701 Center for Contemporary Art in Columbia, S.C., on September 18, will present a lecture by Barry Gaither, director and curator of the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists (NCAAA) in Boston. The lecture, You Gotta Make Some Place To Be Somebody!: The Birth And Rebirth Of A Museum, is free of charge and open to the public. It will take place at 7:30 p.m. at 701 CCA.

In his lecture, Gaither, a native of Great Falls, S.C., will discuss the birth and rebirth of the Museum of the NCAAA, which was founded in 1968 and of which he has been the director and curator since 1969. Within the context of how museums generally serve or should serve artists and communities, Gaither will discuss his museum's current development project that aims to secure its future.