South Street Seaport Museum presents Gone But Not Forgotten Artist Talk

South Street Seaport Museum presents Gone But Not Forgotten Artist Talk Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 2:30pm. Join the Seaport Museum with artist Naima Rauam at City Lore Gallery (56 East 1st Street) for an engaging discussion about the artist’s work, its connection to the South Street Seaport, and her current exhibition Gone But Not Forgotten. Admission is free. seaportmuseum.org/naima-rauam-talk As the artist explains, “When I walk through a neighborhood, I want to experience its roots and its past lives, if only in my imagination and my artwork.” In this presentation we will look at the history of the Seaport and Lower Manhattan and discuss how Rauam fondly remembers familiar places that once helped define the character of their neighborhoods, including the Fulton Fish Market. On the closing day of the exhibition currently on view at City Lore, join Naima as she shares personal stories, reflections, and the inspiration behind her art, offering a nostalgic glimpse into a Lower Manhattan that once was. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to explore the intersection of history, memory, and art. About the Artist Naima Rauam is an artist who has followed her passion for place throughout her career. In the mid-1960s, an art school assignment led her to the Fulton Fish Market, the South Street Seaport Historic District, and the New York City waterfront. Inspired by the vitality, culture, and history she encountered, Naima has documented life in these areas with her artwork ever since, with her watercolors, oils and charcoals. Her studio was in the original 1907 Tin Building when it was part of the Fulton Fish Market on South Street until 2005. In 1999, the South Street Seaport Museum hosted While the City Sleeps, an exhibit of Naima’s fish market artwork. About City Lore Gallery The City Lore Gallery is a cultural hub that celebrates New York City’s vibrant cultural atmosphere and provides a platform for the myriad voices that comprise the City. The gallery presents exhibitions and events on all the things that make New York “New York.” From the golden age of graffiti, to endangered languages and activist comics, City Lore finds the art in everyday life. City Lore works in four cultural domains—urban folklore and history, preservation, arts education and grassroots poetry traditions—and is committed to the principles of cultural equity and democracy. About the South Street Seaport Museum The South Street Seaport Museum, located in the heart of the historic seaport district in New York City, preserves and interprets the history of New York as a great port city. Founded in 1967, the Museum houses an extensive collection of works of art and artifacts, a maritime reference library, exhibition galleries and education spaces, working 19th century print shops, and an active fleet of historic vessels that all work to tell the story of “Where New York Begins.” seaportmuseum.org #SouthStreetSeaportMuseum #WhereNewYorkBegins @SouthStreetSeaportMuseum - Facebook @seaportmuseum - Instagram @seaportmuseum - X @seaportmuseum - TikTok http://www.eventsnearhere.com/find-events/NY/NEW-YORK/Art/Visual-Arts/addetail/261681/South-Street-Seaport-Museum-presents-Gone-But-Not-Forgotten-Artist-Talk