Juneteenth @160 Exhibition | Terms & Conditions: The Promise vs. Reality

Exhibition Opening | Terms & Conditions: The Promise vs. Reality
Thursday, June 19, 2025 | University Museum at Texas Southern University
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Join us for the official launch of Juneteenth @ 160 with the opening of Terms & Conditions: The Promise vs. Reality, a traveling contemporary art exhibition exploring liberation after 1865 highlighting the legacy of the United States Colored Troops (USCT) and General Order No. 3. The exhibition features works that interrogate the enduring “conditions” placed on Black freedom and highlight Black imagination as a vehicle for truth-telling, survival, and liberation.

Enjoy an immersive evening of visual art, dialogue, and cultural celebration featuring original works by Ann "Sole Sister" Johnson, Nathaniel Donnett, David McGee, Alexis Pye, Brian Ellison, Kaneem Smith, Cat Martinez, Lanecia A. Rouse, Tay Butler, Phillip Pyle II, Mo Nikole, Anthony Suber, and Robert Pruitt.

Entrance | Recommend $10-15 donation to University Museum to cover fees for opening on Juneteenth Federal Holiday: Donate

Program

5:15 PM | Museum Doors Open
Enjoy lite bites by ChòpnBlọk and cocktails sponsored by General Order No. 3 Vodka.

7:10 PM | Keynote Address
General Barrye L. Price, Ph.D., U.S. Army (Ret.)

7:35 PM | Panel Discussion
The Promise vs. Reality: Exploring the Legacy of Juneteenth

8:15 PM | Closing & Thank you

Visit the Juneteenth @160 merchandise table and connect with artists and community partners.

See you there on Thursday, June 19 2025 at 5:30 PM!

Special thank you to Kinder Foundation, Universiy Museum at Texas Southern Univerity, AARP, HAA, Humanities Texas, and General Order No. 3 Vodka

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