JTR Presents produced an exhibition, currently titled “The Transparency Project” to empower trans by using the Arts as a platform for them to tell their individual, and collective, stories and regain their own agency. The hope for this was to grant the community the power and platform to tell their own story in their own way using the Arts.
Read MoreContemporary fashion designer and artist, Gordon Holliday, creates kimonos from recycled and upcycled materials in forms that he imagined Yasuke would wear if the legend were to live today. This page is to honor and support the emerging artists, rebranded as Legacy Artists, involved with the project, and to support contemporary artists in the Charlotte area and beyond.
Read MoreAn exhibition centering on the voice of the Black Woman through a lens of self-healing, self-reflection, and beauty. Black Women are often asked to heal others but rarely afforded the opportunity to heal themselves. Their pain is valued higher than their healing. Bloom features the new collection release of Durham-based artist, Beth P. Leigh.
Read More_______hood, also pronounced as Blankhood, is an exhibition exploring identity, the process of entering and leaving an identity, and navigating the world with how others respond to you. Five artists are featured in challenging gender identity, sexuality, masculinity, and family roles. The exhibition was held at the Carrack Modern Art with a live stream artist talk.
Read MoreJTR Presents a conversation with social justice advocate, Joshua Rashaad McFadden about his work dealing with Colorism, Self-Identity, and the progression of civil rights protesting and activism. The artist talk was sponsored by the C4 Atlanta, Woodruff Art Center, and Alliance Theatre and funded by the community.
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