Exhibitions
Grace Lee Boggs was a celebrated civil rights activist, author, philosopher, and feminist. She was a fearless champion of anti-racism and was a leader of several Marxist and revolutionary Anti-Stalinist splinter groups. She believed that women needed to be treated and judged by the same standards as men. The story of her life and activism continues to inspire new generations.
QHS proudly presents Grace Lee Boggs Jackson Heights & Elmhurst Years Exhibition which is now also available on our website. View it now for free by simply clicking here.
Encounters by Olga Ginzburg
This project is about a love of place, with all the complexity that word can generate. The photographs are created on chance encounters. What I seek is a kind of magic that can exist in ordinary daily living.
Many of the people I meet have a sense of pride about this place; that connection with their surroundings is something I want to explore. Like clues or hints, I find myself looking for the subtle ways my subjects reveal themselves.
The installation is located at 656 Father Capodanno Blvd, Staten Island
Home Away from Home by Stephen Obisanya
Beyond the four walls where we discovered identity during childhood, what is it that makes a home? Is it the city in a faraway country where we first learned to speak the native tongue? Is it the feeling of belonging when surrounded by people who remind us of a unique, shared experience? Or is it where we choose to settle with loved ones at any given moment?
Home Away From Home is a snapshot of a small town in New York City, and the process of rediscovering home. It presents a candid look into the lives of Staten Island residents and documents the diverse life experiences often overlooked within the borough.
This series of images represents a period from my formative years in Staten Island, when I began to discover a sense of belonging years after feeling disconnected from my childhood in Lagos, Nigeria. Curiosity led me to people whose culture and lived experiences I deeply identified with.
The installation is located along the South Beach Promenade
This online exhibition looks at moments in American voting history as experienced by Staten Islanders, ranging from elections for county officials to participation in elections of national importance. Some issues, such as the 1993 vote for Staten Island to secede from New York City, are intensely local, while matters such as women’s suffrage and presidential campaigns link Staten Island residents to the rest of the country. Election returns, campaign buttons and posters, ballots, and other artifacts and documents from Historic Richmond Town’s collection help us understand the history of suffrage as experienced by Staten Islanders.