"It is our hope that Klein Arts & Culture...
becomes a touchstone and a catalyst
for reconciliation and social  change..."... Nell Gottlieb 
                                                     

In this issue
"Choked on Cotton" online
Community Outreach & Activities
 Updated COVID-19 Message
Favorite Links
The Collective's Gift Shop
Jubilee Quilt Circle




 
"Choked on Cotton"  stems from Nell Gottlieb's   reflections on her Alabama family's plantation past and her current work to turn their empty antebellum house  into a community space for art and culture in service of social justice.  Gottlieb's psychological and sociological analysis of "that place" provides a glimpse of her struggle to understand and come to terms with this history. She considers the cotton economy that supported plantation life in the context of the deteriorated  house and the efforts of the descendants of those enmeshed in cotton to create a new narrative together.  

The multi-media artis t uses family images to reference black and white narratives of the place to both document and transcend time.  Large unstretched canvases provide a map to the circumscribed world of the artist's childhood and glimpses as she reckons with her heritage.  A series of small photographs with drawings are a time-space collapsed narrative of return, while a plate installation references two families honoring the past and creating a shared future.

Gottlieb completed the Block Program at the Glassell School of Art in Houston. and is professor emeritus of public health education at The University of Texas at Austin. A native of Alabama, she moved to Texas in 1980 and now lives in Houston.

She founded Klein Arts & Culture, the non-profit community organization that now owns the former plantation house and organizes cultural activities to promote the rectification of past injustices.

Gottlieb is donating all proceeds from sales to The Collective. 

Please  join Community  Artists' Collective for the virtual  opening of Choked on Cotton with artist Nell Gottlieb in conversation with Miles Payne, exhibition coordinator.

When: Friday, May 22, at 5 p.m. CDT

Click to join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86177899143?pwd=V010b1FIa2ZCblRHUEdZeGlWd2pDdz09

Meeting ID: 861 7789 9143
Password: 483428


Community Outreach and Activities

Michelle Barnes and Leslie Abrams are making fabric masks
at the Community Artists' Collective and Jubilee Quilt Circle. 
Two designs are available. One is pleated, and the other is curved. Both have a wire to shape the mask across the nose,
ties rather than elastic and hold a filter insert. The pleated one can cover an N95. Fabrics are remnants and recycled from stock we have on hand. Not all fabrics are available, but you can state your color preferences, and we will do our best to honor your request.

Masks can be shipped for $1.50/each.
A donation of cash ($15) and cotton fabrics
is appreciated in order to continue making masks.









Dear Community Artists' Collective visitors and supporters,

We are paying very close attention to the news and announcements surrounding the COVID - 19 outbreak.

The Collective will remain closed until we are confident that everyone's health and well-being is assured. We plan to present our programs safely in physical spaces and on virtual platforms, relying on our online presence (website and social media) until further notice, while continuing to be available for individual appointments.

We value your support and understanding during these extraordinary times.

Do all that you can to keep yourself and your family and friends safe and healthy by staying informed from a reputable source. Here is the link to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( cdc.gov).



Art and items for sale at The Collective

Print Posters, Magnets, Postcards, gifts, more...
Featuring works by artists:
Leslie Abrams, Lee Ann Carrier, Dominic Clay,
Ava Cosey, Carolyn Crump, Laura Fagbemi

 

Join the Jubilee Quilt Circle

 
 

Workshops and demonstrations  are offered at The Collective,
4101 San Jacinto, Suite 116, on Thursdays
from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. and Fridays from 1 to 3 p.m.

To be resumed when the gallery reopens


The Community Artists' Collective invites you to learn about and to
work on textiles, including quilting, knitting, crochet and embroidering. 


Supplies provided. Suggested donation is $30 per month.




Community Artists' Collective
713-523-1616
www.thecollective.org
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