame, and his art studies in Munich, Copenhagen, and stockholm.
We are working to engage with arts organizations,
museums, cultural organizations, Historical institutions, libraries, community centers and more in these places.