Searching for Augusta Savage- Film Screening and Discussion
Sat, May 30
|RBA Creative
First event in a series we call ArtistSpeak! hosted by the members of the Black Women's Art Collective, RBA Creative and EVOAK!
Time & Location
May 30, 2026, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
RBA Creative, 3718 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA 94619, USA
About the event
Augusta Savage was a titan of the Harlem Renaissance — a sculptor, educator, and fierce advocate who opened the first U.S. gallery dedicated to Black art and mentored a generation of artists who would shape American culture. And yet, nearly half of the approximately 160 works she created are lost or missing today.
The film, produced by @AudaciousWomen, is narrated by art historian Jeffreen M. Hayes, Ph.D. and featuring dramatic readings by award-winning actress Lorraine Toussaint (Orange is the New Black, The Equalizer), the film premiered on PBS American Masters Shorts in February 2024 and has since screened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Schomburg Center, and beyond.
After the screening, we'll go deeper with Carol Belle Thomas Moss, whose expertise in Black women in film, literature, and the creative arts will ground our conversation in the broader context of erasure, representation, and artistic legacy. Carol Belle-Thomas…
Tickets
General Admission
No ticket needed
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