The Community Artists’ Collective opens its 2025 exhibition season in its new home at 4111 Fannin, Suite 100A, Saturday, February 1, with “Women of the Earth,” a collaboration between three Houston artists.

The exhibition unites the creative voices of Andrea Venson, Kanika Blair and Audrianna Woods—three artists whose work is deeply entwined with the natural world. Through distinct yet harmoniously aligned practices, they explore the intersection of femininity, nature and spiritual connection.

Andrea navigates a captivating balance between structure and fluidity in her collages; Kanika animates ethereal dreamscapes that transport viewers to otherworldly dimensions; and Audri’s evocative paintings draw on ancestral energy and wisdom.  Together they highlight the power of women working in harmony to create art that is bold, sensual and deeply rooted in the earth.

The exhibition continues through March 22.  An opening reception will be held Saturday, February 1, from 5 to 8 p.m.

Join us for the Jubilee Quilt Circle's 2nd Thursday Workshop Thursday,

January 9. Facilitator Hastle Murray will show you how to make use of

vintage handkerchiefs with the origami technique of folding.

Register using Eventbrite.

Workshop Details:

Origami Handkerchiefs with Hastle Murray

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Glassell School of Art

5101 Montrose Blvd

Free and supplies provided

Come visit our new home this holiday season and shop from a curated selection of unique gifts from local artisans.

Come visit our new home this holiday season and shop from a curated selection of unique gifts from local artisans.

Come visit our new home this holiday season and shop from a curated selection of unique gifts from local artisans.

Come visit our new home this holiday season and shop from a curated selection of unique gifts from local artisans.

Come visit our new home this holiday season and shop from a curated selection of unique gifts from local artisans.

Come visit our new home this holiday season and shop from a curated selection of unique gifts from local artisans.

Confetti Art Quilt with Sakeenah Mubashshir: Join us for the Jubilee Quilt Circle’s 2nd Thursday Workshop Thursday, November 14. Facilitator Sakeenah Mubashshir will share how to make a confetti art quilt using fabric scraps. Register via Eventbrite.

Embroidery Basics with Patricia Chandler

Facilitator Patricia Chandler will share how to design and create a 9-block patch quilt. Free and supplies provided.

Register using Eventbrite.

The Community Artists’ Collective (The Collective) will celebrate its 37-year history of serving the arts and cultural community with FestEve! 2024 at the Hobby Center, 800 Bagby Street, Houston 77002, Saturday, September 28.

The evening, which begins at 6 p.m. with a VIP reception, will feature works of art, performing artists, silent and live auctions, dinner and refreshments.

Former Mayor Sylvester Turner is honorary chair of the event, and H-E-B’s Winell Herron and artist Ann Johnson are co-chairs.

Three outstanding contributors to the arts in Houston will be honored at the event. They are Robbie Lee, certified art appraiser and founder and owner of the former Black Heritage Gallery, Artist Patron of the Year; Kristi Rangel, self-taught, multi-disciplinary artist and curator of the “Witness Series,” Artist in Action; and Jan West, co-chair of The Collective’s Advisory Council and assistant director in Multicultural Community Relations in Public Affairs at Rice University, the CAC Beverly Harmon Service Award.

Guests will be treated to an amazing array of entertainment during the evening, capturing the spirit of traditional to contemporary genres of the cultural community.

Emcees Makaela Reed, visionary theater maker and culture creator, and Andrew “Risky Cereal” Evans, music and film video producer and co-owner of All Real Radio, will present the magical evening, showcasing the talents of dancers, musicians, a magician, spoken word, a jazz combo and more. Guests also will be able to participate in interactive art engagement activities.

H-E-B is the presenting sponsor of the event.

Individual tickets begin at $250.00, and sponsorship packages are available. 

The Collective has exciting news! Our Jubilee Quilt Circle will now be in residence at The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Glassell School of Art, CORE program!

Join us for the first 2nd Thursday Workshop this Thursday, September 12th and be sure to register using Eventbrite.

Scan the QR Code to register or visit the collective.org

Community Artists’ Collective, Community Music Center of Houston and Hogan Brown Gallery are proud to announce the Annual Legacy Project, a month-long celebration of Black Music Month. The Legacy Project honors local and national individuals' contributions to music.

“BLACK STEREO,” a collaboration between artist Tierney Malone, Community Artists’ Collective, and Community Music Center of Houston (CMCH), opens Sunday, June 9, 3:00 P.M. at Hogan Brown Gallery, 2310 Elgin. After the reception music of the Third Ward will be performed by H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom. June is Black Music Month, celebrating the contributions of African American musicians, composers, singers and songwriters in American culture. 

The event celebrates the many musical artists, educators, and facilitators who have come from or have ties to Houston’s Third Ward. The Legacy Project celebrates musicians and music educators.

For more information on the Legacy Project and its honorees, please visit: https://cmchouston.org/legacyproject

Robert Hodge, curator at Hogan Brown Gallery, and Michelle Barnes, executive director of the Community Artists’ Collective, are co-curators of the exhibit, which will be open to the public through August 11.

About Tierney Malone and BLACK STEREO

Malone is a visual artist and modern-day storyteller who blends African American history and pop culture to create mixed media works that challenge contemporary culture and politics. He is the host of “Houston Jazz Spotlight,” a weekly program on Radio KPFT.

Malone describes Black music as the soundtrack to the struggle for self-determination and liberation of Black people in the New World.

“It is the musical history of our evolution in this country,” he explained.

“Black music has been key to shaping American culture. Africans stolen from their homeland were forced to give up their languages, rituals, names and the drum, yet they retained the essence of these things and created spirituals, gospel, blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and hip hop, musical forms whose powerful influence is undeniable on the cultural fabric of this country and beyond. Black music is a connection to our past and a source of inspiration, a space-creating force that encourages and seeds dreams for the future. 

“In 1968, when singer Archie Bell said, ‘Hi, everybody. I’m Archie Bell of the Drells of Houston, Texas,’ on the hit record ‘Tighten Up,’ he helped to put Houston’s music scene on the world map. The music for this song was created and performed by the TSU Toronadoes, a group formed by students from Texas Southern University in the heart of Third Ward, aka ‘The Tre.’

“In the exhibition, ‘BLACK STEREO,’ I am continuing my creative practice of telling the stories and connections that African American artists and institutions of the Third Ward have with the city and the country. The works presented take the form of concert posters, showbills, and album covers, infographics meant to highlight, educate and entertain like music. The message is in the music.”

An opening reception will be held Sunday, June 9, from 3 to 5:30 p.m., followed by a concert featuring H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom from 6 to 8 p.m. An artist talk and musical performance will be held Saturday, June 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. All events are free.

Community Artists’ Collective, Community Music Center of Houston and Hogan Brown Gallery are proud to announce the Annual Legacy Project, a month-long celebration of Black Music Month. The Legacy Project honors local and national individuals' contributions to music.

“BLACK STEREO,” a collaboration between artist Tierney Malone, Community Artists’ Collective, and Community Music Center of Houston (CMCH), opens Sunday, June 9, 3:00 P.M. at Hogan Brown Gallery, 2310 Elgin. After the reception music of the Third Ward will be performed by H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom. June is Black Music Month, celebrating the contributions of African American musicians, composers, singers and songwriters in American culture. 

The event celebrates the many musical artists, educators, and facilitators who have come from or have ties to Houston’s Third Ward. The Legacy Project celebrates musicians and music educators.

For more information on the Legacy Project and its honorees, please visit: https://cmchouston.org/legacyproject

Robert Hodge, curator at Hogan Brown Gallery, and Michelle Barnes, executive director of the Community Artists’ Collective, are co-curators of the exhibit, which will be open to the public through August 11.

About Tierney Malone and BLACK STEREO

Malone is a visual artist and modern-day storyteller who blends African American history and pop culture to create mixed media works that challenge contemporary culture and politics. He is the host of “Houston Jazz Spotlight,” a weekly program on Radio KPFT.

Malone describes Black music as the soundtrack to the struggle for self-determination and liberation of Black people in the New World.

“It is the musical history of our evolution in this country,” he explained.

“Black music has been key to shaping American culture. Africans stolen from their homeland were forced to give up their languages, rituals, names and the drum, yet they retained the essence of these things and created spirituals, gospel, blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and hip hop, musical forms whose powerful influence is undeniable on the cultural fabric of this country and beyond. Black music is a connection to our past and a source of inspiration, a space-creating force that encourages and seeds dreams for the future. 

“In 1968, when singer Archie Bell said, ‘Hi, everybody. I’m Archie Bell of the Drells of Houston, Texas,’ on the hit record ‘Tighten Up,’ he helped to put Houston’s music scene on the world map. The music for this song was created and performed by the TSU Toronadoes, a group formed by students from Texas Southern University in the heart of Third Ward, aka ‘The Tre.’

“In the exhibition, ‘BLACK STEREO,’ I am continuing my creative practice of telling the stories and connections that African American artists and institutions of the Third Ward have with the city and the country. The works presented take the form of concert posters, showbills, and album covers, infographics meant to highlight, educate and entertain like music. The message is in the music.”

An opening reception will be held Sunday, June 9, from 3 to 5:30 p.m., followed by a concert featuring H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom from 6 to 8 p.m. An artist talk and musical performance will be held Saturday, June 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. All events are free.

Community Artists’ Collective, Community Music Center of Houston and Hogan Brown Gallery are proud to announce the Annual Legacy Project, a month-long celebration of Black Music Month. The Legacy Project honors local and national individuals' contributions to music.

“BLACK STEREO,” a collaboration between artist Tierney Malone, Community Artists’ Collective, and Community Music Center of Houston (CMCH), opens Sunday, June 9, 3:00 P.M. at Hogan Brown Gallery, 2310 Elgin. After the reception music of the Third Ward will be performed by H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom. June is Black Music Month, celebrating the contributions of African American musicians, composers, singers and songwriters in American culture. 

The event celebrates the many musical artists, educators, and facilitators who have come from or have ties to Houston’s Third Ward. The Legacy Project celebrates musicians and music educators.

For more information on the Legacy Project and its honorees, please visit: https://cmchouston.org/legacyproject

Robert Hodge, curator at Hogan Brown Gallery, and Michelle Barnes, executive director of the Community Artists’ Collective, are co-curators of the exhibit, which will be open to the public through August 11.

About Tierney Malone and BLACK STEREO

Malone is a visual artist and modern-day storyteller who blends African American history and pop culture to create mixed media works that challenge contemporary culture and politics. He is the host of “Houston Jazz Spotlight,” a weekly program on Radio KPFT.

Malone describes Black music as the soundtrack to the struggle for self-determination and liberation of Black people in the New World.

“It is the musical history of our evolution in this country,” he explained.

“Black music has been key to shaping American culture. Africans stolen from their homeland were forced to give up their languages, rituals, names and the drum, yet they retained the essence of these things and created spirituals, gospel, blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and hip hop, musical forms whose powerful influence is undeniable on the cultural fabric of this country and beyond. Black music is a connection to our past and a source of inspiration, a space-creating force that encourages and seeds dreams for the future. 

“In 1968, when singer Archie Bell said, ‘Hi, everybody. I’m Archie Bell of the Drells of Houston, Texas,’ on the hit record ‘Tighten Up,’ he helped to put Houston’s music scene on the world map. The music for this song was created and performed by the TSU Toronadoes, a group formed by students from Texas Southern University in the heart of Third Ward, aka ‘The Tre.’

“In the exhibition, ‘BLACK STEREO,’ I am continuing my creative practice of telling the stories and connections that African American artists and institutions of the Third Ward have with the city and the country. The works presented take the form of concert posters, showbills, and album covers, infographics meant to highlight, educate and entertain like music. The message is in the music.”

An opening reception will be held Sunday, June 9, from 3 to 5:30 p.m., followed by a concert featuring H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom from 6 to 8 p.m. An artist talk and musical performance will be held Saturday, June 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. All events are free.

Community Artists’ Collective, Community Music Center of Houston and Hogan Brown Gallery are proud to announce the Annual Legacy Project, a month-long celebration of Black Music Month. The Legacy Project honors local and national individuals' contributions to music.

“BLACK STEREO,” a collaboration between artist Tierney Malone, Community Artists’ Collective, and Community Music Center of Houston (CMCH), opens Sunday, June 9, 3:00 P.M. at Hogan Brown Gallery, 2310 Elgin. After the reception music of the Third Ward will be performed by H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom. June is Black Music Month, celebrating the contributions of African American musicians, composers, singers and songwriters in American culture. 

The event celebrates the many musical artists, educators, and facilitators who have come from or have ties to Houston’s Third Ward. The Legacy Project celebrates musicians and music educators.

For more information on the Legacy Project and its honorees, please visit: https://cmchouston.org/legacyproject

Robert Hodge, curator at Hogan Brown Gallery, and Michelle Barnes, executive director of the Community Artists’ Collective, are co-curators of the exhibit, which will be open to the public through August 11.

About Tierney Malone and BLACK STEREO

Malone is a visual artist and modern-day storyteller who blends African American history and pop culture to create mixed media works that challenge contemporary culture and politics. He is the host of “Houston Jazz Spotlight,” a weekly program on Radio KPFT.

Malone describes Black music as the soundtrack to the struggle for self-determination and liberation of Black people in the New World.

“It is the musical history of our evolution in this country,” he explained.

“Black music has been key to shaping American culture. Africans stolen from their homeland were forced to give up their languages, rituals, names and the drum, yet they retained the essence of these things and created spirituals, gospel, blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and hip hop, musical forms whose powerful influence is undeniable on the cultural fabric of this country and beyond. Black music is a connection to our past and a source of inspiration, a space-creating force that encourages and seeds dreams for the future. 

“In 1968, when singer Archie Bell said, ‘Hi, everybody. I’m Archie Bell of the Drells of Houston, Texas,’ on the hit record ‘Tighten Up,’ he helped to put Houston’s music scene on the world map. The music for this song was created and performed by the TSU Toronadoes, a group formed by students from Texas Southern University in the heart of Third Ward, aka ‘The Tre.’

“In the exhibition, ‘BLACK STEREO,’ I am continuing my creative practice of telling the stories and connections that African American artists and institutions of the Third Ward have with the city and the country. The works presented take the form of concert posters, showbills, and album covers, infographics meant to highlight, educate and entertain like music. The message is in the music.”

An opening reception will be held Sunday, June 9, from 3 to 5:30 p.m., followed by a concert featuring H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom from 6 to 8 p.m. An artist talk and musical performance will be held Saturday, June 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. All events are free.

BLACK STEREO Soundtrack Listening Party

Saturday, August 3

2 - 4 PM

Hogan Brown Gallery, 2310 Elgin St.

Join artist and DJ Tierney Malone for an afternoon listening party inspired by talented musicians with connections to Houston’s historic Third Ward. Malone will be spinning music and telling stories about the blues, gospel, jazz, R&B and hip-hop artists featured in his exhibition, BLACK STEREO. He will present the music of artists Archie Bell and the Drells, Johnny Nash, Arnett Cobb, Jewel Brown, The Crusaders, Esther Phillips, Johnny “Guitar” Watson, Big Pokey, Beyonce and more. This event is free to the public and is a part of the Community Music Center of Houston’s Annual Legacy Project in collaboration with the Community Artists' Collective.

Community Artists’ Collective, Community Music Center of Houston and Hogan Brown Gallery are proud to announce the Annual Legacy Project, a month-long celebration of Black Music Month. The Legacy Project honors local and national individuals' contributions to music.

“BLACK STEREO,” a collaboration between artist Tierney Malone, Community Artists’ Collective, and Community Music Center of Houston (CMCH), opens Sunday, June 9, 3:00 P.M. at Hogan Brown Gallery, 2310 Elgin. After the reception music of the Third Ward will be performed by H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom. June is Black Music Month, celebrating the contributions of African American musicians, composers, singers and songwriters in American culture. 

The event celebrates the many musical artists, educators, and facilitators who have come from or have ties to Houston’s Third Ward. The Legacy Project celebrates musicians and music educators.

For more information on the Legacy Project and its honorees, please visit: https://cmchouston.org/legacyproject

Robert Hodge, curator at Hogan Brown Gallery, and Michelle Barnes, executive director of the Community Artists’ Collective, are co-curators of the exhibit, which will be open to the public through August 11.

About Tierney Malone and BLACK STEREO

Malone is a visual artist and modern-day storyteller who blends African American history and pop culture to create mixed media works that challenge contemporary culture and politics. He is the host of “Houston Jazz Spotlight,” a weekly program on Radio KPFT.

Malone describes Black music as the soundtrack to the struggle for self-determination and liberation of Black people in the New World.

“It is the musical history of our evolution in this country,” he explained.

“Black music has been key to shaping American culture. Africans stolen from their homeland were forced to give up their languages, rituals, names and the drum, yet they retained the essence of these things and created spirituals, gospel, blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and hip hop, musical forms whose powerful influence is undeniable on the cultural fabric of this country and beyond. Black music is a connection to our past and a source of inspiration, a space-creating force that encourages and seeds dreams for the future. 

“In 1968, when singer Archie Bell said, ‘Hi, everybody. I’m Archie Bell of the Drells of Houston, Texas,’ on the hit record ‘Tighten Up,’ he helped to put Houston’s music scene on the world map. The music for this song was created and performed by the TSU Toronadoes, a group formed by students from Texas Southern University in the heart of Third Ward, aka ‘The Tre.’

“In the exhibition, ‘BLACK STEREO,’ I am continuing my creative practice of telling the stories and connections that African American artists and institutions of the Third Ward have with the city and the country. The works presented take the form of concert posters, showbills, and album covers, infographics meant to highlight, educate and entertain like music. The message is in the music.”

An opening reception will be held Sunday, June 9, from 3 to 5:30 p.m., followed by a concert featuring H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom from 6 to 8 p.m. An artist talk and musical performance will be held Saturday, June 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. All events are free.

Community Artists’ Collective, Community Music Center of Houston and Hogan Brown Gallery are proud to announce the Annual Legacy Project, a month-long celebration of Black Music Month. The Legacy Project honors local and national individuals' contributions to music.

“BLACK STEREO,” a collaboration between artist Tierney Malone, Community Artists’ Collective, and Community Music Center of Houston (CMCH), opens Sunday, June 9, 3:00 P.M. at Hogan Brown Gallery, 2310 Elgin. After the reception music of the Third Ward will be performed by H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom. June is Black Music Month, celebrating the contributions of African American musicians, composers, singers and songwriters in American culture. 

The event celebrates the many musical artists, educators, and facilitators who have come from or have ties to Houston’s Third Ward. The Legacy Project celebrates musicians and music educators.

For more information on the Legacy Project and its honorees, please visit: https://cmchouston.org/legacyproject

Robert Hodge, curator at Hogan Brown Gallery, and Michelle Barnes, executive director of the Community Artists’ Collective, are co-curators of the exhibit, which will be open to the public through August 11.

About Tierney Malone and BLACK STEREO

Malone is a visual artist and modern-day storyteller who blends African American history and pop culture to create mixed media works that challenge contemporary culture and politics. He is the host of “Houston Jazz Spotlight,” a weekly program on Radio KPFT.

Malone describes Black music as the soundtrack to the struggle for self-determination and liberation of Black people in the New World.

“It is the musical history of our evolution in this country,” he explained.

“Black music has been key to shaping American culture. Africans stolen from their homeland were forced to give up their languages, rituals, names and the drum, yet they retained the essence of these things and created spirituals, gospel, blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and hip hop, musical forms whose powerful influence is undeniable on the cultural fabric of this country and beyond. Black music is a connection to our past and a source of inspiration, a space-creating force that encourages and seeds dreams for the future. 

“In 1968, when singer Archie Bell said, ‘Hi, everybody. I’m Archie Bell of the Drells of Houston, Texas,’ on the hit record ‘Tighten Up,’ he helped to put Houston’s music scene on the world map. The music for this song was created and performed by the TSU Toronadoes, a group formed by students from Texas Southern University in the heart of Third Ward, aka ‘The Tre.’

“In the exhibition, ‘BLACK STEREO,’ I am continuing my creative practice of telling the stories and connections that African American artists and institutions of the Third Ward have with the city and the country. The works presented take the form of concert posters, showbills, and album covers, infographics meant to highlight, educate and entertain like music. The message is in the music.”

An opening reception will be held Sunday, June 9, from 3 to 5:30 p.m., followed by a concert featuring H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom from 6 to 8 p.m. An artist talk and musical performance will be held Saturday, June 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. All events are free.

Community Artists’ Collective, Community Music Center of Houston and Hogan Brown Gallery are proud to announce the Annual Legacy Project, a month-long celebration of Black Music Month. The Legacy Project honors local and national individuals' contributions to music.

“BLACK STEREO,” a collaboration between artist Tierney Malone, Community Artists’ Collective, and Community Music Center of Houston (CMCH), opens Sunday, June 9, 3:00 P.M. at Hogan Brown Gallery, 2310 Elgin. After the reception music of the Third Ward will be performed by H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom. June is Black Music Month, celebrating the contributions of African American musicians, composers, singers and songwriters in American culture. 

The event celebrates the many musical artists, educators, and facilitators who have come from or have ties to Houston’s Third Ward. The Legacy Project celebrates musicians and music educators.

For more information on the Legacy Project and its honorees, please visit: https://cmchouston.org/legacyproject

Robert Hodge, curator at Hogan Brown Gallery, and Michelle Barnes, executive director of the Community Artists’ Collective, are co-curators of the exhibit, which will be open to the public through August 11.

About Tierney Malone and BLACK STEREO

Malone is a visual artist and modern-day storyteller who blends African American history and pop culture to create mixed media works that challenge contemporary culture and politics. He is the host of “Houston Jazz Spotlight,” a weekly program on Radio KPFT.

Malone describes Black music as the soundtrack to the struggle for self-determination and liberation of Black people in the New World.

“It is the musical history of our evolution in this country,” he explained.

“Black music has been key to shaping American culture. Africans stolen from their homeland were forced to give up their languages, rituals, names and the drum, yet they retained the essence of these things and created spirituals, gospel, blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and hip hop, musical forms whose powerful influence is undeniable on the cultural fabric of this country and beyond. Black music is a connection to our past and a source of inspiration, a space-creating force that encourages and seeds dreams for the future. 

“In 1968, when singer Archie Bell said, ‘Hi, everybody. I’m Archie Bell of the Drells of Houston, Texas,’ on the hit record ‘Tighten Up,’ he helped to put Houston’s music scene on the world map. The music for this song was created and performed by the TSU Toronadoes, a group formed by students from Texas Southern University in the heart of Third Ward, aka ‘The Tre.’

“In the exhibition, ‘BLACK STEREO,’ I am continuing my creative practice of telling the stories and connections that African American artists and institutions of the Third Ward have with the city and the country. The works presented take the form of concert posters, showbills, and album covers, infographics meant to highlight, educate and entertain like music. The message is in the music.”

An opening reception will be held Sunday, June 9, from 3 to 5:30 p.m., followed by a concert featuring H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom from 6 to 8 p.m. An artist talk and musical performance will be held Saturday, June 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. All events are free.

Community Artists’ Collective, Community Music Center of Houston and Hogan Brown Gallery are proud to announce the Annual Legacy Project, a month-long celebration of Black Music Month. The Legacy Project honors local and national individuals' contributions to music.

“BLACK STEREO,” a collaboration between artist Tierney Malone, Community Artists’ Collective, and Community Music Center of Houston (CMCH), opens Sunday, June 9, 3:00 P.M. at Hogan Brown Gallery, 2310 Elgin. After the reception music of the Third Ward will be performed by H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom. June is Black Music Month, celebrating the contributions of African American musicians, composers, singers and songwriters in American culture. 

The event celebrates the many musical artists, educators, and facilitators who have come from or have ties to Houston’s Third Ward. The Legacy Project celebrates musicians and music educators.

For more information on the Legacy Project and its honorees, please visit: https://cmchouston.org/legacyproject

Robert Hodge, curator at Hogan Brown Gallery, and Michelle Barnes, executive director of the Community Artists’ Collective, are co-curators of the exhibit, which will be open to the public through August 11.

About Tierney Malone and BLACK STEREO

Malone is a visual artist and modern-day storyteller who blends African American history and pop culture to create mixed media works that challenge contemporary culture and politics. He is the host of “Houston Jazz Spotlight,” a weekly program on Radio KPFT.

Malone describes Black music as the soundtrack to the struggle for self-determination and liberation of Black people in the New World.

“It is the musical history of our evolution in this country,” he explained.

“Black music has been key to shaping American culture. Africans stolen from their homeland were forced to give up their languages, rituals, names and the drum, yet they retained the essence of these things and created spirituals, gospel, blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and hip hop, musical forms whose powerful influence is undeniable on the cultural fabric of this country and beyond. Black music is a connection to our past and a source of inspiration, a space-creating force that encourages and seeds dreams for the future. 

“In 1968, when singer Archie Bell said, ‘Hi, everybody. I’m Archie Bell of the Drells of Houston, Texas,’ on the hit record ‘Tighten Up,’ he helped to put Houston’s music scene on the world map. The music for this song was created and performed by the TSU Toronadoes, a group formed by students from Texas Southern University in the heart of Third Ward, aka ‘The Tre.’

“In the exhibition, ‘BLACK STEREO,’ I am continuing my creative practice of telling the stories and connections that African American artists and institutions of the Third Ward have with the city and the country. The works presented take the form of concert posters, showbills, and album covers, infographics meant to highlight, educate and entertain like music. The message is in the music.”

An opening reception will be held Sunday, June 9, from 3 to 5:30 p.m., followed by a concert featuring H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom from 6 to 8 p.m. An artist talk and musical performance will be held Saturday, June 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. All events are free.

Community Artists’ Collective, Community Music Center of Houston and Hogan Brown Gallery are proud to announce the Annual Legacy Project, a month-long celebration of Black Music Month. The Legacy Project honors local and national individuals' contributions to music.

“BLACK STEREO,” a collaboration between artist Tierney Malone, Community Artists’ Collective, and Community Music Center of Houston (CMCH), opens Sunday, June 9, 3:00 P.M. at Hogan Brown Gallery, 2310 Elgin. After the reception music of the Third Ward will be performed by H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom. June is Black Music Month, celebrating the contributions of African American musicians, composers, singers and songwriters in American culture. 

The event celebrates the many musical artists, educators, and facilitators who have come from or have ties to Houston’s Third Ward. The Legacy Project celebrates musicians and music educators.

For more information on the Legacy Project and its honorees, please visit: https://cmchouston.org/legacyproject

Robert Hodge, curator at Hogan Brown Gallery, and Michelle Barnes, executive director of the Community Artists’ Collective, are co-curators of the exhibit, which will be open to the public through August 11.

About Tierney Malone and BLACK STEREO

Malone is a visual artist and modern-day storyteller who blends African American history and pop culture to create mixed media works that challenge contemporary culture and politics. He is the host of “Houston Jazz Spotlight,” a weekly program on Radio KPFT.

Malone describes Black music as the soundtrack to the struggle for self-determination and liberation of Black people in the New World.

“It is the musical history of our evolution in this country,” he explained.

“Black music has been key to shaping American culture. Africans stolen from their homeland were forced to give up their languages, rituals, names and the drum, yet they retained the essence of these things and created spirituals, gospel, blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and hip hop, musical forms whose powerful influence is undeniable on the cultural fabric of this country and beyond. Black music is a connection to our past and a source of inspiration, a space-creating force that encourages and seeds dreams for the future. 

“In 1968, when singer Archie Bell said, ‘Hi, everybody. I’m Archie Bell of the Drells of Houston, Texas,’ on the hit record ‘Tighten Up,’ he helped to put Houston’s music scene on the world map. The music for this song was created and performed by the TSU Toronadoes, a group formed by students from Texas Southern University in the heart of Third Ward, aka ‘The Tre.’

“In the exhibition, ‘BLACK STEREO,’ I am continuing my creative practice of telling the stories and connections that African American artists and institutions of the Third Ward have with the city and the country. The works presented take the form of concert posters, showbills, and album covers, infographics meant to highlight, educate and entertain like music. The message is in the music.”

An opening reception will be held Sunday, June 9, from 3 to 5:30 p.m., followed by a concert featuring H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom from 6 to 8 p.m. An artist talk and musical performance will be held Saturday, June 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. All events are free.

Community Artists’ Collective, Community Music Center of Houston and Hogan Brown Gallery are proud to announce the Annual Legacy Project, a month-long celebration of Black Music Month. The Legacy Project honors local and national individuals' contributions to music.

“BLACK STEREO,” a collaboration between artist Tierney Malone, Community Artists’ Collective, and Community Music Center of Houston (CMCH), opens Sunday, June 9, 3:00 P.M. at Hogan Brown Gallery, 2310 Elgin. After the reception music of the Third Ward will be performed by H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom. June is Black Music Month, celebrating the contributions of African American musicians, composers, singers and songwriters in American culture. 

The event celebrates the many musical artists, educators, and facilitators who have come from or have ties to Houston’s Third Ward. The Legacy Project celebrates musicians and music educators.

For more information on the Legacy Project and its honorees, please visit: https://cmchouston.org/legacyproject

Robert Hodge, curator at Hogan Brown Gallery, and Michelle Barnes, executive director of the Community Artists’ Collective, are co-curators of the exhibit, which will be open to the public through August 11.

About Tierney Malone and BLACK STEREO

Malone is a visual artist and modern-day storyteller who blends African American history and pop culture to create mixed media works that challenge contemporary culture and politics. He is the host of “Houston Jazz Spotlight,” a weekly program on Radio KPFT.

Malone describes Black music as the soundtrack to the struggle for self-determination and liberation of Black people in the New World.

“It is the musical history of our evolution in this country,” he explained.

“Black music has been key to shaping American culture. Africans stolen from their homeland were forced to give up their languages, rituals, names and the drum, yet they retained the essence of these things and created spirituals, gospel, blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and hip hop, musical forms whose powerful influence is undeniable on the cultural fabric of this country and beyond. Black music is a connection to our past and a source of inspiration, a space-creating force that encourages and seeds dreams for the future. 

“In 1968, when singer Archie Bell said, ‘Hi, everybody. I’m Archie Bell of the Drells of Houston, Texas,’ on the hit record ‘Tighten Up,’ he helped to put Houston’s music scene on the world map. The music for this song was created and performed by the TSU Toronadoes, a group formed by students from Texas Southern University in the heart of Third Ward, aka ‘The Tre.’

“In the exhibition, ‘BLACK STEREO,’ I am continuing my creative practice of telling the stories and connections that African American artists and institutions of the Third Ward have with the city and the country. The works presented take the form of concert posters, showbills, and album covers, infographics meant to highlight, educate and entertain like music. The message is in the music.”

An opening reception will be held Sunday, June 9, from 3 to 5:30 p.m., followed by a concert featuring H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom from 6 to 8 p.m. An artist talk and musical performance will be held Saturday, June 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. All events are free.

Community Artists’ Collective, Community Music Center of Houston and Hogan Brown Gallery are proud to announce the Annual Legacy Project, a month-long celebration of Black Music Month. The Legacy Project honors local and national individuals' contributions to music.

“BLACK STEREO,” a collaboration between artist Tierney Malone, Community Artists’ Collective, and Community Music Center of Houston (CMCH), opens Sunday, June 9, 3:00 P.M. at Hogan Brown Gallery, 2310 Elgin. After the reception music of the Third Ward will be performed by H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom. June is Black Music Month, celebrating the contributions of African American musicians, composers, singers and songwriters in American culture. 

The event celebrates the many musical artists, educators, and facilitators who have come from or have ties to Houston’s Third Ward. The Legacy Project celebrates musicians and music educators.

For more information on the Legacy Project and its honorees, please visit: https://cmchouston.org/legacyproject

Robert Hodge, curator at Hogan Brown Gallery, and Michelle Barnes, executive director of the Community Artists’ Collective, are co-curators of the exhibit, which will be open to the public through August 11.

About Tierney Malone and BLACK STEREO

Malone is a visual artist and modern-day storyteller who blends African American history and pop culture to create mixed media works that challenge contemporary culture and politics. He is the host of “Houston Jazz Spotlight,” a weekly program on Radio KPFT.

Malone describes Black music as the soundtrack to the struggle for self-determination and liberation of Black people in the New World.

“It is the musical history of our evolution in this country,” he explained.

“Black music has been key to shaping American culture. Africans stolen from their homeland were forced to give up their languages, rituals, names and the drum, yet they retained the essence of these things and created spirituals, gospel, blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and hip hop, musical forms whose powerful influence is undeniable on the cultural fabric of this country and beyond. Black music is a connection to our past and a source of inspiration, a space-creating force that encourages and seeds dreams for the future. 

“In 1968, when singer Archie Bell said, ‘Hi, everybody. I’m Archie Bell of the Drells of Houston, Texas,’ on the hit record ‘Tighten Up,’ he helped to put Houston’s music scene on the world map. The music for this song was created and performed by the TSU Toronadoes, a group formed by students from Texas Southern University in the heart of Third Ward, aka ‘The Tre.’

“In the exhibition, ‘BLACK STEREO,’ I am continuing my creative practice of telling the stories and connections that African American artists and institutions of the Third Ward have with the city and the country. The works presented take the form of concert posters, showbills, and album covers, infographics meant to highlight, educate and entertain like music. The message is in the music.”

An opening reception will be held Sunday, June 9, from 3 to 5:30 p.m., followed by a concert featuring H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom from 6 to 8 p.m. An artist talk and musical performance will be held Saturday, June 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. All events are free.

Community Artists’ Collective, Community Music Center of Houston and Hogan Brown Gallery are proud to announce the Annual Legacy Project, a month-long celebration of Black Music Month. The Legacy Project honors local and national individuals' contributions to music.

“BLACK STEREO,” a collaboration between artist Tierney Malone, Community Artists’ Collective, and Community Music Center of Houston (CMCH), opens Sunday, June 9, 3:00 P.M. at Hogan Brown Gallery, 2310 Elgin. After the reception music of the Third Ward will be performed by H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom. June is Black Music Month, celebrating the contributions of African American musicians, composers, singers and songwriters in American culture. 

The event celebrates the many musical artists, educators, and facilitators who have come from or have ties to Houston’s Third Ward. The Legacy Project celebrates musicians and music educators.

For more information on the Legacy Project and its honorees, please visit: https://cmchouston.org/legacyproject

Robert Hodge, curator at Hogan Brown Gallery, and Michelle Barnes, executive director of the Community Artists’ Collective, are co-curators of the exhibit, which will be open to the public through August 11.

About Tierney Malone and BLACK STEREO

Malone is a visual artist and modern-day storyteller who blends African American history and pop culture to create mixed media works that challenge contemporary culture and politics. He is the host of “Houston Jazz Spotlight,” a weekly program on Radio KPFT.

Malone describes Black music as the soundtrack to the struggle for self-determination and liberation of Black people in the New World.

“It is the musical history of our evolution in this country,” he explained.

“Black music has been key to shaping American culture. Africans stolen from their homeland were forced to give up their languages, rituals, names and the drum, yet they retained the essence of these things and created spirituals, gospel, blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and hip hop, musical forms whose powerful influence is undeniable on the cultural fabric of this country and beyond. Black music is a connection to our past and a source of inspiration, a space-creating force that encourages and seeds dreams for the future. 

“In 1968, when singer Archie Bell said, ‘Hi, everybody. I’m Archie Bell of the Drells of Houston, Texas,’ on the hit record ‘Tighten Up,’ he helped to put Houston’s music scene on the world map. The music for this song was created and performed by the TSU Toronadoes, a group formed by students from Texas Southern University in the heart of Third Ward, aka ‘The Tre.’

“In the exhibition, ‘BLACK STEREO,’ I am continuing my creative practice of telling the stories and connections that African American artists and institutions of the Third Ward have with the city and the country. The works presented take the form of concert posters, showbills, and album covers, infographics meant to highlight, educate and entertain like music. The message is in the music.”

An opening reception will be held Sunday, June 9, from 3 to 5:30 p.m., followed by a concert featuring H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom from 6 to 8 p.m. An artist talk and musical performance will be held Saturday, June 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. All events are free.

Community Artists’ Collective, Community Music Center of Houston and Hogan Brown Gallery are proud to announce the Annual Legacy Project, a month-long celebration of Black Music Month. The Legacy Project honors local and national individuals' contributions to music.

“BLACK STEREO,” a collaboration between artist Tierney Malone, Community Artists’ Collective, and Community Music Center of Houston (CMCH), opens Sunday, June 9, 3:00 P.M. at Hogan Brown Gallery, 2310 Elgin. After the reception music of the Third Ward will be performed by H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom. June is Black Music Month, celebrating the contributions of African American musicians, composers, singers and songwriters in American culture. 

The event celebrates the many musical artists, educators, and facilitators who have come from or have ties to Houston’s Third Ward. The Legacy Project celebrates musicians and music educators.

For more information on the Legacy Project and its honorees, please visit: https://cmchouston.org/legacyproject

Robert Hodge, curator at Hogan Brown Gallery, and Michelle Barnes, executive director of the Community Artists’ Collective, are co-curators of the exhibit, which will be open to the public through August 11.

About Tierney Malone and BLACK STEREO

Malone is a visual artist and modern-day storyteller who blends African American history and pop culture to create mixed media works that challenge contemporary culture and politics. He is the host of “Houston Jazz Spotlight,” a weekly program on Radio KPFT.

Malone describes Black music as the soundtrack to the struggle for self-determination and liberation of Black people in the New World.

“It is the musical history of our evolution in this country,” he explained.

“Black music has been key to shaping American culture. Africans stolen from their homeland were forced to give up their languages, rituals, names and the drum, yet they retained the essence of these things and created spirituals, gospel, blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and hip hop, musical forms whose powerful influence is undeniable on the cultural fabric of this country and beyond. Black music is a connection to our past and a source of inspiration, a space-creating force that encourages and seeds dreams for the future. 

“In 1968, when singer Archie Bell said, ‘Hi, everybody. I’m Archie Bell of the Drells of Houston, Texas,’ on the hit record ‘Tighten Up,’ he helped to put Houston’s music scene on the world map. The music for this song was created and performed by the TSU Toronadoes, a group formed by students from Texas Southern University in the heart of Third Ward, aka ‘The Tre.’

“In the exhibition, ‘BLACK STEREO,’ I am continuing my creative practice of telling the stories and connections that African American artists and institutions of the Third Ward have with the city and the country. The works presented take the form of concert posters, showbills, and album covers, infographics meant to highlight, educate and entertain like music. The message is in the music.”

An opening reception will be held Sunday, June 9, from 3 to 5:30 p.m., followed by a concert featuring H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom from 6 to 8 p.m. An artist talk and musical performance will be held Saturday, June 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. All events are free.

Community Artists’ Collective, Community Music Center of Houston and Hogan Brown Gallery are proud to announce the Annual Legacy Project, a month-long celebration of Black Music Month. The Legacy Project honors local and national individuals' contributions to music.

From 2 to 4 pm Hogan Brown will host a “Black Stereo” Soundtrack listening with @tierneymalone. He will be spinning records made by the brilliant musical artists featured in the pieces in the BLACK STEREO exhibition. This is a free event. No RSVP required.

“BLACK STEREO,” a collaboration between artist Tierney Malone, Community Artists’ Collective, and Community Music Center of Houston (CMCH), opens Sunday, June 9, 3:00 P.M. at Hogan Brown Gallery, 2310 Elgin. After the reception music of the Third Ward will be performed by H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom. June is Black Music Month, celebrating the contributions of African American musicians, composers, singers and songwriters in American culture. 

The event celebrates the many musical artists, educators, and facilitators who have come from or have ties to Houston’s Third Ward. The Legacy Project celebrates musicians and music educators.

For more information on the Legacy Project and its honorees, please visit: https://cmchouston.org/legacyproject

Robert Hodge, curator at Hogan Brown Gallery, and Michelle Barnes, executive director of the Community Artists’ Collective, are co-curators of the exhibit, which will be open to the public through August 11.

About Tierney Malone and BLACK STEREO

Malone is a visual artist and modern-day storyteller who blends African American history and pop culture to create mixed media works that challenge contemporary culture and politics. He is the host of “Houston Jazz Spotlight,” a weekly program on Radio KPFT.

Malone describes Black music as the soundtrack to the struggle for self-determination and liberation of Black people in the New World.

“It is the musical history of our evolution in this country,” he explained.

“Black music has been key to shaping American culture. Africans stolen from their homeland were forced to give up their languages, rituals, names and the drum, yet they retained the essence of these things and created spirituals, gospel, blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and hip hop, musical forms whose powerful influence is undeniable on the cultural fabric of this country and beyond. Black music is a connection to our past and a source of inspiration, a space-creating force that encourages and seeds dreams for the future. 

“In 1968, when singer Archie Bell said, ‘Hi, everybody. I’m Archie Bell of the Drells of Houston, Texas,’ on the hit record ‘Tighten Up,’ he helped to put Houston’s music scene on the world map. The music for this song was created and performed by the TSU Toronadoes, a group formed by students from Texas Southern University in the heart of Third Ward, aka ‘The Tre.’

“In the exhibition, ‘BLACK STEREO,’ I am continuing my creative practice of telling the stories and connections that African American artists and institutions of the Third Ward have with the city and the country. The works presented take the form of concert posters, showbills, and album covers, infographics meant to highlight, educate and entertain like music. The message is in the music.”

An opening reception will be held Sunday, June 9, from 3 to 5:30 p.m., followed by a concert featuring H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom from 6 to 8 p.m. An artist talk and musical performance will be held Saturday, June 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. All events are free.

Community Artists’ Collective, Community Music Center of Houston and Hogan Brown Gallery are proud to announce the Annual Legacy Project, a month-long celebration of Black Music Month. The Legacy Project honors local and national individuals' contributions to music.

“BLACK STEREO,” a collaboration between artist Tierney Malone, Community Artists’ Collective, and Community Music Center of Houston (CMCH), opens Sunday, June 9, 3:00 P.M. at Hogan Brown Gallery, 2310 Elgin. After the reception music of the Third Ward will be performed by H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom. June is Black Music Month, celebrating the contributions of African American musicians, composers, singers and songwriters in American culture. 

The event celebrates the many musical artists, educators, and facilitators who have come from or have ties to Houston’s Third Ward. The Legacy Project celebrates musicians and music educators.

For more information on the Legacy Project and its honorees, please visit: https://cmchouston.org/legacyproject

Robert Hodge, curator at Hogan Brown Gallery, and Michelle Barnes, executive director of the Community Artists’ Collective, are co-curators of the exhibit, which will be open to the public through August 11.

About Tierney Malone and BLACK STEREO

Malone is a visual artist and modern-day storyteller who blends African American history and pop culture to create mixed media works that challenge contemporary culture and politics. He is the host of “Houston Jazz Spotlight,” a weekly program on Radio KPFT.

Malone describes Black music as the soundtrack to the struggle for self-determination and liberation of Black people in the New World.

“It is the musical history of our evolution in this country,” he explained.

“Black music has been key to shaping American culture. Africans stolen from their homeland were forced to give up their languages, rituals, names and the drum, yet they retained the essence of these things and created spirituals, gospel, blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and hip hop, musical forms whose powerful influence is undeniable on the cultural fabric of this country and beyond. Black music is a connection to our past and a source of inspiration, a space-creating force that encourages and seeds dreams for the future. 

“In 1968, when singer Archie Bell said, ‘Hi, everybody. I’m Archie Bell of the Drells of Houston, Texas,’ on the hit record ‘Tighten Up,’ he helped to put Houston’s music scene on the world map. The music for this song was created and performed by the TSU Toronadoes, a group formed by students from Texas Southern University in the heart of Third Ward, aka ‘The Tre.’

“In the exhibition, ‘BLACK STEREO,’ I am continuing my creative practice of telling the stories and connections that African American artists and institutions of the Third Ward have with the city and the country. The works presented take the form of concert posters, showbills, and album covers, infographics meant to highlight, educate and entertain like music. The message is in the music.”

An opening reception will be held Sunday, June 9, from 3 to 5:30 p.m., followed by a concert featuring H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom from 6 to 8 p.m. An artist talk and musical performance will be held Saturday, June 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. All events are free.

Community Artists’ Collective, Community Music Center of Houston and Hogan Brown Gallery are proud to announce the Annual Legacy Project, a month-long celebration of Black Music Month. The Legacy Project honors local and national individuals' contributions to music.

“BLACK STEREO,” a collaboration between artist Tierney Malone, Community Artists’ Collective, and Community Music Center of Houston (CMCH), opens Sunday, June 9, 3:00 P.M. at Hogan Brown Gallery, 2310 Elgin. After the reception music of the Third Ward will be performed by H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom. June is Black Music Month, celebrating the contributions of African American musicians, composers, singers and songwriters in American culture. 

The event celebrates the many musical artists, educators, and facilitators who have come from or have ties to Houston’s Third Ward. The Legacy Project celebrates musicians and music educators.

For more information on the Legacy Project and its honorees, please visit: https://cmchouston.org/legacyproject

Robert Hodge, curator at Hogan Brown Gallery, and Michelle Barnes, executive director of the Community Artists’ Collective, are co-curators of the exhibit, which will be open to the public through August 11.

About Tierney Malone and BLACK STEREO

Malone is a visual artist and modern-day storyteller who blends African American history and pop culture to create mixed media works that challenge contemporary culture and politics. He is the host of “Houston Jazz Spotlight,” a weekly program on Radio KPFT.

Malone describes Black music as the soundtrack to the struggle for self-determination and liberation of Black people in the New World.

“It is the musical history of our evolution in this country,” he explained.

“Black music has been key to shaping American culture. Africans stolen from their homeland were forced to give up their languages, rituals, names and the drum, yet they retained the essence of these things and created spirituals, gospel, blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and hip hop, musical forms whose powerful influence is undeniable on the cultural fabric of this country and beyond. Black music is a connection to our past and a source of inspiration, a space-creating force that encourages and seeds dreams for the future. 

“In 1968, when singer Archie Bell said, ‘Hi, everybody. I’m Archie Bell of the Drells of Houston, Texas,’ on the hit record ‘Tighten Up,’ he helped to put Houston’s music scene on the world map. The music for this song was created and performed by the TSU Toronadoes, a group formed by students from Texas Southern University in the heart of Third Ward, aka ‘The Tre.’

“In the exhibition, ‘BLACK STEREO,’ I am continuing my creative practice of telling the stories and connections that African American artists and institutions of the Third Ward have with the city and the country. The works presented take the form of concert posters, showbills, and album covers, infographics meant to highlight, educate and entertain like music. The message is in the music.”

An opening reception will be held Sunday, June 9, from 3 to 5:30 p.m., followed by a concert featuring H-Town Orchestra in the Eldorado Ballroom from 6 to 8 p.m. An artist talk and musical performance will be held Saturday, June 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. All events are free.

Community Artists’ Collective will be moving to the Ion District, summer 2024!

As we prepare for our move, we invite you to join us at the Ashé Summer Market.

We will have books, art, quilting supplies and other crafts for sale.

Sale runs Thursday to Saturday from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm, May 24 to June 22.

Stay tuned for posts about what’s for sale! We will feature items from our West African art collection as well as pieces from artists who have exhibited with us over the years.