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Guest Lecture

Guest Lecture with Kirk Sharp

Thursday, October 22
7:00 PM
BYU Museum of Art

We're delighted to host Kirk Sharp, Executive Director of the Gordon Parks Museum, for a special lecture on the exhibition Homeward to the Prairie I Come. The winners of the MOA Photography Competition will also be announced.

This discussion is free and open to all. Details to be announced.

A photo of Kirk Sharp a smiling man with a mustache and a dark suit
Kirk Sharp

About Kirk Sharp:

Kirk Sharp is a Kansas native from Fort Scott who has served as the Executive Director of the Gordon Parks Museum at Fort Scott Community College for the past 7 years. A graduate of Fort Scott High School, he went on to earn Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Pittsburg State University. Through his work at the museum, Sharp promotes the life and legacy of Gordon Parks—internationally known as a photographer, filmmaker, writer, and musician. He is inspired by Parks’ remarkable story of creativity and perseverance, and works to promote the humanities as a powerful way to preserve meaningful stories that help communities better understand one another.

If you would like an ASL interpreter at this event, please contact lettie_burton@byu.edu at least three business days before the event.

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