Michael Sherrod Williams

CONSULTANT
CURATOR
SPEAKER

North Carolina native Michael S. Williams is a consultant and founder of the Black On Black Project, an organization that produces art exhibitions and short films that address issues affecting communities across the state.

A graduate of North Carolina Central University, Williams spent 15 years working in media as a designer, writer, and community builder. He has curated more than 25 art exhibitions, produced several short films, and given scores of lectures throughout North Carolina.

25+
Years of Experience
50+
Project Completed
30+
Collaborators

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Art Exhibits and Curations

Art & Film
Art Projects
Films
Black On Black

VAE Raleigh

Raleigh, NC

Group Exhibit
2016
Bricks Need Mortar

Anchorlight

Raleigh, NC

Artist
William Paul Thomas
2017
'No Polite Disguise'

Durham, NC

Artist
2017
Free Lunch

Anchorlight

Raleigh, NC

Artist
Lamar Whidbee
2017
BobV2

VAE Raleigh

Raleigh, NC

Group Exhibit
2017
Full Circle

The Carrack Modern Art

Durham, NC

Artist
Anthony Patterson
2017
Right Before We Fly

Anchorlight

Raleigh, NC

Artist
Dare Coulter
2018
Artfor(us)

Artspace

Raleigh, NC

Artist
Sherrill Roland
2018
Declarations of Success

DREAMs of Wilmington

Wilmington, NC

Artist
Lamar Whidbee
2018
Daddy's Home

Anchorlight

Raleigh, NC

Artist
Lamar Whidbee
2019
Bricks Need Mortar (Wilmington)

Anchorlight Wilmington

Wilmington, NC

Artist
William Paul Thomas
2019
BobV3

VAE Raleigh

Raleigh, NC

Group Exhibit
2019
Colored Me

Anchorlight

Raleigh, NC

Artist
Alexandra Clay
2019
I Feel Like Me

Raleigh Municipal Building

Raleigh, NC

Artist
Telvin Wallace
2019
The Perspective of the Others

Leland Cultural Arts Center

Leland, NC

Group Exhibit
2019
The Will of the Father

Dorothea Dix Park

Raleigh, NC

Artist
Johnny Lee Chapman, III & Anthony Nelson
2019
Paradigm Shifts of Public Spaces: Wilmington

Anchorlight Wilmington

Wilmington, NC

Artist
Alexandria Clay and Anthony Patterson
2019
Destroy The Man, Keep The Body

Anchorlight Wilmington

Wilmington, NC

Artist
Stephen Hayes
2019
Have You Heard...

North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics

Durham, NC

Artist
Anthony Patterson
2019
'Troublesome Presence'

Fayetteville, NC

Artist
2019
Gifts from my Grandfather

Artspace

Raleigh, NC

Artist
Anthony Patterson
2020
'Crisis Materials' virtual premiere and discussion

Raleigh, NC

Conversations
2020
Breaking Point: Tackling Systemic Racism in North Carolina

Raleigh, NC

Conversations
2020
'CONTINUUM OF CHANGE'

Wilmington, NC

Artist
2021
Lost In Transition

Conversations
2022
'MMXIX: I'm Glad You Believed In Me

Conversations
Marcus Kiser
2022
'Lost in Transition'

Wilmington, NC

Artist
2022
'Reflections' with Bertha Boykin Todd

Wilmington, NC

Conversations
2022
Oberlin Oral Histories: 'Wherever you went ... you felt at home.'

Raleigh, NC

Conversations
2022
'Weariness To The Flesh'

Asheville, NC

Artist
2023
'The Curiosity of Jim Lee'

Wilmington, NC

Artist
2023
'Voices of Oberlin'

Raleigh, NC

Artist
Derrick Beasley
2023
The authors of 'Black Boy, Black Boy'

Chapel Hill, NC

Conversations
2023
Cultivating 'Joy' with Jane Cheek

Wilmington, NC

Conversations
2023
A conversation about 'Curiosity' with Jim Lee

Wilmington, NC

Conversations
2023
Matthew Bacoate, Jr. talks 'The Block' and more

Asheville, NC

Conversations
2023
'The class of '65 ... that was the end of Stephens-Lee.'

Asheville, NC

Conversations
2023
'They kept us close because they knew it wasn't safe.'

Raleigh, NC

Conversations
2023
'Intergalactic Soul'

Wilmington, NC

Artist
2024
'Masters in content and context' w/ Carolina Public Humanities

Chapel Hill, NC

Conversations
2024
Marcus Dawson and his art continue to 'bloom'

Wilmington, NC

Conversations
2024
'Blooming in Plain Sight'

Wilmington, NC

Artist
2024
'Three Story Tellers'

Durham, NC

Artist
2024
Fritzi Huber: 'What keeps us young is having a sense of awe.'

Wilmington, NC

Conversations
2024
'Messengers'

Wilmington, NC

Artist
2024
Break The Silence

Short film about mental illness.

Short Film
Executive Producer
2018
The Will Of The Father

Short film about the history of Dix Park in Raleigh, NC.

Short Film
Executive Producer
2019
Free Market

Short film about the history of Fayetteville, NC.

Short Film
Executive Producer
2020
'Crisis Materials'

Raleigh, NC

Short Film
Executive Producer
2020
'The Frontlines'

Wilmington, NC

Short Film
Executive Producer
2020
'Generational Guardians'

Asheville, NC.

Short Film
2023
'Channels of Hope'

Asheville, NC

Short Film
2023

Let's Make Change!

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