Act Fast! DC Premiere of Nellie Mae Rowe Film Almost Sold Out

Only a few tickets remain for DC premiere of the Nellie Mae Rowe biographical film This World is Not My Own at SAAM. In-person screening and conversation with the filmmakers. Tuesday, March 21, 6 p.m.

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Still from the film "This World is Not My Own."

Bringing the World of Nellie Mae Rowe to Life

In-Person Film Screening and Conversation: This World is Not My Own
Tuesday, March 21, 6 p.m.

Smithsonian American Art Museum
8th and G Streets, NW
Free; Registration required

Discover the colorful and fantastic world created by artist Nellie Mae Rowe in the DC premiere of This World Is Not My Own. Join filmmakers Ruchi Mital, Petter Ringbom, and Marquise Stillwell for a screening and conversation of their film, which is currently premiering at the 2023 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film & TV Festival in Austin, Texas.

“In a striking design choice, the filmmakers have augmented these gorgeous motion capture segments with animated versions of many her drawings…”
—ArtNet

The filmmakers bring Rowe’s unique vision to life through a mix of traditional documentary techniques, intricate sets that recreate Rowe’s Playhouse, animations, and scripted scenes based on Nellie Mae Rowe quotes. Narrated by Emmy-award winner, Uzo Aduba, with voice support by Broadway actress Amy Warren, this film considers the cultural and political forces that shaped Rowe’s life and art. This is an in-person event. There is no virtual component and it will not be recorded.

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Final Days to Experience We Are Made of Stories: Self-Taught Artists in the Robson Family Collection
Closes March 26

Plan your visit for the final week of the exhibition We Are Made of Stories: Self-Taught Artists in the Robson Family Collection, which traces the rise of self-taught artists in the 20th century and examines how, despite wide-ranging societal, racial, and gender-based obstacles, their creativity and bold self-definition became major forces in American art.

Highlighting forty-three game-changing artists including James Castle, Thornton Dial Sr., Howard Finster, Sister Gertrude Morgan, Nellie Mae Rowe, and Bill Traylor, among others, We Are Made of Stories gives insight into their powerful personal journeys. Showcasing artwork acquired by Margaret Z. and Douglas O. Robson, this family collection reflects their belief that stories from these artists offer a truer, more complete portrait of our nation's makers.

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Two wooden sculptures in the shape of an elephant and a dog.

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Exhibition Credit: We Are Made of Stories: Self-Taught Artists in the Robson Family Collection is organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Generous support has been provided by the Herbert Waide Hemphill Jr. American Folk Art Fund, Shaun and Andy Block, Steven Czekala, James and Catherine Denny, Sheila Duignan and Mike Wilkins, Travis Marquette and Sean Kosofsky, the Rumsfeld Family Fund, Jeff Rosensweig and Natalie Allen, and the Share Fund.

Image credits: Animated Nellie Mae Rowe by her home known as the “playhouse.”©Opendox, Photography by Petter Ringbom. Character Animation & VFX by KaktusFilm

Installation photography of We Are Made of Stories: Self-Taught Artists in the Robson Family Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2022; Photos by Albert Ting

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