Melanee Harvey Archives - Galerie Myrtis

Tea with Myrtis – Artists’ Talk: Members of AfriCOBRA

Tea with Myrtis: Artists’ Talk: Members of AfriCOBRA discuss the history and mission of the collective, and their role in shaping the Black Arts Movement. Melanee Harvey, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Art History, Howard University joins the conversation. Dr. Harvey authored the essay for the exhibition catalogue AfriCOBRA is a continuum: The Fifty-Year Legacy of the African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists. Myrtis Bedolla, Curator will moderator the discussion. Registration is Required- Seating is Limited

Tea served with savory treats starting at 3:00pm • Discussion begins at 3:30pm

$20 per person

Galerie Myrtis extends a special thanks to Darryl Gorman for sponsoring the event.

Renee Stout
The Time She Saw too Much, 2010
Acrylic, oil paint, colored pencil and collage on wood panel
36 x 36 inches

Catalogue

AfriCOBRA Catalogue

AfriCOBRA: The Evolution of a Movement

Price: $29.99 USD +S&H – Limited-edition

Galerie Myrtis offers for sale the exhibition catalogue AfriCOBRA: The Evolution of a Movement, commemorating the 50th anniversary of AfriCOBRA (African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists) the coalition of black revolutionary artists whose aesthetic emerged from activism and a commitment to rail against racism through positive, powerful and uplifting imagery.

artwork | artists | about AFRICOBRA

Featured Artists (year of membership)
Akili Ron Anderson (1979), Kevin Cole (2003), Adger Cowans (1978), Michael D. Harris (1979), Napoleon Jones-Henderson (founding member, 1968), James Phillips (1973), Frank Smith (1973), Nelson Stevens (founding member, 1968), Renée Stout (2017)

Catalogue essayist: Melanee Harvey, Ph.D.
Curatorial Statement: Myrtis Bedolla

Paperback: 40 pages | 39 color and black and white illustrations
Year published: 2018
Language: English
ISBN: 978-0981960289
Dimensions: 8.5 x 11 inches