Photograph of a man in a yellow shirt helping a child light the Kwanzaa candles. On the table there are fruit, pamphlets, the candles, and a vase with flowers. Behind the table stands a podium where two men are position. The man behind the podium to the right is wearing a Malcolm X t-shirt and holding a microphone.

Photograph of six people around a circular table. There are two women seated on the left side of the table and the remaining four people are standing to the right of the table. In the center of the table there is a tennis trophy.

Photograph of two women working on plastering mosaic tiles around the front door of the Community Artists' Collective building. The woman in an orange shirt is at the top of the ladder. The other woman is in a window smiling down at the woman in the orange shirt.

Photograph of three people plastering mosaic tiles around the front door of the Community Artists' Collective. There is a woman in a orange shirt on top of the ladder next to the door. On the ground to the right of the ladder, there are two people standing and talking next to the supply table.

Photograph of a man and a woman painting. To the left of the man there is a table with all of the necessary art supplies.

Photograph of a man helping two children paint. the child wearing the green outfit is observing the painting process. The man is helping the younger child wearing the purple shirt.

Photograph of five children and a teacher in art class. The children are sitting at a table drawing with pencils, color pencils and paint. The children appear to be of varying ages. On the chalk board there is a problem solving formula. On the right wall in front of the windows, there is an art rack.

Photograph of thirteen people in front of the Community of Artists' Collective. The group is composed of teens and children.

Photograph of the Community Artists' Collective's building from a street view. The photo was taken on 1501 Elgin Ave..

Above the first photo it says, "'Acts of Peace' Annette installing her exhibit June 1991." Below the second photo "Acts of Piece Opening Night June 1991 - Exhibition continued thru July 21, 1991."

Photograph of two women at an art gallery. The woman on the left is Michelle Swain Barnes, co-founder and executive director at the Community Artists' Collective. The woman on the right is wearing a suit jacket with an apple brooch and circular earrings.

Photograph of three women having celebratory drinks. On the table there is a trophy the resembles a tennis trophy. The woman on the far right is Michelle Swain Barnes, co-founder and Executive Director of the Community Artists' Collective.

Photograph of Michelle Barnes and six children in front of a wall with art that the children created. There are six visible pieces of art create by the children.

Photograph of a woman accepting a plaque and smiling. She holds the plaque in both hands, holding it up to her chest, and looks to the left. Another woman stands along the back wall, upon which are hung art prints and posters.

Photograph of several women holding award plaques and smiling. A woman (far right) is accepting a plaque while her peers smile. Three women with plaques are seated at center, and five other people stand along the back wall, decorated with art prints and paintings.

Photograph of two women standing side-by-side in a gallery, facing forward. The background of the gallery, some art pieces visible, lays behind them.

Photograph of four women standing side-by-side in an art gallery, looking forward and smiling with art pieces hung on the walls behind them. They wear coats and hats, and hold pamphlets and purses.

Photograph of a woman looking at a portrait hung on a wall in an art gallery. The portrait depicts a Black woman in a work shirt, and is lined with a simple frame. The woman looks to the left.

Photograph of Denetria Greene, facing forward and smiling. She stands in front of a white wall and wears a shirt decorated with flowers.

Photograph of seven women presenting their art to the photographer, standing in the left corner of a room, facing forward, and smiling. A painting inside a wooden frame is lifted from a table, on which are several fabrics of various textures and patterns. Several other tapestry-like compositions are perched on chairs and work tables at center-right, next to a lamp with painted black figures, a large painting of a black woman, and other flat pieces laid out on the table.

Photograph of Autrey McNorris displaying her art at a Community Artists' Collective booth. Several golden rectangles, perhaps jewelry, are laid out on a table with a red tablecloth, with hats on a adjacent table at right and flowers and dolls on another table at left. A chalkboard, a podium, and stacks of metal chairs are placed behind the tables. McNorris stands and smiles behind the red table.

Photograph of three boys holding trophies and a ribbon for their art, placed on the wall behind them. The boy at left holds the ribbon, red and long, and two trophies, and the boy at right holds out one trophy. The drawings behind them are portraits.

Photograph of a young boy kneeling and painting onto a large paper on the floor. He holds a paint brush in his right hand, painting over a large square of black with a cup of water and several weighted metal blocks with round handles. Another painting, with crosscutting orange and pink marks, is laid at the bottom right.

Photograph of a group of children posing together for a picture during an art class. They take on different expressions, smiling, looking thoughtfully, or gazing forward. Cut-out paper drawings are glued onto the wall under a chalkboard, and other pieces of art are in the background.