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

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 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 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 around a work table, on which several collages are laid out. One stands at left, rolling up her sleeves, and the other is seated at right. Behind them is a table of materials with canvases laid against the wall, a garbage can positioned to the left of the table, and a long, horizontal light attached to the brick wall.

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 two women hunched over a work table, working on art. The woman at center, wearing a red cap, holds a pencil in her left hand and rests her right elbow on the table, and the woman at right, in a pink shirt, aligns a ruler on a tilted piece of paper. Art materials are placed on tables along the back wall next to canvases and a letterboard perched on the wall.

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 a woman crafting with a paper cut-out and a black string in her hands. She stands near a desk with art prints and a small beige globe placed on it.

Photograph of a woman drawing onto a large piece of sketch paper with a pencil in her right hand. On her desk is also a metal ruler and several curved and colored paper cut-outs. Newspaper and magazine clippings are pinned onto a board behind her.

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 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 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.