Early African American settlers in Houston’s Third Ward area established small worship places, reminiscent of the praise houses attended during slavery in the Jim Crow era. The intimate and personal size of the congregations created bonds in the community that would last for more than 90 years.

Images of the still-standing small houses of worship, captured by art photographers Earlie Hudnall, Ray Carrington and Tamirah Collins, will be shared at the exhibition “Third Ward Unity in Faith: Backbone of Our Souls,” opening March 23 at the Community Artists’ Collective, 4101 San Jacinto, Suite 116.

Kathleen Coleman, a fourth generation Third Ward resident, curated the exhibition.

These small churches resembled rural structures like those in many sharecropping communities near Houston.   A few of these small congregations linger and tell the story of the Third Ward’s ever-changing landscape. Because of its proximity to downtown Houston, the churches are often sold and inhabited by a younger demographic.

Hudnall and Carrington, who attended Texas Southern University, have been cataloging the Third Ward area for more than 30 years, telling a story with their photos of the community block by block, from past to present. Hudnall’s mentor, Dr. John Biggers, saw the shotgun houses as urban pyramids. Carrington’s mentor, veteran photographer and teacher Herbert Provost, instilled a love of photography and of the community in him as a student at Jack Yates High School.

Collins, a mentee of Carrington and the exhibition coordinator at The Collective, will continue documenting the area from a new generational perspective.

The exhibition, which continues through May 18, is part of the FotoFest Biennial and is free to attend. An opening reception will be held Saturday, March 23, at 2 p.m. and an artists’ talk Saturday, April 27, at 3 p.m.

The Collective is open Thursday through Saturday from 12 noon until 5 p.m. and by appointment.

Early African American settlers in Houston’s Third Ward area established small worship places, reminiscent of the praise houses attended during slavery in the Jim Crow era. The intimate and personal size of the congregations created bonds in the community that would last for more than 90 years.

Images of the still-standing small houses of worship, captured by art photographers Earlie Hudnall, Ray Carrington and Tamirah Collins, will be shared at the exhibition “Third Ward Unity in Faith: Backbone of Our Souls,” opening March 23 at the Community Artists’ Collective, 4101 San Jacinto, Suite 116.

Kathleen Coleman, a fourth generation Third Ward resident, curated the exhibition.

These small churches resembled rural structures like those in many sharecropping communities near Houston.   A few of these small congregations linger and tell the story of the Third Ward’s ever-changing landscape. Because of its proximity to downtown Houston, the churches are often sold and inhabited by a younger demographic.

Hudnall and Carrington, who attended Texas Southern University, have been cataloging the Third Ward area for more than 30 years, telling a story with their photos of the community block by block, from past to present. Hudnall’s mentor, Dr. John Biggers, saw the shotgun houses as urban pyramids. Carrington’s mentor, veteran photographer and teacher Herbert Provost, instilled a love of photography and of the community in him as a student at Jack Yates High School.

Collins, a mentee of Carrington and the exhibition coordinator at The Collective, will continue documenting the area from a new generational perspective.

The exhibition, which continues through May 18, is part of the FotoFest Biennial and is free to attend. An opening reception will be held Saturday, March 23, at 2 p.m. and an artists’ talk Saturday, April 27, at 3 p.m.

The Collective is open Thursday through Saturday from 12 noon until 5 p.m. and by appointment.

Early African American settlers in Houston’s Third Ward area established small worship places, reminiscent of the praise houses attended during slavery in the Jim Crow era. The intimate and personal size of the congregations created bonds in the community that would last for more than 90 years.

Images of the still-standing small houses of worship, captured by art photographers Earlie Hudnall, Ray Carrington and Tamirah Collins, will be shared at the exhibition “Third Ward Unity in Faith: Backbone of Our Souls,” opening March 23 at the Community Artists’ Collective, 4101 San Jacinto, Suite 116.

Kathleen Coleman, a fourth generation Third Ward resident, curated the exhibition.

These small churches resembled rural structures like those in many sharecropping communities near Houston.   A few of these small congregations linger and tell the story of the Third Ward’s ever-changing landscape. Because of its proximity to downtown Houston, the churches are often sold and inhabited by a younger demographic.

Hudnall and Carrington, who attended Texas Southern University, have been cataloging the Third Ward area for more than 30 years, telling a story with their photos of the community block by block, from past to present. Hudnall’s mentor, Dr. John Biggers, saw the shotgun houses as urban pyramids. Carrington’s mentor, veteran photographer and teacher Herbert Provost, instilled a love of photography and of the community in him as a student at Jack Yates High School.

Collins, a mentee of Carrington and the exhibition coordinator at The Collective, will continue documenting the area from a new generational perspective.

The exhibition, which continues through May 18, is part of the FotoFest Biennial and is free to attend. An opening reception will be held Saturday, March 23, at 2 p.m. and an artists’ talk Saturday, April 27, at 3 p.m.

The Collective is open Thursday through Saturday from 12 noon until 5 p.m. and by appointment.

Early African American settlers in Houston’s Third Ward area established small worship places, reminiscent of the praise houses attended during slavery in the Jim Crow era. The intimate and personal size of the congregations created bonds in the community that would last for more than 90 years.

Images of the still-standing small houses of worship, captured by art photographers Earlie Hudnall, Ray Carrington and Tamirah Collins, will be shared at the exhibition “Third Ward Unity in Faith: Backbone of Our Souls,” opening March 23 at the Community Artists’ Collective, 4101 San Jacinto, Suite 116.

Kathleen Coleman, a fourth generation Third Ward resident, curated the exhibition.

These small churches resembled rural structures like those in many sharecropping communities near Houston.   A few of these small congregations linger and tell the story of the Third Ward’s ever-changing landscape. Because of its proximity to downtown Houston, the churches are often sold and inhabited by a younger demographic.

Hudnall and Carrington, who attended Texas Southern University, have been cataloging the Third Ward area for more than 30 years, telling a story with their photos of the community block by block, from past to present. Hudnall’s mentor, Dr. John Biggers, saw the shotgun houses as urban pyramids. Carrington’s mentor, veteran photographer and teacher Herbert Provost, instilled a love of photography and of the community in him as a student at Jack Yates High School.

Collins, a mentee of Carrington and the exhibition coordinator at The Collective, will continue documenting the area from a new generational perspective.

The exhibition, which continues through May 18, is part of the FotoFest Biennial and is free to attend. An opening reception will be held Saturday, March 23, at 2 p.m. and an artists’ talk Saturday, April 27, at 3 p.m.

The Collective is open Thursday through Saturday from 12 noon until 5 p.m. and by appointment.

Early African American settlers in Houston’s Third Ward area established small worship places, reminiscent of the praise houses attended during slavery in the Jim Crow era. The intimate and personal size of the congregations created bonds in the community that would last for more than 90 years.

Images of the still-standing small houses of worship, captured by art photographers Earlie Hudnall, Ray Carrington and Tamirah Collins, will be shared at the exhibition “Third Ward Unity in Faith: Backbone of Our Souls,” opening March 23 at the Community Artists’ Collective, 4101 San Jacinto, Suite 116.

Kathleen Coleman, a fourth generation Third Ward resident, curated the exhibition.

These small churches resembled rural structures like those in many sharecropping communities near Houston.   A few of these small congregations linger and tell the story of the Third Ward’s ever-changing landscape. Because of its proximity to downtown Houston, the churches are often sold and inhabited by a younger demographic.

Hudnall and Carrington, who attended Texas Southern University, have been cataloging the Third Ward area for more than 30 years, telling a story with their photos of the community block by block, from past to present. Hudnall’s mentor, Dr. John Biggers, saw the shotgun houses as urban pyramids. Carrington’s mentor, veteran photographer and teacher Herbert Provost, instilled a love of photography and of the community in him as a student at Jack Yates High School.

Collins, a mentee of Carrington and the exhibition coordinator at The Collective, will continue documenting the area from a new generational perspective.

The exhibition, which continues through May 18, is part of the FotoFest Biennial and is free to attend. An opening reception will be held Saturday, March 23, at 2 p.m. and an artists’ talk Saturday, April 27, at 3 p.m.

The Collective is open Thursday through Saturday from 12 noon until 5 p.m. and by appointment.

Early African American settlers in Houston’s Third Ward area established small worship places, reminiscent of the praise houses attended during slavery in the Jim Crow era. The intimate and personal size of the congregations created bonds in the community that would last for more than 90 years.

Images of the still-standing small houses of worship, captured by art photographers Earlie Hudnall, Ray Carrington and Tamirah Collins, will be shared at the exhibition “Third Ward Unity in Faith: Backbone of Our Souls,” opening March 23 at the Community Artists’ Collective, 4101 San Jacinto, Suite 116.

Kathleen Coleman, a fourth generation Third Ward resident, curated the exhibition.

These small churches resembled rural structures like those in many sharecropping communities near Houston.   A few of these small congregations linger and tell the story of the Third Ward’s ever-changing landscape. Because of its proximity to downtown Houston, the churches are often sold and inhabited by a younger demographic.

Hudnall and Carrington, who attended Texas Southern University, have been cataloging the Third Ward area for more than 30 years, telling a story with their photos of the community block by block, from past to present. Hudnall’s mentor, Dr. John Biggers, saw the shotgun houses as urban pyramids. Carrington’s mentor, veteran photographer and teacher Herbert Provost, instilled a love of photography and of the community in him as a student at Jack Yates High School.

Collins, a mentee of Carrington and the exhibition coordinator at The Collective, will continue documenting the area from a new generational perspective.

The exhibition, which continues through May 18, is part of the FotoFest Biennial and is free to attend. An opening reception will be held Saturday, March 23, at 2 p.m. and an artists’ talk Saturday, April 27, at 3 p.m.

The Collective is open Thursday through Saturday from 12 noon until 5 p.m. and by appointment.

Early African American settlers in Houston’s Third Ward area established small worship places, reminiscent of the praise houses attended during slavery in the Jim Crow era. The intimate and personal size of the congregations created bonds in the community that would last for more than 90 years.

Images of the still-standing small houses of worship, captured by art photographers Earlie Hudnall, Ray Carrington and Tamirah Collins, will be shared at the exhibition “Third Ward Unity in Faith: Backbone of Our Souls,” opening March 23 at the Community Artists’ Collective, 4101 San Jacinto, Suite 116.

Kathleen Coleman, a fourth generation Third Ward resident, curated the exhibition.

These small churches resembled rural structures like those in many sharecropping communities near Houston.   A few of these small congregations linger and tell the story of the Third Ward’s ever-changing landscape. Because of its proximity to downtown Houston, the churches are often sold and inhabited by a younger demographic.

Hudnall and Carrington, who attended Texas Southern University, have been cataloging the Third Ward area for more than 30 years, telling a story with their photos of the community block by block, from past to present. Hudnall’s mentor, Dr. John Biggers, saw the shotgun houses as urban pyramids. Carrington’s mentor, veteran photographer and teacher Herbert Provost, instilled a love of photography and of the community in him as a student at Jack Yates High School.

Collins, a mentee of Carrington and the exhibition coordinator at The Collective, will continue documenting the area from a new generational perspective.

The exhibition, which continues through May 18, is part of the FotoFest Biennial and is free to attend. An opening reception will be held Saturday, March 23, at 2 p.m. and an artists’ talk Saturday, April 27, at 3 p.m.

The Collective is open Thursday through Saturday from 12 noon until 5 p.m. and by appointment.

Early African American settlers in Houston’s Third Ward area established small worship places, reminiscent of the praise houses attended during slavery in the Jim Crow era. The intimate and personal size of the congregations created bonds in the community that would last for more than 90 years.

Images of the still-standing small houses of worship, captured by art photographers Earlie Hudnall, Ray Carrington and Tamirah Collins, will be shared at the exhibition “Third Ward Unity in Faith: Backbone of Our Souls,” opening March 23 at the Community Artists’ Collective, 4101 San Jacinto, Suite 116.

Kathleen Coleman, a fourth generation Third Ward resident, curated the exhibition.

These small churches resembled rural structures like those in many sharecropping communities near Houston.   A few of these small congregations linger and tell the story of the Third Ward’s ever-changing landscape. Because of its proximity to downtown Houston, the churches are often sold and inhabited by a younger demographic.

Hudnall and Carrington, who attended Texas Southern University, have been cataloging the Third Ward area for more than 30 years, telling a story with their photos of the community block by block, from past to present. Hudnall’s mentor, Dr. John Biggers, saw the shotgun houses as urban pyramids. Carrington’s mentor, veteran photographer and teacher Herbert Provost, instilled a love of photography and of the community in him as a student at Jack Yates High School.

Collins, a mentee of Carrington and the exhibition coordinator at The Collective, will continue documenting the area from a new generational perspective.

The exhibition, which continues through May 18, is part of the FotoFest Biennial and is free to attend. An opening reception will be held Saturday, March 23, at 2 p.m. and an artists’ talk Saturday, April 27, at 3 p.m.

The Collective is open Thursday through Saturday from 12 noon until 5 p.m. and by appointment.

Early African American settlers in Houston’s Third Ward area established small worship places, reminiscent of the praise houses attended during slavery in the Jim Crow era. The intimate and personal size of the congregations created bonds in the community that would last for more than 90 years.

Images of the still-standing small houses of worship, captured by art photographers Earlie Hudnall, Ray Carrington and Tamirah Collins, will be shared at the exhibition “Third Ward Unity in Faith: Backbone of Our Souls,” opening March 23 at the Community Artists’ Collective, 4101 San Jacinto, Suite 116.

Kathleen Coleman, a fourth generation Third Ward resident, curated the exhibition.

These small churches resembled rural structures like those in many sharecropping communities near Houston.   A few of these small congregations linger and tell the story of the Third Ward’s ever-changing landscape. Because of its proximity to downtown Houston, the churches are often sold and inhabited by a younger demographic.

Hudnall and Carrington, who attended Texas Southern University, have been cataloging the Third Ward area for more than 30 years, telling a story with their photos of the community block by block, from past to present. Hudnall’s mentor, Dr. John Biggers, saw the shotgun houses as urban pyramids. Carrington’s mentor, veteran photographer and teacher Herbert Provost, instilled a love of photography and of the community in him as a student at Jack Yates High School.

Collins, a mentee of Carrington and the exhibition coordinator at The Collective, will continue documenting the area from a new generational perspective.

The exhibition, which continues through May 18, is part of the FotoFest Biennial and is free to attend. An opening reception will be held Saturday, March 23, at 2 p.m. and an artists’ talk Saturday, April 27, at 3 p.m.

The Collective is open Thursday through Saturday from 12 noon until 5 p.m. and by appointment.

Familial Landscapes (Re)imagined brings together the past, present and future within April M. Frazier’s ancestrally connected landscapes of Fayette and Wharton counties, Texas. Archived photographs of her grand, great grand and second great grandparents are juxtaposed against portraits of herself, as she acknowledges her past while looking toward the future. Familial Landscapes is an introspective journey of remembrance of what came before on those lands, while (re)imagining the meaning of being present now, in place and time.

April is a photographic based artist and native Houstonian. She creatively combines ancestral photographs and decades of research tracing her roots in Texas to create environmental portraits on lands with familial connection from the time of enslavement to the present. Pairing artifacts left behind like jewelry, bricks, and inherent knowledge with visions of the current landscape, April weaves together her story of becoming the black woman she is. Her art practice converges at the four-way intersection of inherent memory, tethered connection to the landscape, ancestral and historical investigation and lived experience.

In Familial Landscapes (Re)imagined, April shifts the traditional environmental gaze to (re)focus on the seven generations of her people who inhabited the rural lands of Texas long before and aims to celebrate their stories through that lens. From discovering her second great grandfather Emanuel Roberts acquired over 200 acres of land in Wharton in 1893, to finding the final resting place in Muldoon of her fourth great grandmother Amanda, April strives to (re)imagine and (re)write the visual narrative of the African American in Texas. Familial Landscapes also intersects the work of The Witness Series, a female led and curated art experience which explores the profound historical connection that communities of color have with land and invites the (re)turn of those communities to the bounty of green spaces across Texas.

For More Information -  Familial Landscapes (Re)imagined Website

Early African American settlers in Houston’s Third Ward area established small worship places, reminiscent of the praise houses attended during slavery in the Jim Crow era. The intimate and personal size of the congregations created bonds in the community that would last for more than 90 years.

Images of the still-standing small houses of worship, captured by art photographers Earlie Hudnall, Ray Carrington and Tamirah Collins, will be shared at the exhibition “Third Ward Unity in Faith: Backbone of Our Souls,” opening March 23 at the Community Artists’ Collective, 4101 San Jacinto, Suite 116.

Kathleen Coleman, a fourth generation Third Ward resident, curated the exhibition.

These small churches resembled rural structures like those in many sharecropping communities near Houston.   A few of these small congregations linger and tell the story of the Third Ward’s ever-changing landscape. Because of its proximity to downtown Houston, the churches are often sold and inhabited by a younger demographic.

Hudnall and Carrington, who attended Texas Southern University, have been cataloging the Third Ward area for more than 30 years, telling a story with their photos of the community block by block, from past to present. Hudnall’s mentor, Dr. John Biggers, saw the shotgun houses as urban pyramids. Carrington’s mentor, veteran photographer and teacher Herbert Provost, instilled a love of photography and of the community in him as a student at Jack Yates High School.

Collins, a mentee of Carrington and the exhibition coordinator at The Collective, will continue documenting the area from a new generational perspective.

The exhibition, which continues through May 18, is part of the FotoFest Biennial and is free to attend. An opening reception will be held Saturday, March 23, at 2 p.m. and an artists’ talk Saturday, April 27, at 3 p.m.

The Collective is open Thursday through Saturday from 12 noon until 5 p.m. and by appointment.

Early African American settlers in Houston’s Third Ward area established small worship places, reminiscent of the praise houses attended during slavery in the Jim Crow era. The intimate and personal size of the congregations created bonds in the community that would last for more than 90 years.

Images of the still-standing small houses of worship, captured by art photographers Earlie Hudnall, Ray Carrington and Tamirah Collins, will be shared at the exhibition “Third Ward Unity in Faith: Backbone of Our Souls,” opening March 23 at the Community Artists’ Collective, 4101 San Jacinto, Suite 116.

Kathleen Coleman, a fourth generation Third Ward resident, curated the exhibition.

These small churches resembled rural structures like those in many sharecropping communities near Houston.   A few of these small congregations linger and tell the story of the Third Ward’s ever-changing landscape. Because of its proximity to downtown Houston, the churches are often sold and inhabited by a younger demographic.

Hudnall and Carrington, who attended Texas Southern University, have been cataloging the Third Ward area for more than 30 years, telling a story with their photos of the community block by block, from past to present. Hudnall’s mentor, Dr. John Biggers, saw the shotgun houses as urban pyramids. Carrington’s mentor, veteran photographer and teacher Herbert Provost, instilled a love of photography and of the community in him as a student at Jack Yates High School.

Collins, a mentee of Carrington and the exhibition coordinator at The Collective, will continue documenting the area from a new generational perspective.

The exhibition, which continues through May 18, is part of the FotoFest Biennial and is free to attend. An opening reception will be held Saturday, March 23, at 2 p.m. and an artists’ talk Saturday, April 27, at 3 p.m.

The Collective is open Thursday through Saturday from 12 noon until 5 p.m. and by appointment.

“Bear Witness” is held each year during the week of Ann Taylor’s birthday.  Ann Taylor was born March 20, 1845, and would have been 179 years old this year.  This participatory public art experience is designed to introduce the public to Ann Taylor’s life and journey.  Cultural worker and artist, Felicia Johnson, will lead participants through an interactive remembrance art project celebrating ancestral reverence at Ann Taylor’s gravesite. Using found and recycled materials, they will build Ancestor staffs, also known as Egun sticks.  Drea the Artist will conduct sound baths along the park trail each hour.  Narratives will be collected, on site, by the Houston Public Library’s (HLP) Gregory School that will become a part of the official City of Houston African American History archive.  There will be an opportunity to create tree rubbings that will be a part of a visual art piece that will be produced later by Kristi Rangel.  Visitors will bear witness to the power of Ann Taylor's legacy through the beauty of nature, art and stories shared.

 The Houston Audubon will showcase African American connection to birds (e.g. Kerry James Marshall, Toni Morison, Sankofa, Jacob Lawrence Migration Series, etc.) The Houston Audubon will provide binoculars and nature interpretation along the trail if that is an opportunity.

 Thank you to our partners at Gregory School and Houston Parks Department.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS & PARTNERS

April M. Frazier 

Drea the Artist

Felicia Johnson

Houston Audubon

Houston Parks & Recreation Department

Houston Public Library (HPL)

Kristi Rangel

Nature Heritage Society- Houston

“You will be someone’s ancestor- act accordingly” 

—Amir Sulaiman

Exhibition Details

▪ Exhibition Title: Familial Landscapes (Re)imagined

▪ On View: March 16 – April 30, 20204

▪ Opening Reception: Saturday, March 16, 2024 2-5pm

▪ Artist Talk and Workshop: March 28, 2024 6-8pm  

▪ Venue: JourneyHTX, 3219 Almeda Genoa Rd., Houston, TX 77047

Familial Landscapes (Re)imagined brings together the past, present and future within April M. Frazier’s ancestrally connected landscapes of Fayette and Wharton counties, Texas. Archived photographs of her grand, great grand and second great grandparents are juxtaposed against portraits of herself, as she acknowledges her past while looking toward the future. Familial Landscapes is an introspective journey of remembrance of what came before on those lands, while (re)imagining the meaning of being present now, in place and time.

April is a photographic based artist and native Houstonian. She creatively combines ancestral photographs and decades of research tracing her roots in Texas to create environmental portraits on lands with familial connection from the time of enslavement to the present. Pairing artifacts left behind like jewelry, bricks, and inherent knowledge with visions of the current landscape, April weaves together her story of becoming the black woman she is. Her art practice converges at the four-way intersection of inherent memory, tethered connection to the landscape, ancestral and historical investigation and lived experience.

In Familial Landscapes (Re)imagined, April shifts the traditional environmental gaze to (re)focus on the seven generations of her people who inhabited the rural lands of Texas long before and aims to celebrate their stories through that lens. From discovering her second great grandfather Emanuel Roberts acquired over 200 acres of land in Wharton in 1893, to finding the final resting place in Muldoon of her fourth great grandmother Amanda, April strives to (re)imagine and (re)write the visual narrative of the African American in Texas. Familial Landscapes also intersects the work of The Witness Series, a female led and curated art experience which explores the profound historical connection that communities of color have with land and invites the (re)turn of those communities to the bounty of green spaces across Texas.

For More Information -  Familial Landscapes (Re)imagined Website

“Here and Now: Cultural Expressions,” an exhibition celebrating Black History Month, opens Thursday, February 1, at the Community Artists’ Collective, 4101 San Jacinto at Cleburne, Suite 116.

The exhibition showcases art from The Collective’s permanent collection and includes works by contemporary artists Ann Johnson, Gail P. Mallory, Shani Crowe, Earlie Hudnall, Delita P. Martin, Aesha Lee, Mark Francis, Dominic Clay, Ricardo Francis, Latonia Allen, Jo El Mercer, Ibraim Nascimento and Bert Long. The Museum of Fine Arts Houston Black Art Crawl in mid-February will include the exhibition,

The exhibition will be up at The Collective through February 29. Admission is free. The opening reception on February 1 is from 6 to 8 p.m.

The Collective is open Thursday through Saturday from 12 noon until 5 p.m. and by appointment.

“Here and Now: Cultural Expressions,” an exhibition celebrating Black History Month, opens Thursday, February 1, at the Community Artists’ Collective, 4101 San Jacinto at Cleburne, Suite 116.

The exhibition showcases art from The Collective’s permanent collection and includes works by contemporary artists Ann Johnson, Gail P. Mallory, Shani Crowe, Earlie Hudnall, Delita P. Martin, Aesha Lee, Mark Francis, Dominic Clay, Ricardo Francis, Latonia Allen, Jo El Mercer, Ibraim Nascimento and Bert Long. The Museum of Fine Arts Houston Black Art Crawl in mid-February will include the exhibition,

The exhibition will be up at The Collective through February 29. Admission is free. The opening reception on February 1 is from 6 to 8 p.m.

The Collective is open Thursday through Saturday from 12 noon until 5 p.m. and by appointment.

“Here and Now: Cultural Expressions,” an exhibition celebrating Black History Month, opens Thursday, February 1, at the Community Artists’ Collective, 4101 San Jacinto at Cleburne, Suite 116.

The exhibition showcases art from The Collective’s permanent collection and includes works by contemporary artists Ann Johnson, Gail P. Mallory, Shani Crowe, Earlie Hudnall, Delita P. Martin, Aesha Lee, Mark Francis, Dominic Clay, Ricardo Francis, Latonia Allen, Jo El Mercer, Ibraim Nascimento and Bert Long. The Museum of Fine Arts Houston Black Art Crawl in mid-February will include the exhibition,

The exhibition will be up at The Collective through February 29. Admission is free. The opening reception on February 1 is from 6 to 8 p.m.

The Collective is open Thursday through Saturday from 12 noon until 5 p.m. and by appointment.

“Here and Now: Cultural Expressions,” an exhibition celebrating Black History Month, opens Thursday, February 1, at the Community Artists’ Collective, 4101 San Jacinto at Cleburne, Suite 116.

The exhibition showcases art from The Collective’s permanent collection and includes works by contemporary artists Ann Johnson, Gail P. Mallory, Shani Crowe, Earlie Hudnall, Delita P. Martin, Aesha Lee, Mark Francis, Dominic Clay, Ricardo Francis, Latonia Allen, Jo El Mercer, Ibraim Nascimento and Bert Long. The Museum of Fine Arts Houston Black Art Crawl in mid-February will include the exhibition,

The exhibition will be up at The Collective through February 29. Admission is free. The opening reception on February 1 is from 6 to 8 p.m.

The Collective is open Thursday through Saturday from 12 noon until 5 p.m. and by appointment.

“Rooted”: Immigration, Migration and Green Spaces

HJCM + Witness Series Collaboration

Artist Opening

At the Climate Migrations Exhibit
POST Houston, X-Atrium
401 Franklin St.

Featuring works by Amenta B., April M. Frazier, Bennie Flores Ansell, Ibraim Nascimento, Kristi Rangel and Rev. Vanessa Monroe

“Here and Now: Cultural Expressions,” an exhibition celebrating Black History Month, opens Thursday, February 1, at the Community Artists’ Collective, 4101 San Jacinto at Cleburne, Suite 116.

The exhibition showcases art from The Collective’s permanent collection and includes works by contemporary artists Ann Johnson, Gail P. Mallory, Shani Crowe, Earlie Hudnall, Delita P. Martin, Aesha Lee, Mark Francis, Dominic Clay, Ricardo Francis, Latonia Allen, Jo El Mercer, Ibraim Nascimento and Bert Long. The Museum of Fine Arts Houston Black Art Crawl in mid-February will include the exhibition,

The exhibition will be up at The Collective through February 29. Admission is free. The opening reception on February 1 is from 6 to 8 p.m.

The Collective is open Thursday through Saturday from 12 noon until 5 p.m. and by appointment.

Climate change and global warming are affecting all of us. But, like many other challenges in society, it’s hurting communities of color the most.  Environmental crises are triggering more internal and international migration and displacement.  This event will begin with a BIPOC artists panel about identity, place-making and belonging.  This rich dialogue will provide the space to imagine different possible futures, highlight how art allows us to see the world in new ways, and encourage us all to come together to create climate solutions.  Following the panel, attendees will be invited to take part in a Community "Counter-Cartography" Generative Poetry Workshop by Spoken Word Artist-Activist & Owner of Lualo Studio LLC, Jenah Maravilla.  They will participate in guided meditation, create body maps and accompanying prose to illustrate the community's relationship between self and "home.”  The Houston Audubon will connect bird migration with human migration and showcasing the wonder of bird migration. Their event table will highlight the importance of the Houston region and our sanctuaries as stop-over habitat for migratory birds.

Art from all participating artists will be featured at Houston Climate Justice Museum at The POST exhibit space.  The opening for this curation is set for February 18, 2024.

Thank you to our partners at Journey HTX.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS & PARTNERS

Amenta B. -Panelist

April M. Frazier

Bennie Flores Ansell -Panelist

Blaffer Art Museum

Houston Audubon

Houston Climate Justice Museum

Houston Public Library (HPL)

Ibraim Nascimento –Panelist

Jenah Maravilla

Journey HTX

Kristi Rangel -Moderator

Lualo Studio LLC

Rev. Vanessa Monroe -Panelist

“People will forget what you said, and what you did, but never how you made them feel.”
—Maya Angelou (paraphrase)

“Here and Now: Cultural Expressions,” an exhibition celebrating Black History Month, opens Thursday, February 1, at the Community Artists’ Collective, 4101 San Jacinto at Cleburne, Suite 116.

The exhibition showcases art from The Collective’s permanent collection and includes works by contemporary artists Ann Johnson, Gail P. Mallory, Shani Crowe, Earlie Hudnall, Delita P. Martin, Aesha Lee, Mark Francis, Dominic Clay, Ricardo Francis, Latonia Allen, Jo El Mercer, Ibraim Nascimento and Bert Long. The Museum of Fine Arts Houston Black Art Crawl in mid-February will include the exhibition,

The exhibition will be up at The Collective through February 29. Admission is free. The opening reception on February 1 is from 6 to 8 p.m.

The Collective is open Thursday through Saturday from 12 noon until 5 p.m. and by appointment.

“Here and Now: Cultural Expressions,” an exhibition celebrating Black History Month, opens Thursday, February 1, at the Community Artists’ Collective, 4101 San Jacinto at Cleburne, Suite 116.

The exhibition showcases art from The Collective’s permanent collection and includes works by contemporary artists Ann Johnson, Gail P. Mallory, Shani Crowe, Earlie Hudnall, Delita P. Martin, Aesha Lee, Mark Francis, Dominic Clay, Ricardo Francis, Latonia Allen, Jo El Mercer, Ibraim Nascimento and Bert Long. The Museum of Fine Arts Houston Black Art Crawl in mid-February will include the exhibition,

The exhibition will be up at The Collective through February 29. Admission is free. The opening reception on February 1 is from 6 to 8 p.m.

The Collective is open Thursday through Saturday from 12 noon until 5 p.m. and by appointment.

“Here and Now: Cultural Expressions,” an exhibition celebrating Black History Month, opens Thursday, February 1, at the Community Artists’ Collective, 4101 San Jacinto at Cleburne, Suite 116.

The exhibition showcases art from The Collective’s permanent collection and includes works by contemporary artists Ann Johnson, Gail P. Mallory, Shani Crowe, Earlie Hudnall, Delita P. Martin, Aesha Lee, Mark Francis, Dominic Clay, Ricardo Francis, Latonia Allen, Jo El Mercer, Ibraim Nascimento and Bert Long. The Museum of Fine Arts Houston Black Art Crawl in mid-February will include the exhibition,

The exhibition will be up at The Collective through February 29. Admission is free. The opening reception on February 1 is from 6 to 8 p.m.

The Collective is open Thursday through Saturday from 12 noon until 5 p.m. and by appointment.

“Here and Now: Cultural Expressions,” an exhibition celebrating Black History Month, opens Thursday, February 1, at the Community Artists’ Collective, 4101 San Jacinto at Cleburne, Suite 116.

The exhibition showcases art from The Collective’s permanent collection and includes works by contemporary artists Ann Johnson, Gail P. Mallory, Shani Crowe, Earlie Hudnall, Delita P. Martin, Aesha Lee, Mark Francis, Dominic Clay, Ricardo Francis, Latonia Allen, Jo El Mercer, Ibraim Nascimento and Bert Long. The Museum of Fine Arts Houston Black Art Crawl in mid-February will include the exhibition,

The exhibition will be up at The Collective through February 29. Admission is free. The opening reception on February 1 is from 6 to 8 p.m.

The Collective is open Thursday through Saturday from 12 noon until 5 p.m. and by appointment.

“Here and Now: Cultural Expressions,” an exhibition celebrating Black History Month, opens Thursday, February 1, at the Community Artists’ Collective, 4101 San Jacinto at Cleburne, Suite 116.

The exhibition showcases art from The Collective’s permanent collection and includes works by contemporary artists Ann Johnson, Gail P. Mallory, Shani Crowe, Earlie Hudnall, Delita P. Martin, Aesha Lee, Mark Francis, Dominic Clay, Ricardo Francis, Latonia Allen, Jo El Mercer, Ibraim Nascimento and Bert Long. The Museum of Fine Arts Houston Black Art Crawl in mid-February will include the exhibition,

The exhibition will be up at The Collective through February 29. Admission is free. The opening reception on February 1 is from 6 to 8 p.m.

The Collective is open Thursday through Saturday from 12 noon until 5 p.m. and by appointment.

“Here and Now: Cultural Expressions,” an exhibition celebrating Black History Month, opens Thursday, February 1, at the Community Artists’ Collective, 4101 San Jacinto at Cleburne, Suite 116.

The exhibition showcases art from The Collective’s permanent collection and includes works by contemporary artists Ann Johnson, Gail P. Mallory, Shani Crowe, Earlie Hudnall, Delita P. Martin, Aesha Lee, Mark Francis, Dominic Clay, Ricardo Francis, Latonia Allen, Jo El Mercer, Ibraim Nascimento and Bert Long. The Museum of Fine Arts Houston Black Art Crawl in mid-February will include the exhibition,

The exhibition will be up at The Collective through February 29. Admission is free. The opening reception on February 1 is from 6 to 8 p.m.

The Collective is open Thursday through Saturday from 12 noon until 5 p.m. and by appointment.

“Here and Now: Cultural Expressions,” an exhibition celebrating Black History Month, opens Thursday, February 1, at the Community Artists’ Collective, 4101 San Jacinto at Cleburne, Suite 116.

The exhibition showcases art from The Collective’s permanent collection and includes works by contemporary artists Ann Johnson, Gail P. Mallory, Shani Crowe, Earlie Hudnall, Delita P. Martin, Aesha Lee, Mark Francis, Dominic Clay, Ricardo Francis, Latonia Allen, Jo El Mercer, Ibraim Nascimento and Bert Long. The Museum of Fine Arts Houston Black Art Crawl in mid-February will include the exhibition,

The exhibition will be up at The Collective through February 29. Admission is free. The opening reception on February 1 is from 6 to 8 p.m.

The Collective is open Thursday through Saturday from 12 noon until 5 p.m. and by appointment.