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Shahida Mausi of the Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre and President of The Right Productions, Inc. chaired the event. Ms. Mausi commented, “The gala was a wonderful blend of individual and corporate supporters, young and well-seasoned. (Photo by HB Meeks/Tell Us USA News Network)

  The Wright Museum celebrates successful 2023 Annual Fundraiser and Gala

By Laydell Wood Harper
tellusdetroit.com

DETROIT - The Wright Gala recently held at the Charles Wright Museum of African American Museum is one of the museum’s most successful and well-attended events. But this year it was twice as successful. The annual fundraiser also launched the opening of the popular Ruth E. Carter Afrofuturism in Costume Design exhibition.


Shahida Mausi of the Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre and President of The Right Productions, Inc. chaired the event. Ms. Mausi commented, “The gala was a wonderful blend of individual and corporate supporters, young and well-seasoned. Together we supported and celebrated this vital institution. The night was beautiful and the music ethereal yet captivating. Ruth Carter’s art and words enriched our spirits, propelling us to Afro futurism. It was truly my honor to chair.”

Mausi continued, “I do deeply appreciate all of those who support and helped create such a unique experience.”

Ruth E. Carter is a two-time Academy Award winning American film costume designer. She is best known for turning the Black Panther superhero into an African King. Carter also makes history as the first black person to win the Costume Design Category.

Guests were dressed in evening attire, but not without their colorful, festive masks, each one more festive and unique than the next. Many of Detroit’s well known city leaders came out to support one of Detroit’s most important crown jewels. The music and the ambiance of the evening were great, but the highlight of the evening was the opportunity to view the Ruth E. Carter Afrofuturism in Costume Design during the event.

The costumes are based on both real and imaginative characters, but they all look authentic; You will be excited to see Costumes from; Do the Right Thing, Malcome X, What’s Love Got to do with it, The Butler, Selma, Coming 2 America, Black Panther, Wakanda: Forever and many others that you will surely recognize.

Ruth E. Carter Afrofuturism in Costume Design will be on display at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History for your absolute enjoyment from now until March 31,2024.

The exhibition is a delightful visit to the past that you will not forget. You will have the pleasure of revisiting the exciting fashions from well-known star-studded movies, news stories, and important events. “This will be the first time the exhibition will be at a black museum,” Carter commented.

The word Afrofuturism is perhaps new to many of us, it was coined by scholar Mark Dery in his 1993 essay “Black to the Future.” Afrofuturism is a creative movement that reimagines the world and future possibilities for black life through visual art, music, film, performances, fashion and technology.

“The Wright is a keeper of stories. African American history is the often-missing link that adds a critical piece to the American narrative,” said Neil A. Barclay President & CEO of The Wright Museum.

As you go through the exhibition you won’t want to leave, so please allow at least two hours to thoroughly enjoy the collection.

The Wright Museum is located at 315 East Warren Ave. For more information call 494-5808 or visit the website at www.thewright.org







 

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