Ballethnic 2024 Ebon Dooley Honoree Bridge Builder info@ballethnic.org https://ballethnic.org Ballethnic Dance Company Inc. began with the love story of a young couple, Nena Gilreath and Waverly T. Lucas II, who met at the Dance Theatre of Harlem. On January 15, 1990, they successfully launched the second Black-founded professional ballet company and the first by a Black woman, creating another vehicle in the U.S. for dancers of color to be at the forefront. Today, the dance company is a classically trained, culturally diverse ballet company that blends traditional ballet with the artistic influences of other ethnic cultures – especially African American – to produce unique and exciting dance performances. OUR STAFF STUDIO ARTIST EBON DOOLEY HONOREES

< Back UnMask The Future Celebrating 39 Years of Service Saturday, October 14, 2023 7:00 PM - 12:00 PM 2148 Newnan Street, East Point, GA, USA TICKETS / SPONSORSHIPS Event Details Sponsors RUBY - $1,000 Davis Bozeman Law Fidelity Charitable Michael Ross - MHR International Shirley Franklin Brian D. Poe, Esq. - Georgia Injury Attorneys Project South PEARL - $500 Jim Alexander Marty Monegain - The Black Man Lab Lisa Tuttle Ali Katoot FANTASY - $250 Brandeis Green Denise Whiting-Pack LeRoya Chester Jenkins Renard Beaty & Samatha Williams-Beaty - Kick Start Martial Arts WiIlliam Boddie, Esq. Previous Next

Signs of the Times Signs of the Times Documenting the Power of the People, 1960 - Today Sept 15, 2020 - Oct 31, 2020 CURATOR Lisa Tuttle ARTISTS Jim Alexander Davion Alston Sheila Pree Bright Dennis Morton Lynsey Weatherspoon With ages spanning five decades, the photographers in this exhibition - Jim Alexander , Davion Alston , Sheila Pree Bright , Dennis Morton , and Lynsey Weatherspoon - use their cameras to document grassroots racial and social justice advocacy - from the Civil Rights marches of the 1960s to today's Black Lives Matter demonstrations and police killings protests. This exhibition is curatorially focused on the texts, signs, and banners carried by participants. We will ask viewers to think about the ways that a practice combining activism and documentary photography has evolved over time? What is new in this digital age? What is the power of the photographic image to affect cultural shift? All of the photographers are currently Atlanta-based. On exhibit will be color/b&w photographs, installation, and video works. All Exhibits SINCLAIR GALLERY NEWS ArtsXchange spotlights southside in 2nd annual South Fulton County Invitational Angela Oliver Jun 4 2 min read Call for Entries - Juried Show - SONIC IMPRESSIONS: Abstract Visual Art Inspired by Music - Submission Deadline EXTENDED! - Sun, July 5, 2026 sinclairgallery May 20 1 min read

Counter Narrative Project 2024 - Ebon Dooley Honoree Social Justice Champion info@counternarrative.org https://www.thecounternarrative.org Founded by Charles Stephens in 2014, the Counter Narrative Project is a narrative change organization that stands in the tradition of Bayard Rustin, James Baldwin, Essex Hemphill, and other movement leaders, artists, organizers, and visionaries committed to countering narratives and speaking truth to power. CNP shifts narratives about Black gay, bisexual, queer, and other men who have sex with men to change policy and improve lives. OUR STAFF STUDIO ARTIST EBON DOOLEY HONOREES

Marshall Rancifer 2022 Ebon Dooley Honoree Economic Justice Champion Marshall Rancifer, lovingly known as the Street Angel , died in Sept. 10, 2022, leaving behind many years of tireless advocacy for Atlanta’s unhoused community. Through his Justice for All Coalition, Marshall helped innumerable homeless people get off the street; he estimated that over 25 years, he helped nearly 3,000 people find safe havens and new lives. Many of the people he helped were also substance addicted and he was there — often against city regulations — with food, hygiene kits, safe-sex kits, HIV/STD testing, referrals to detox programs, and assistance in getting documents like birth certificates for housing and employment services. Through unconditional love and an obsessive consistency, he fulfilled his covenant with God. Marshall had long ago recovered from addiction and living in the streets and promised God that if he was restored to his own personal fullness, he would work for the restoration of all of the “unsheltered,” as he called the homeless population. With his small band of volunteers, he did just that for a quarter of a century, enabling so many to escape sordid environments and extremely dangerous situations. OUR STAFF STUDIO ARTIST EBON DOOLEY HONOREES

Search For Identity Search For Identity Photography by Tafawa June 18, 2022 - July 16, 2022 CURATOR / ARTIST Tafawa Hicks Black Tree Arts presents "Search for Identity," a photography exhibit by Tafawa Hicks June 11-July 16 | Opening reception and artist talk from 4-7 p.m. June 25 GALLERY HOURS: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. This exhibit runs June 11-July 16. The gallery is free and open to the public. In honor of his 75th birthday on June 18, resident artist & photographer Tafawa Hicks will share an exhibit of his journey throughout Africa & Haiti from 1974-1999. Tafawa Hicks is a Bessemer, Alabama native, longtime Atlantan, and photographer, printer and custom picture framer who has a studio at the ArtsXchange. His creative instincts around photographing, printing, exhibiting and preserving African and African American imagery continue to evolve. In the sense that all art is an expression of creative Spirit presenting itself as inspiration through each of us, I am an artist using the camera as creative expression," he says. All Exhibits SINCLAIR GALLERY NEWS ArtsXchange spotlights southside in 2nd annual South Fulton County Invitational Angela Oliver Jun 4 2 min read Call for Entries - Juried Show - SONIC IMPRESSIONS: Abstract Visual Art Inspired by Music - Submission Deadline EXTENDED! - Sun, July 5, 2026 sinclairgallery May 20 1 min read

Roselyn Lewis 2022 Ebon Dooley Honoree Bridge Builder https://www.urbanharp.org/bio Roselyn Lewis’ decades as a music educator has built bridges for Black children in Atlanta Public Schools by introducing them to the harp, opera, handbells, and other musical fields in which they are traditionally underrepresented. As co-founder and executive director of the Urban Youth Harp Ensemble , which was founded in 2000 during her years as a choral music teacher at Brown Middle School, her encouragement has inspired career paths for now-professional musicians, such as Mason Morton, one of her first harp students, who is now on tour as a member of “America’s Got Talent” runners-up Sons of Serendip . Lewis retired as choral music teacher in APS after a stellar career spanning 40 years. OUR STAFF STUDIO ARTIST EBON DOOLEY HONOREES

Catch me in the A Catch me in the A A Group Exhibition April 6, 2019 - May 11, 2019 CURATOR Courtney Brooks ARTISTS AW. Quake. Chilly-o. KEEF CROSS. Miya Bailey. Lord Yatta. Kat Goduco. Shon Pittman. She Is Dizzy. Jiggy Korean. Karm Howard. Barry Duperon. Yuzly Mathurin . Charity Hamidullah Anthony Truth Gary. Choze. Tee Roy. Eric Nine. Dubelyoo Sachi Rome. Goldi Gold .Ruby Chavez. Monica Tookes Justin Anderson. Michael Johnson. Mirage Vanguard Muhammad Yungai. Aaliyah Arrington .Terion Montgomery Catch Me In The A is the 3rd installation at ArtsXchange's Jack Sinclair Gallery. A group exhibition curated by Courtney Brooks that explores Atlanta's rich culture from the past the present culture and future of the A. Whether you are an original ATLIEN or transplant to the A, we want to express ideas that are descriptive of the city’s vibe. Excited to the share visions from local leading and emerging artists. Another special line up of amazing ATL creatives that are contributing their gifts by uplifting and inspiring the community. You are invited to experience Catch Me in the A opening reception on Saturday, April 6th from 7pm-10pm. Vinyl Sound track provided by DJ Knotts Special viewing of "To West End, With Love" a short film created by Melissa Alexander Exhibit is on display through May 11th, 2019. All Exhibits SINCLAIR GALLERY NEWS ArtsXchange spotlights southside in 2nd annual South Fulton County Invitational Angela Oliver Jun 4 2 min read Call for Entries - Juried Show - SONIC IMPRESSIONS: Abstract Visual Art Inspired by Music - Submission Deadline EXTENDED! - Sun, July 5, 2026 sinclairgallery May 20 1 min read

truth to power truth to power Art in a time of upheaval Dec 15, 2020 - Jan 31, 2021 CURATOR Lisa Tuttle ARTISTS atu | Jim Alexander | N’Dieye Gray Danavall | Carolyn Renée | Tafawa | Lisa Tuttle | Kenneth Zakee | Theresa Davis | Ugo Agoruah | Choze | Thomas Bess “An artist’s duty is to reflect the times.” - Nina Simone The ArtsXchange's Studio Artists return with their second annual exhibition showcasing diverse and socially conscious works. All Exhibits SINCLAIR GALLERY NEWS ArtsXchange spotlights southside in 2nd annual South Fulton County Invitational Angela Oliver Jun 4 2 min read Call for Entries - Juried Show - SONIC IMPRESSIONS: Abstract Visual Art Inspired by Music - Submission Deadline EXTENDED! - Sun, July 5, 2026 sinclairgallery May 20 1 min read

Carlton Mackey 2022 Ebon Dooley Honoree Social Justice Champion https://blackmensmile.com Carlton Mackey is the new assistant director of education with a focus on community engagement and dialogue at the High Museum of Art. An artist and scholar, he is also the creator of BLACK MEN SMILE ® , a viral social media platform and empowerment movement for Black men to “celebrate the way we see ourselves,” and author of “50 Shades of Black: Sexuality and Skin Tone in the Formation of Identity.” OUR STAFF STUDIO ARTIST EBON DOOLEY HONOREES