Artist-Led Exhibition Tour Ministry: Reverend Joyce McDonald
Saturday, October 4
1:00 – 3:00 PM
For All Ages
FREE! RSVP Required
*Due to space limitations, we are unable to accommodate large parties (10 or more individuals arriving together as a group) for this program. If you are planning a visit for 10+ people, please visit our Group Tours page and complete the required forms.
Top Image: Joyce McDonald speaking about her work on view in the exhibition Ministry at The Bronx Museum. Photo by Argenis Apolinario, 2025.
ABOUT THE TOUR
Please RSVP to join us for a special guided tour of Ministry: Reverend Joyce McDonald led by the artist herself, in conversation with Blake Paskal, Programs Director at Visual AIDS.
Reverend Joyce McDonald will reflect on her creative practice and its deep connection to her journey of healing and service. Through conversation and storytelling, she will share the personal histories behind her sculptures and the role art has played in her life.
Ministry: Reverend Joyce McDonald is the first museum exhibition devoted to the artist’s work. A longtime Visual AIDS Artist Member, McDonald began working with clay in 1997 through an art therapy program, shortly after her diagnosis with HIV. She quickly recognized the medium’s potential for healing and transformation.
Working intuitively, she allows figures to emerge from the clay, giving form to memories and emotion while processing experiences of addiction, domestic violence, and illness.