Black Artists of DC: “Black” Exhibit Prospectus

Produced by: Black Artists of DC
Sponsors: Black Artists of DC & District of Columbia Arts Center

Location: District of Columbia Arts Center
2438 18th NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
http://www.dcartscenter.org/

Juried Exhibit / Judges: To be announced

Open to all Media

Submission Fee:

BADC Members: $ 30 US dollars for up to 4 images (non-refundable fee)
Non-Members: $ 45 US dollars (non-refundable fee)

Dates of Exhibit: Friday November 20, 2009 – Sunday January 10, 2010
Submission Deadline: Monday September 14, 2009

Exhibit Description:

Reach deep into the emotional, theoretical, spiritual, cultural intellectual or physical aspects of blackness. The objective is not the absence of colors; it’s the predominance and use of the color black in your creations.

Relish in the concept and color of black …its elegance, depth, dizzying sensation of infinity. Enfold us in your black experiences. Stretch the definition, claim it, and adorn it. Let us reveal Black, as it has never been seen before.

Notification of Selected Artists: Artists will be notified of acceptance or non-acceptance no later then Monday October 5, 2009. Notification will be made by email and/or by phone.

Delivery of work to DCAC Gallery: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 10:00 am-7:00 pm
Distribution of Invitations: To Be Announced

Opening Reception: Friday November 20, 2009 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
Artists Talks/Closing Reception: Sunday January 10, 2010 5:00 pm-7:00 pm

Deadline for picking up work: Sunday January 10, 2010 after 7:00 pm-8:00pm
and/or Monday January 11, 2010 12:00-3:00 pm. Any artwork not picked up by Monday
January 11, 2010 will be charged a fee of $30.00 per day thereafter.

Submission Guidelines:

Artists may submit up to 4 digital JPEG images, at 300 DPI. For sculptural or three-dimensional pieces, 2 images may be submitted for each work. The images must be submitted on a CD, in JPEG format only. No files larger than 1MB. Image files on the CD should be titled as follows: last name first, first name, title and number corresponding to the Submission Form. The same information must also be written on the Submission Form, including the price. Artwork submitted must be no larger than: 2D and 3D – 30"x40". Please do not send originals. CDs will only be returned if a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) with sufficient postage is included.

Payment:

Entry fee can be paid by cash, check or money order payable in US dollars. Please make check or money orders payable to Black Artists of DC.
Please note on check BADC: “Black” Exhibit.

Please send Payment, CD or Photos to:

BADC: Black Artists of DC: “Black” Exhibit

C/O Amber Robles-Gordon
Address: 2321 Good Hope Crt. S.E. Apt. 203
Washington, D.C. 20020
Contact Number: 240-417-4888
Email Address: aroblesgordon@yahoo.com

Terms: Works in the show do not have to be for sale.
Sales: Sale price are determined by the artist.

Insurance: BADC provides damage and theft insurance for works in the District of Columbia Arts Center gallery through the duration of the exhibit from Friday, November 20, 2009 – Sunday, January 10, 2010.

Frames and Mounting: must be of fine quality, consistent with painting/photographs, with attached wire. For sculpture or three-dimensional, pedestal must be provided by the artist.

Shipping and Handling: The artist is responsible for all costs of shipping and handling of their artwork. We suggest the artist insure their artwork through the shipping company. All shipped artwork must include a return shipping label enclosed in the packaging.

*We reserve the right to use submitted images and information for inclusion in the exhibition, catalogs and/or other promotional endeavors to publicize the exhibit.




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Black Artists of DC 2009 Meetings Schedule

Meeting Locations

BADC Business Meetings:

The Howard University Annex Graduate Sculpture Studio
2467 Sherman NW
Washington DC 20059

Time: 4-6:00 pm

BADC Critiques:

Pyramid Atlantic
8230 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 608-9101
http://www.pyramidatlanticartcenter.org/


Time: 4-6:00 pm


APRIL 19 Business The Howard University Annex

MAY 17 Critique PYRAMID ATLANTIC

JUNE 21 Business The Howard University Annex

JULY 19 Critique PYRAMID ATLANTIC

AUGUST 16 Business The Howard University Annex

SEPTEMBER 20 Critique PYRAMID ATLANTIC

OCTOBER 18 Business The Howard University Annex

NOVEMBER 15 Critique PYRAMID ATLANTIC

DECEMBER 20 Business The Howard University Annex



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8th Biannual Art In The Garden Spring Show

We Cordially Invite You To Join Us At The
8th Biannual Art In The Garden Spring Show

Saturday, May 2, 2009 12:00 -6:00 PM
Sunday, May 3, 2009 1:00-6:00 PM

3218 Chestnut Street, NE
Washington, DC

Featured Artists: Viola Leak, John P. Beckley, Hedrick Mitchell, T.H. Gomillion, Hampton Olfus, Al Burts, Amber Robles-Gordon, Michele Foster-Lucas, Francine Haskins, Roland Richardson, Donna C. Holland, Ann Marie Evans and Henry Elliott

Contact- T.H. Gomillion For directions
Email- art.of.gomillion@erols.com
202-269 2757

Music By The Keyboard Wizard “MYKL GORMLEY “ Of MYKLMUSIC Products



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Black Migrations Report

6th Annual Midwest Black History Month Conference, February 27, 2009
Black Migrations: Movements in Context, Community, and Faith explores both historical and contemporary migrations of people of African descent. The conference also commemorated the legacy of Katherine Dunham. Mrs. Dunham was an anthropologist, activist and choreographer. Her innovative concepts allowed her to develop dance techniques combining African and Caribbean styles. Her passion, ingenuity and teachings molded both African American and modern dance.

BADC was invited to exhibit at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. The idea for the show was born through a meeting between David Kamm, Luther College gallery coordinator, Harlee Little and TH Gomillion at ArtDC in 2007. On Friday, March 26, 2009 it was my great fortune to attend the 6th Annual Midwest Black History Month Conference with Amber Robles-Gordon. Bundled against the cold, we set out for Decorah, Iowa. The first leg of travel, we were on separate flights, meeting up in Chicago. In Chicago, we had to board a small plane; according to Amber, “It was one of the smallest planes, I‘ve ever seen”. So much so that I had to duck down to get on board and couldn’t stand up inside. The flight was a little rocky because we were just ahead of a snow storm. In the previous weeks, Decorah had experienced temperatures of 30 degrees below freezing. We were quite surprised, yet very pleased, when we arrived in Rochester, Minnesota to find a rather spring-like day.

We were picked up by a Palestinian student named Ahmed who drove us to Luther College, about 60 miles away. The school is home to a fair number of international students. The forty-five minute drive probably took an hour due to the pouring down snow and sleet. Until that day, Amber had never seen snow and lighting at the same time. We were praying that we didn’t get snowed in. The Luther College campus is the size of a small town. It’s an undergraduate liberal arts program, with about 2,500 students and offering over 60 different majors. The campus sits on 175 acres with an additional 825 acres attached. We met David Kamm, gallery coordinator
(http://galleries.luther.edu/Archives/2007-2008/Kamm/kamm.html)and Sheila Radford-Hill, head of the Diversity department and author of Further to Fly: Black Women & the Politics of Empowerment (http://www.upress.umn.edu/Books/R/radford-hill_further.html).

After lunch, provided by Luther College, we returned to our rooms at the Speratti Guest House to relax a bit before attending the reception given in our honor. At the reception we met other faculty and students. We were treated to a one-woman play written and performed by student Julia Mann. The one-act play, Mixed Reality, explored being a person of mixed race. It was quite well done. She had mounted the show and has been touring locally. The young lady welcomed a critique and Amber and I gave her some positive feedback. Later that evening, Amber and I had dinner and a lively discussion in town with a faculty member. From the very beginning, we received a warm welcome.

The next day, after breakfast we attended the conference. The schedule is as follows:

9:15-10:20 a.m. Panel 1: Black Migrations Historical Roots

10:30-10:50 a.m. Center for Faith and Life, Speaker Robert J. Larson, Professor of Theatre

11:00-noon Black Artists of DC Panel and Gallery Tour Amber and I gave an overview of BADC, its goals, membership and philosophy. Then, we took the audience on a 40 minute tour of the BADC exhibit. We started with Harlee’s work because the show was dedicated in memory of him. All of our works were well received and you could feel the enthusiasm in the crowd. They did not need to be prompted to ask questions. We could have talked for another hour or more.

Although we both attended the conference sessions, Amber was invaluable in representing BADC while I had two interviews with a student who wanted to know more about Washington, DC during the Civil Rights struggles of the 60’s. Julie Berg-Raymond, of Tapestry Magazine, also wanted to know more about James Brown’s work; I gave her a private tour and related how the work was created. In preparing for the gallery tour, Amber and I had collected information from each artist and prepared presentations to better represent their work.

Noon-1:15 p.m. Conference Luncheon and presentations on the Art and Science of Movements. One of the presentations was given by Sheila Radford-Hill’s daughter.

1:15-1:30 p.m. Conference Break

1:30-2:20 p.m. Faith and the Migratory Experience

2:45-3:40 p.m. Black Migration Narratives (Plenary Lecture) by Farah Jasmine Griffin,
(http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=11121) Director of the Institute for Research in African American Studies, Professor of English and Comparative Studies, Columbia University. Her presentation was in depth and informative. She delivered it as a poet or singer with emotion, rhythm and ease.

3:45-5:00 p.m. Dance Tribute — Luther College Dance Ensemble, Musical Tribute — Luther College Jazz Orchestra. The Dance Ensemble presented an original piece influenced by the Dunham dance technique and the jazz orchestra was one of the best I’ve ever heard.

The conference was well attended, thorough, informative and non-stop! There was a high level of involvement by faculty, students and attendees. The experience was delightful. We learned so much about the Decorah and Luther College community. The students were actively involved and the faculty were genuinely engaged and committed not only to this conference but to the success of the college and the idea of diversity. At the end of the conference we had a closing reception and could relax and talk to the conference participants. If you ever have the opportunity to visit Luther…just do it!

Tapestry Magazine (February Issue), Decorah, Iowa printed Audrey Brown’s piece, Ogun’s Choice, as its cover art. Julie Berg-Raymond, of Tapestry, had interviewed Stanley Squirewell and me. Our interviews and artworks (Carbon Anomaly and Promised Land, respectively) were printed in the magazine. They also printed artwork and bio information by Amber Robles-Gordon, Ascension and Gloria C. Kirk, Looking Out. James Brown’s piece, Transference Series #3 and my interview were also printed in the Decorah Journal.

Since returning to Washington, DC, I have received a request from Professor Peter Scholl who wants to use one of my pieces as cover art for Agora; a Luther literary magazine.

The BADC artists in the Black Migration exhibit were: Deidra Bell, Daniel T. Brooking, Audrey Brown, James Brown, Jr., Anne Bouie, T.H. Gomillion, Amber Robles-Gordon, Aziza Gibson-Hunter, Gloria C. Kirk, Harlee Little, Bruce McNeil, Stan Squirewell and Eugene R. Vango.

Submitted by:
Daniel T. Brooking
Amber Robles-Gordon

March 28, 2009







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Black Artists of DC Mourns the Loss of DC- based Photographer Harlee Little

A native of Concord, NC, Harlee Little was born the first child of six. He displayed an early interest in photography taking pictures of buildings around the campus of Livingstone College where his father worked.

The momentous year of 1954 changed everything for young Little, baseball, baseball all the time. All time was measured in relation to baseball, at home, at school, at church, even on granddaddy's farm. It was baseball that gave Little his first experience with what W. E. B. Dubois called the duality of black life in the United States. Would his number be 24 or 7, the markings of two New York center fielders of the day?

On into high school baseball ruled the clock until his parents pointed out that playing baseball was play. It was now serious time for education and work. So serious it was. Little enrolled in Howard University almost a century after the emancipation of African slaves with aspirations of a degree in law or physics.

Photographs for an independent student newspaper in 1968 began a life in photography and a commitment to exploring the power and impact of visual communication. Photography became central element in Little's subsequent work and professional experience, including teaching, social documentation, magazine production and management, and design of communication services for federal agency initiatives.

Little has produced outstanding photographic images for use in art, commerce, education, industry, journalism, public and corporate relations since 1974. He specialized in producing images that communicate and document the ideas and ideals of advocates and educators, associations and corporations, entrepreneurs and government agencies.

The unique imagery of Little's vision has been published and displayed worldwide. Among these venues are American Heritage, Black Excellence, Black Collegian, Columbia JournalismReview, Emerge, Espana, Essence, Harper Collins Books, Jet, People, Science Magazine, Sydney MorningHerald, The Washingtonian, Time, Washington Post, Washington Times, and ABC News 20/20. His photographs are also featured in the exhibit and publication Reflections in Black, a history of black photographers 1840 to the present. Harlee Little is a founding member of the Exposure Group: African-American Photographers Association and was an active member in the Black Artists of DC.
Harlee Little died on January 1, 2009.

MEMORIAL FOR HARLEE LITTLE

Family and friends will gather to remember Harlee Little,
an outstanding human being, artist, photographer, teacher,
and friend.

Saturday February. 7,
1:00 pm

Rankin Chapel,

Sixth Street &
Howard Place, N.W.
Washington, DC 20059

Howard University campus.

Repast: Blackburn Center
2nd Floor Ballroom
Howard University
Directly After the service



(Bio above from the Exposure Group website)


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Curator Discussion and Artist Talk

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Time: 2-4 pm

Location: Galerie Myrtis * 2224 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218

Phone: 410/235-3711

www. Galeriemyrtis.com

Join us as guest curator Ana Joa and photographer Vance Gragg provide insight on the contemporary art movement in Cuba. Originally from Cuba, Ms. Joa has served as the associate curator for Galeria Santiago and as the director of the Student Cultural Center where she assisted in the formation of the Center for Culture in Santiago De Cuba. Mr. Gragg will discuss his photographs which reveal the rich cultural and traditions of the Cuban people.

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12-14-2008 BADC Business Meeting at Howard University

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