Fall 2016-Spring/Summer 2017
Visual Vibes
Celebrating Black Music Month at The Collective, June 2-30, 2017, featuring the works of Shawn Artis, Mack L. Bishop II, Dominic Clay, Carolyn Crump, Leonard Freeman, Alton Shelvin, Charles Washington. In cooperation with Community Music Center of Houston
Book Signings
Deniz Lopez and Alvia Wardlaw
June: Deniz Lopez signs “dee!collection, the complete layers” at The Collective
April: Alvia Wardlaw signs her book “Charles Alston” and her article in the catalogue “Thornton Dial in the 21st Century” at The Collective
Self Love
“Self Love,” a juried exhibition, opens Friday, January 20, 2017, at the Community Artists’ Collective.
The opening reception will be on Friday, January 20, from 6 to 8 p.m. Throughout the exhibition, which runs through April 29, there will be a series of artists’ talks.
The exhibition was juried by Dominic Clay, curator at the Houston Museum of African American Culture, and local artists and curators Abiola Wabara and Ann ‘Sole Sister’ Johnson.
The selected artists include LaTonia Allen, Rebecca Baffour, Bert Bertonaschi, Elle Cox, Lauren Cross, Monica Kennedy, Melba Lee, Samiria Percival, Irene Reece and Fulden Sara-Wissinger.
Ashé Holiday Market
November 24-December 16, 2016
A collaboration featuring Black Heritage Gallery, Community Artists’ Collective, Amaris Simone
Holiday Gifts: Original art, jewelry, crafts
Artists: Carolyn Crump, Willette Aubrey, William Trotty, Calin Bruett, Laura Fagbemi
Hearts, Hands& Heritage
Divine Designs & Diversity of the African Diaspora
October 14-November 18, 2016
Featuring Jubilee Quilt Circle
Unapologetic
Unapologetically Black, Latina, feminist, queer. Unapologetically conscious. The exhibition Unapologetic, which opens September 10 through October 9, 2016, explores race, gender, and activism.
Artists Rabéa Ballin, Ann Johnson, Lauren Kelley, Rosine Kouamen, Delita Martin and Lovie Olivia are artists who have consistently created works that challenge perceptions, history, and artistic discourse. These artists make no apologies for exploring explosive social issues in their work or simply mastering the fine art of drawing. They are confident about who they are as artists and the works they produce.
This exhibition is in conjunction with a series of exhibitions dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Community Artists’ Collective. Since 1987 The Community Artists’ Collective has co-created opportunities for various aspects of professional development especially for emerging and mid-career artists through its exhibitions, education, and entrepreneurship and community development programs.
The Collective has been an integral part of the Houston arts landscape, particularly as it relates to women of color.