Gallery

STAY WOKE – JUNE 1, 2019

STAND FOR ME Sauda A Zahra In memory of Treyvon Martin, an unarmed, young black male who was gunned down and whose murder sparked a nationwide discourse about racism and Stand Your Ground laws. Commercial cotton fabrics, text printed on photo transfer sheets, dimensional fabric balloons, ribbons, and chains. Machine-pieced, machine and hand appliqued, machine quilted
TASTE OF FREEDOM Hassie Brodie Reverse applique; walnut-dyed fabric
THE DECIMATION OF THE BLACK FAMILY Belinda Mack Alston The foundation of the Black family is challenged with poverty, violence, and health disparities and as a result, are a target in this country. Machine-quilted
THE FATAL STORM OF INJUSTICE Gail Richardson The destructive nature of unjust attitudes and systems Machine-pieced, machine quilted, and embroidered
THE POWER OF WORDS Nancy Cash (Designed, Pieced and Quilted) / Marilyn Cash (embroidery) Machine quilted and embroidered
THE TRIO Hassie Brodie Reverse applique
GONE TOO SOON Wallace Evans Young African American men killed because of gun violence in Vance County, NC Machine-pieced and machine quilted
HOPE IN IMPOSSIBLE ODDS Jereann King Johnson According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, “one in three black men can expect to go to prison in their lifetime” – leaving behind children, wives, sisters and brothers, partners, and best friends, communities and jobs. If this is true today, this trend must not continue going forward. Even with these odds, Black men have HOPES and dreams. Black and white cotton cloth, red linen, and gray felt Machine-pieced and hand quilted
KALEIDOSCOPE OF LIFE Ihsan Abdin (quilted by Belinda Alston) A geometric medley Machine quilted
LEARN TO LIVE IN UNITY Northwest Collegiate and Technical Academy Students in Ms. Georgia Carroll’s art class (2019) produced this work centered on the theme of tolerance and world peace Hand-drawn designs, machine and hand quilted
MARKET FORCES I: CELEBRATING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION Cathy Alston-Kearney Connecting Africa to the ways in which African Americans create their own destiny Machine-pieced and machine-quilted
MOTHER’S ARMS Ihsan Abdin A mother’s prayer Machine and hand quilted
MOURNING Sauda A Zahra Tribute to twelve African American women killed in 2016 by police. Machine-pieced, hand and machine quilted
SOMEBODIES WATCHING YOU Teena Crawshaw Technology and violence in our lives. Today violence, no matter what form it takes, “black on black, ” “blue on black” or “white on black” is being captured on cell phones. These images are then going “viral” around the world, holding injustice at bay and speaking to truth. Sparking protest and demanding involvement. Showing inhumanity or showcasing the best of our society. The point being, do you now who’s watching you? Appliqued and quilted