Celebrating Black History Month, OH Art Foundation presents an opening reception on January 17h, 2025, and a Closing reception on February 21t, 2025, with OH Art Foundation at Zhou B Art Center in Chicago. The visual exhibition was curated by Renee Bakers and Wisdom Baty and promises to be a significant celebration of Black History Month, showcasing 27 selected visual artists
6 Music performances selected by Jeff Chen,
Selected Artists: Takako Konishi, Alexy Irving, Margot McMahon, Le'Trice Buckingham, Alpha Bruton, Arlene Turner-Crawford, Grandeast Wright, Lavon Pettis, Alexandra Henderson, Wisdom Baty, Malika Jackson, Summer Coleman, Andrea Hill Fitzgerald, Jason Campbell, Lenin Delsol,
Nichole Masani Landfair, Isaiah Afrumu, Safiya Mirsberger Tolson, Dysen White, Scout Cartagena, Sebastian Sandu, Sharmarke Ahmed, Jeffery Beckham, Christopher Williams, Nolan W. McCants, Renee' Baker, Brandy Kent.
Music Performance ScheduleJanuary 177, 2025
Marvin Hathaway
The Ari Brown Quartet
Emoni Brown-Bey
February 211, 2025
Taalib-Din Ziyad
Coco Elysses and Draizig
Edward Wilkerson Jr. and Donovan Mixon
Thank you, Renee Baker of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, for matching donations to support musicians.
Oh Art Foundation
Zhou B. Art Center
1029 W. 35th St.
Chicago, IL 60609
773-569-8582
Curators: Renee Baker and Wisdom Baty
This art exhibit explores the multifaceted healing nature of Black identity, shedding light on the complex intersections of strength, vulnerability, history, and future within the Black experience. The exhibit will showcase pieces that reframe traditional representations, inviting viewers to engage with themes of resilience, introspection, liberation, and the ever-shifting contours of identity.
Location: OH Art Foundation 2nd fl of Zhou B Art Center,
1029 W. 35th St. Chicago, IL 60609
Exhibition Dates: 1/17/25- 3/16/25
This art exhibit explores the multifaceted healing nature of Black identity, shedding light on the complex intersections of strength, vulnerability, history, and future within the Black experience. We invite artists of all mediums—visual art, sculpture, photography, performance, and beyond—to submit works that address the evolving narrative of Blackness in contemporary society.
The exhibit will showcase pieces that reframe traditional representations, inviting viewers to engage with themes of resilience, introspection, liberation, and the ever-shifting contours of identity. Artists are encouraged to challenge stereotypes and preconceived notions of Blackness, emphasizing the beauty and power of embracing vulnerability and quiet strength in moments of resistance, defiance, and healing.
We are looking for works that speak to the full range of Black-lived experiences, capturing both the triumphs and the struggles, the joy and the pain, the collective memory and individual expression. The exhibit aims to create space for reflection, dialogue, and healing while embracing the depth and complexity that define Blackness.
This exhibit will offer a new, unapologetically authentic, challenging, and transformative vision by reimagining Black identity healing, strength, and vulnerability. Artists are encouraged to draw upon personal narratives, cultural history, and current social movements to inspire their work, creating an environment where art becomes a tool for collective healing, liberation, and empowerment.
