The Buddy Holly Center invites you to a Gallery Talk presented by Shelby Morrison, Manager of Artist and VIP Relations at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland, Ohio. The Gallery Talk will be Sunday, August 14 at 2:00 p.m. and will be followed by a light reception.
Ms. Morrison will be discussing the history and evolution of women in the Rock & Roll genre and give some insight about artists featured in the Girls on Film exhibition that is currently on display in the Fine Arts Gallery.
“Through compelling images, this exhibit illustrates the important roles women have played in rock and roll history – the flashpoints, the firsts, the best, the celebrated and sometimes lesser-known women who moved rock and roll music and the American culture forward. Women have been the engines of creation and change in popular music since the early days of the recording industry. As women have transformed the art form, female music icons have consistently pushed the boundaries and frontiers of what is means to be female. There is no one “typical male” sound or style or artist in music, so it follows that there is no one archetypal “female” sound, style, attitude or artist. No one exhibit could capture the entire magnitude of women’s contributions to music history, however, the women highlighted in this exhibit can hold their own among any of the most significant artists in history, regardless of gender. In the words of pioneering musician Joan Jett, ‘I grew up in a world that told girls they couldn’t play rock and roll…but my parents taught me I could be anything in the world I wanted to be.” – Shelby Morrison
Following the gallery talk, at 6:00 p.m., on Sunday, August 14 the Buddy Holly Center and Alamo Drafthouse will host a special screening of Amy, the 2015 documentary about the life and career of Amy Winehouse, directed by Asif Kapadia. Ms. Morrison will introduce the film and host a short Q & A, immediately following the screening. Proceeds from ticket sales are graciously being donated by Alamo Drafthouse to the Buddy Holly Center in support our fine arts programming.
(News release from the City of Lubbock/Buddy Holly Center)
