“We are the Culture,” an exhibit curated by Salina hip-hop artist, poet, and educator cash hollistah, is scheduled to open in The Gallery at Kansas Wesleyan on Friday.
The exhibit features mixed media works by 10 Black artists from central Kansas. Paintings, photography, hair, and culinary arts are a few of the mediums that will be on display.
Hollistah describes the exhibit as one to “emphasize … the idea that African American culture is the backbone of American culture. Steeped in realism, with touches of symbolism, the pieces represent the highs and lows of being a ‘black creative’ in Kansas and, in essence, America.”
The exhibit will run from Friday to Feb 20. Admission is free. A reception is scheduled from 4-6 p.m. on Feb. 4. The Gallery is located in Sams Hall of Fine Arts.
Featured artists include the following.
DOMvisions (Kansas City, Mo.)
Jared Jones (Salina)
Tanji Lewis (Kansas City, Mo.)
Tayshaw Long-Nail (Wichita)
Lester Rowe (Wichita)
Micah Eklu (Salina)
Erick Nkana (Wichita)
Brookelyn Brown, ’19, (Wichita)
Rachel Danae (Wichita)
Jordan E. Brooks (Topeka)