For the tenth year, Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership is proud to present its annual Black Artstory Month arts series. Democracy’s Body will be a month-long series with visual art exhibition along Myrtle Avenue and events in Fort Greene, curated by Bre’Lynn Lombard of UnJaded Curations. The series is made possible with support from Tankhouse.
STOREFRONT EXHIBITION
The Democracy’s Body visual exhibition of works will be up throughout February 2022 in storefront windows along Myrtle Avenue in Fort Greene & Clinton Hill, between Fort Greene Park & Classon Avenue.
“In Us We Trust” by Mz. Icar at Peck’s, 455A Myrtle
This year’s show is a constellation of jubilant, imaginative works by eight contemporary artists. Set as a mural walk, the artwork honors the liberating power that Black womxn’s intersecting identities afford them and their communities. From curator, Bre’Lynn Lombard:
“Through the process of Black radical reimagination, artists shift the narrative of “democratic” principles from being held by governmental structures to the people these structures can’t live without. Featured artists call audiences back to the essence of the Greek word; demos, meaning “the people” and kratia, meaning “power, rule.”
“The works on display illustrate a world where Black womxn are honored for their natural ability to create democratic spaces by simply being human. In a nation state that is founded on the relentless powers of race, patriarchy, class and socio-economic status; Black womxn defining their own beauty standards, being one with and cultivating their land, and being authentic to their creative practices and processes, create a world in which all people -who share in any one of these intersecting identities- have room to simply be themselves.”
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EVENTS
Presentation & Discussion
Saturday, February 19, 2-5pm
We are the Original: Womanist Craftivist Poetry & Collage Making
Ingersoll Community Center, 177 Myrtle Avenue
Presented by the Myrtle Avenue Senior Advisory Council and Cirri.
Live Stream Discussion
Saturday, February 26, 2022, 3-4pm
Gold Fronts: Celebrating the Influence and Agency of Black womxn in Visual Storytelling
Hosted and co-presented by BRIC Arts Media.
Virtual. RSVP HERE
MORE: Pop-ups: at Green in BKLYN every Saturday of the month.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Participating Artists:
Dana Robinson
Acacia Rodriguez
Sphynxx Diety
Tiffany Baker
Mz. Icar
Robert Newman III
Ananda Ray
Amanda Ocasio
Partners:
BRIC
The Cirri
Pratt Institute
Myrtle Avenue Senior Advisory Council
Series created and presented by the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership:
Theme and curation by Bre’Lynn Lombard, UnJaded Curations:
Program sponsor, Tankhouse:
ABOUT BLACK ARTSTORY MONTH
Black Artstory Month is an annual series that elevates and celebrates this neighborhood’s long-standing history as a haven for Black artistry, with past themes including Brooklyn style, healing, notions of home, and remembering. This cycle’s thematic focus was developed by Daonne Huff, who co-created Black Artstory Month with Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership in 2013. Check out past programs here.
