Panel Discussion: WEUSI: Sustaining the Legacy of Black Arts Movements

“WEUSI: Sustaining the Legacy of Black Arts Movements”
Instruments of Cultural Preservation

Saturday, May 24, 2025
2:00–4:00 PM
Hamilton Landmark Galleries
467 West 144th Street
New York, NY 10031
Phone: 212-281-7667

About the Discussion:
This discussion highlights the importance of diversifying our financial portfolios by investing in our fine art marketplace.

These uncertain times require us to solidify and protect our cultural assets using strategies to uncover the personal assets in our private collections.

Featured Participants:

• Chris Boswell, Moderator
  (Gallerist, Collector, Auctioneer, Appraiser)
• Shelley Innis
  (Contributor, WEUSI Collective Archive @ David Driskell Foundation)
• Dindga McCannon
  WEUSI Collective Member
  (Brooklyn Museum Permanent Collection)
• Ademola Olugebefola
  WEUSI Collective Member
  (Founder, Dwyer Cultural Center)
• Diedra Harris-Kelley
  Director, Romare Bearden Foundation
• Marjorie Clarke
  Librarian, Langston Hughes Library

We anticipate a vibrant dialogue that will include additional stakeholders in the arts, as well as insights from our engaged audience.

Important Exhibition Dates:

Exhibition Extended until Sunday, June 1

Closing Reception on Friday, May 30th 6-9pm

About the Exhibition:

The griots of the WEUSI Artist Collective have captured history using their unique creative styles to add a benchmark to the culture of Harlem and the world. This group of men and women were fearless, bold and unapologetic about their mission at a time of civil unrest in America. They made a statement, “Black images by Black people”.

The members of WEUSI continue to produce positive “Black” images using every medium, media and method known to the art world. They are modern masters of artmaking who weave their stories using paint, paper, metal, stone, photography, glass, wood, textiles, cloth to deliver powerful messages of hope and pride. The diversity of art makers in this collective continue to push the visual boundaries of storytelling with a commitment to uplift the global community of the African diaspora and serve as a building block for the future of Black art makers.

This exhibition is a tribute to these trailblazers here in Harlem where they had an undeniable and lasting impact on the culture and our lives. The exhibition is a collaboration between the WEUSI Artist Collective, Hamilton Landmark Galleries, and the Children’s Art Carnival.

Participating artist list in alphabetical order:
Abdullah Aziz | Jesse Anthony Henry | Ademola Olugebefola | Kay Brown | Jennifer Ivey | Okoe Pyatt | Perry Cannon | MLJ Johnson | Ed Sherman | Robert Daniels | Dindga McCannon | Deborah Singletary | Jimmy James Greene | Karl A. McIntosh | Ken Wright | Gaylord Hassan | Otto Neals

Location:
The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY 10031
Hamilton Landmark Galleries, 467 West 144th St, New York, NY 10031