Vistors with Esther Mahlangu from the right: Antonio García, Director of Jazz Studies; VCUarts Susan King Roth, Senior Associate Dean, School of the Arts; Richard Roth, Professor, Painting & Printmaking, VCUarts; Kwena Ramahuta, University of KwaZula-Natal, Durban (UKZN); Barbara Noble Howard, VMFA Foundation; Dalisu Ndlazi, UKZN; Jude Ganasen, UKZN; Burton Naidoo, UKZN; Neil Gonsalves, UKZN; Marriam Mahlangu, granddaughter and assistant to the artist; Richard Woodward, Curator of African Art, VMFA; Esther Mahlangu, artist; Mr. Ndumiso Mngadi, Third Secretary: Public Diplomacy, Embassy of the Republic of South Africa; Ms. Nowetu Ethel Luti, Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Republic of South Africa; Grace Masango, artist liaison; Rogan van den Berg, UKZN; Lungelo Ngcobo, UKZN; Sonya Clark, Chair, Craft & Material Studies, VCUarts; Daryl Harper, Music Chair, VCUarts; R. McKenna Brown, PhD, Executive Director, Global Education Office, VCU; Sandra Taylor, African art collector; Karen Getty, Docent and Tour Services Coordinator, VMFA

photo credit: Travis Fullerton and David Stover, VMFA