Breaking the Frame: The Visionary Women’s Reception

Name: Breaking the Frame: The Visionary Women’s Reception
Start: 2026-03-14T11:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-03-14T13:30:00-05:00
Location: Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts

Saturday, March 14 at 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

Overview

Step into a space where creativity meets courage at Breaking the Frame: The Visionary Women’s Reception. At this vibrant gathering rooted in art and activism, women are invited to awaken their inner visionary alongside Dr. Karcheik Sims-Alvarado, who will share her compelling journey of resilience, self-discovery, and her drive for transformative social change.

Curate Your Experience with these tiered levels!

Registration is free for all participants but required for this program. For more information, please email Tiiwon Siaway at tsiaway@mmfa.org.

Visionary VIP Experience (Full)

10 AM to 1:30 PM

Coffee and Conversation: An intimate, pre-reception conversation with Dr. Karcheik Sims-Alavarado.
Special Gift
Visionary Women’s Reception and Keynote
Guided Gallery Tour of the Breaking the Frame exhibition in the Wilson Gallery with our curator.

Creative Access (General Admission)

11 AM to 1:30 PM

Visionary Women’s Reception and Keynote
Guided Gallery Tour of the Breaking the Frame exhibition with our curator.

About the Speaker

Dr. Karcheik Sims-Alvarado is the author of Atlanta and the Civil Rights Movement, 1944–1968 and the newly released Georgia and the Power of the Vote. She has served as chief historical advisor and exhibition designer for the Nobel Peace Prize Museum in Sweden, TIME magazine’s virtual reality exhibit, The March, and the King Center’s Women, Soul of the Nation exhibition opening in 2026.

She is currently working to preserve the historic homes of Grace Towns Hamilton and George Towns in Atlanta, as well as the residence of W.E.B. Du Bois in Accra, Ghana. In 2024, she received Harvard University’s Derek Bok Public Service Award.

Dr. Sims-Alvarado is Assistant Professor of Africana Studies and Director of Public History and Historic Preservation at Morehouse College.