In this issue
Coffee//Kool Aid & the Tabernacle of (Re) Memory
Expressions from the Heart
Second Thursday Workshop
Favorite Links
Subscribe to CAC YouTube Channel
COVID-19 Update
The Collective's Gift Shop
Jubilee Quilt Circle
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Coffee//Kool Aid & the Tabernacle
of (Re) Memory opens Saturday, March 5
Viktor Givens, a multimodal performance artist, brings his creative arts initiative project “Coffee//Kool Aid & the Tabernacle of (Re)Memory” to the Community Artists’ Collective March 5 through April 23.
The exhibition opens Saturday, March 5, at noon with a reading reception at The Collective, 4101 San Jacinto, Suite 116.
In the ensuing weeks Givens will conduct semi-public workshops and interventions that explore conceptual and material themes around notions of domestic archive, preservation, genealogy, ecology, reparations and ritual theater. Interventions explored involve collage, photo fiction, intergenerational dialogue, experiential readings, textile arts and canning.
Givens and his Southern Android Productions organization is a research-based creative arts initiative designed to collect and reinterpret cultural data relating to the migration histories, memories and material archives of African American urban settlers and their ancestral rural settlements.
His material archive consists mostly of forgotten and discarded domestic detritus found during excavations of vacant African American residential estates. Givens then takes these fragmented objects, their narratives, their interior poetry and reimagines both form and function to suit an array of aesthetic and spiritual needs. Through the accumulation of these rich cultural artifacts, Givens seeks to create spaces that inspire the activation of cultural and spiritual (re)memory in relation to Africa and its Diaspora.
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Writing contest offers prize money for juniors
Create art through the written word
“Expressions from the Heart,” an essay competition with prize money, is offering Houston area youth (ages 10 to 15 years) an opportunity to create art through the written word.
The competition, sponsored by the Community Artists’ Collective (CAC) and the Mary Holt Ashley Initiative (AI), is designed to encourage individual expressions of love and kindness, to expand the imagination, sharpen writing skills and to enjoy the artistic process of developing a visual picture into an art form.
Contestants are divided into two age groups, from 10 to 12 and from 13 to 15, and prize money ranges from $100 to $300. Additional recognition and certificates accompany the prize money. Contestants can choose from six essay topics--Love of Art, Love of Dance, Love of Music, Love of Sports, True Meaning of Love and Love of the Written Word (i.e., modern literature, poetry, biblical or ancient literature).
The fee to enter the competition is $25, and the deadline to submit payment is March 21. The deadline to submit the essay is April 25. Winners will be announced May 6, and a virtual awards ceremony will be held May 13.
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Second Thursday Workshop
March 10, 2022
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Marsha Dorsey-Outlaw will demonstrate how to create earthenware trivets, spoon rests and other useful and colorful accessories for the kitchen. Reservations are encouraged. $20 suggested donation includes supplies.
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Favorite links
from our Facebook postings
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Dear Community Artists' Collective visitors and supporters,
We continue to play close attention to the news and announcements surrounding the COVID - 19 outbreak.
The Collective asks that you continue to wear masks and practice social distancing when visiting our facility (and elsewhere as well). We also urge you to take advantage of the free vaccinations provided throughout the city for you and your loved ones' protection. We value your support and understanding during these extraordinary times.
Do all that you can to keep yourself and your family and friends safe and healthy by staying informed from a reputable source. Here is the link to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (cdc.gov).
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We’ve never won an Oscar,
an Emmy, a Tony or a Golden Globe,
but we have some pretty good stories to tell you on YouTube. Check out what we’re doing in the community to increase art education and appreciation and how we support many talented artists and crafts folks. Our videos include workshops, artist interviews and exhibition tours. We invite you to visit our channel and subscribe.
It’s free!
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Art and items for sale at The Collective |
Print Posters, Magnets, Postcards, gifts, more...
Featuring works by artists:
Leslie Abrams, Lee Ann Carrier,
Dominic Clay,
Ava Cosey, Carolyn Crump, Laura Fagbemi
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Join the Jubilee Quilt Circle |
Workshops and demonstrations are offered at The Collective,
4101 San Jacinto, Suite 116, on Thursdays
from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. and Fridays from 1 to 3 p.m.
The Community Artists' Collective invites you to learn about and to
work on textiles, including quilting, knitting, crochet and embroidering.
Supplies provided. Suggested donation is $30 per month.
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Community Artists' Collective
713-523-1616
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