photo by Angel Clark

The Thirteen is a multimedia art exhibition and performance created in honor of thirteen black girls and women who were lynched or otherwise killed in Kentucky from 1870 to 1908.

Originally The Thirteen was performed at Transylvania University in 2013. A reprisal of the show will be tomorrow, March 19th, 2015 at Centre College’s Norton Center for the Arts. The show features work from the following artists:

• Bianca Spriggs (lead artist)
• Angel Clark (lead artist)
• Emily Underwood (production manager)
• Jewan Clay (production assistant)
• Brian Campbell (videographer)
• Hendrick Floyd (musician)
• Justin Long (musician)
• Jeremiah Muwanga (musician)
• Willie Eames (musician)
• David Farris (musician)
• Caleb Ritchie (musician)
• Jami Shuamke-Young (musician)
• Marcus Wilkerson (musician)
• Art Mize (musician)
• Mason Colby (musician)
• Paul Brown (musician)
• Michelle Hollis (musician)

For more information:

• Facebook Event page
• Event Information at Centre College
• Event Information (and hi-resolution photo) at Ace Weekly
• The Thirteen 2013 on Transylvania University’s website
• 2013 article from the Lexington Herald-Leader