"Secrets Behind the Veil"

Common Ground: Affrilachia! Where I'm From

November 18, 2011 Through March 17, 2012

Featuring nearly 50 works of art from Western Pennsylvania and beyond, this exhibition is a collaboration between The Center and the Affrilachian Art Project, headed by Marie Cochran, independent art curator and professor working in North Carolina and Georgia. This exhibition features local and regional artists—emerging and established—whose works typify the themes and sensibilities that spring from rural and urban life in the Appalachian region.

"Mendin ' and Patchin"

Carroll Harris Simms Exhibition
African American Museum of Dallas Texas
Exhibition runs from Dec 9 2011 thru April 14, 2012

Black artist across the nation compete for awards in the categories of Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Photography and Mixed Media. Winning artwork entries in the various categories have become part of the Museum's permanent collection. The Competition is named in recognition of Mr. Simms' outstanding contribution to art and art education. He joined the faculty of Texas Southern University (formerly Texas State University for Negro's) in 1950 and was co-founder of the art department. Professor Simms served on the faculty until 1987. Simms developed a unique program of ceramics and sculpture at the University. The body of Terra Cotta Shrine sculptures created by Professor Simms' students represents a distinct contribution to the evolution of Twentieth Century African American sculpture.

" In My Fathers House"

Actors Theater of Louisville
18th Annual
African American Art Exhibition
January 24 - February 19 2012
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Featuring works by the following artists: David Brame, Aukram Burton, Clifford Darrett, Rex R. DeLoney. Robert L. Douglas, William M. Duffy, LaChrista Ellis, Amiri Geuka Farris, Jarrett Jamison, Ann Johnson, Pepper, LaVerne Kemp, Anthony W. Lanier, Viktor Le, Velma J. Morris, Eleanor Neal, Frederick J. Pellum, Bobby Scroggins, Erin M. Smith, Antoine Williams, Samuel O. Williams and Kevin Willis

Exhibtion juried by Kevin Cole. Mr. Cole received his B.S. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, M.A. in Art Education, University of Illinois at Urbana, and M.F.A. from Northern Illinois University. Within the last 20 years, he has received 34 Grants, 18 Fellowships, 54 Awards in Art, and 56 Teaching awards. Mr. Cole's work has been exhibited in over 450 exhibitions and in over 1500 public, corporate, private and museum collections. Recently the Smithsonian Museum of Art in Washington DC and the William Jefferson Clinton Library in Little Rock Arkansas acquired pieces of his art work. He has created over 30 Public art commissions. Mr. Cole is also an Art Consultant for Savannah College of Art in Atlanta, GA.

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MENDIN AND PATCHIN'

17th annual African American Art Exhibition

WINNER OF THE THOMAS W. MUELLER MERIT AWARD

The African American Art Exhibition celebrates African American history and culture through the arts. This year’s 17th annual African American Art Exhibition at Actors Theatre of Louisville will be on display from January 4 – February 13, 2011. The exhibition will run concurrent with the theatrical production of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, a searing drama [...]
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The African American Art Exhibition celebrates African American history and culture through the arts. This year’s 17th annual African American Art Exhibition at Actors Theatre of Louisville will be on display from January 4 – February 13, 2011. The exhibition will run concurrent with the theatrical production of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, a searing drama about Blues legend Ma Rainey and her band. Actors Theatre is a not-for-profit professional regional theatre located in the heart of downtown Louisville, Kentucky. Over 20,000 theatre and arts patrons view the exhibition, which has become a popular highlight of the region’s visual arts season.
2011 Exhibit Artists
Valerie CornelisonCraig ScrevenBud DorseyPreston SampsonDavid BrameKenneth Obasi LeslieWilliam BuchananEugene W.R. Campbell, Jr.Beatrice SandersClifford H. DarrettChristina LongSamuel O. WilliamsBarbara Tyson-MoselyRex R. DeLoneyAukram BurtonKevin D. WillisRonald ClaxtonEleanor Neal LaVerne KempPepperAnne Bouie

Actors Theater of Louisville
316 West Main St.
Louisville, KY 40202
502-584-1205
502-371-0956 TDD

November - December Show Schedule 2010

Ohio Designer Craftsmen
"Gifts of the Craftsmen"
Nov 15 _ Dec 23 2010
1665 W 5th Avenue
Columbus ohio 43212
Mon - Sat 10 - 5
Sunday 1 - 4


*Jewish Community Center (JCC) Art s and Crafts Fair"
1125 College Avenue
Bexley Ohio
November 21, 2010
10 am - 4 pm

*High Road Gallery
"Nifty Gifts for Under Fifty"
12 East Stratford Avenue
Worthington , Ohio
November 28 - December 4 2010
Opening Reception November 28 12-6 pm

*North Market Holiday Open House
59 Spruce Street
Columbus ohio 43215
December 4 8-5 pm
December 5 12 - 5 pm