Name of Event: Gwendolyn Brooks: The Oracle of Bronzeville Monument 

Artist talk and documentary screening with artist Margot McMahon and filmmaker Rana Segal

Date and Time of Event: Wednesday, September 11, 2024, 7:00pm

Location of Event: Catacombs Gallery

Attend the artist talk and documentary screening with artist Margot McMahon and filmmaker Rana Segal discussing GWENDOLYN BROOKS: THE ORACLE OF BRONZEVILLE on Wednesday, September 11, at 7:00pm.

Dedicated on June 7th, 2018, the Oracle of Bronzeville is the first sculpture of an African-American woman in a Chicago public park. Artist Margot McMahon created the bronze portrait of Pulitzer Prize winner and Illinois poet laureate Gwendolyn Brooks to educate about Brooks’s life and legacy. 

The artist talk also features a screening of filmmaker Rana Segal’s short documentary Gwendolyn Brooks: The Oracle of Bronzeville, shedding light on McMahon’s process and her three-year effort to complete the Gwendolyn Brooks monument. 

This event is presented in conjunction with Margot McMahon’s exhibit Cultural Communities: Chicago Writers and Beyond. The exhibit runs from August 2 to September 13, 2024. 

Project partnerships include The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame, The Poetry Foundation, and the Chicago Park District. The artist talk and screening is presented in partnership with the Chicago Women’s History Center.

Golden Hour at Epiphany:

Stop by Epiphany for Golden Hour beforehand for free live music, drinks and lite bites in the Café Bar! Doors open at 5pm with 1/2 priced bottles of wine and other specials until 7:00pm

Golden Hour Menu + Music Schedule

Please note that outside food or beverages are not permitted in the venue.