Donnamarie Barnes

Join me for a conversation with Donnamarie Barnes, curator and archivist.

Tune in on Saturday, August 5, 2023 at 1:00pm ET on WBAI 99.5 FM in NYC or livestream on WBAI.ORG.

Tune in at 5:00pm ET here on harriettecole.com for the Video Premiere.

Donnamarie Barnes began working at Sylvester Manor Educational Farm in 2014 as a volunteer and history docent and in 2016 joined the staff full time as the Curator/Archivist. At Sylvester Manor, she curated the exhibitions, "Women of the Manor'', "A Place in Pictures" and "All That Has Been: Our Roots Revealed". Her ongoing work, now as the Director of History & Heritage, of conserving the Manor ‘s various collections, researching and uncovering the lives and identities of the enslaved, free people of color and indigenous people of Sylvester Manor is an integral part of the organization’s mission to Preserve, Cultivate and Share the stories of all the people of Sylvester Manor. Donnamarie also serves as the Co-Director of the Plain Sight Project, which is dedicated to uncovering, naming and counting the enslaved people of the East End of Long Island. Donnamarie worked for over thirty years in the editorial photography field as a photographer and photo editor for publications such as People and Essence Magazines and as a Photo Editor at the Gamma Liaison photo news agency. Aa a life-long summer and full-time resident of Ninevah Beach in the historic SANS Community in Sag Harbor, Donnamarie grew up photographing the community and the beach landscape. In 2015, she curated a highly acclaimed historic tintype photography exhibition at the Eastville Community Historical Society in Sag Harbor entitled, " Collective Identity". She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in photography from the Cooper Union School of Art.