[Pamphlet: Community Artists' Collective Summer Series '88] (open access)

[Pamphlet: Community Artists' Collective Summer Series '88]

Pamphlet containing information about the Community Artists' Collective's "Summer Series '88" programs and a registration form. The programs include drawing and sculpture classes and a selection of art workshops and run from June to August 1988.
Date: 1988
Creator: Community Artists' Collective
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: OpenView: The Conscience of Houston Black Women Artists Entry From] (open access)

[Pamphlet: OpenView: The Conscience of Houston Black Women Artists Entry From]

Pamphlet containing information about the "Open View: The Conscience of Black Women Artists" art exhibit and an entry form for artists. The exhibit is to be held at Barnes-Blackman Galleries from February 7-21, 1988 and features art from Black female artists residing in and around Houston.
Date: February 1988
Creator: Community Artists' Collective
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: "Women... Gifted and Black", 1988] (open access)

[Flyer: "Women... Gifted and Black", 1988]

Flyer advertising the "Women... Gifted and Black" arts and crafts exhibition, sponsored by the Houston chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women.
Date: 1988
Creator: National Coalition of 100 Black Women
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: Bridges '88 Call for Entries] (open access)

[Pamphlet: Bridges '88 Call for Entries]

Pamphlet containing a call for entries and entry form for the "Bridges '88" art exhibit that features Black artists from Houston and Beaumont. The pamphlet contains information about the exhibit and an event schedule.
Date: January 1988
Creator: Community Artists' Collective
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: The Consequence of Houston Black Women Artists] (open access)

[Flyer: The Consequence of Houston Black Women Artists]

Flyer advertising an exhibit titled "The Conscience of Houston Black Women Artists: Honoring the Women Who Paved the Way" hosted at Barnes-Blackman Gallery and coordinated by the University of Houston-Downtown's University Program Council. The event takes place on February 7, 1988.
Date: 1988
Creator: University of Houston-Downtown University Program Council
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: OpenView: The Conscience of Houston Black Women Artists] (open access)

[Pamphlet: OpenView: The Conscience of Houston Black Women Artists]

Pamphlet for the "OpenView: The Conscience of Houston Black Women Artists" exhibit at Barnes-Blackman Galleries. It includes information about the artist, title, medium, and price of each piece.
Date: February 1988
Creator: Barnes-Blackman Galleries
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: "OpenView: The Conscience of Houston Black Women Artists" Opening Reception] (open access)

[Pamphlet: "OpenView: The Conscience of Houston Black Women Artists" Opening Reception]

Pamphlet for the opening reception for the "Openview: The Conscience of Black Women Artists", taking place on February 7, 1988. It contains information about the artists featured in the exhibition and gives special thanks to organizations that contributed to the event.
Date: 1988
Creator: Barnes-Blackman Galleries
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: Women... Gifted and Black] (open access)

[Pamphlet: Women... Gifted and Black]

Pamphlet containing information about the "Women... Gifted and Black" art sale and exhibit taking place on November 25-26, 1988.
Date: November 1988
Creator: National Coalition of 100 Black Women
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Barnes-Blackman Galleries - January 24, 1988] (open access)

[Letter from Barnes-Blackman Galleries - January 24, 1988]

Letter from Barnes-Blackman Galleries inviting the recipient to an exhibition of works curated by Community Artists' Collective titled "The Conscience of Houston Black Women Artists".
Date: January 24, 1988
Creator: Barnes-Blackman Galleries
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Internal Revenue Service to Community Artists' Collective - March 31, 1988] (open access)

[Letter from Internal Revenue Service to Community Artists' Collective - March 31, 1988]

Letter from the Internal Revenue Service to Community Artists' Collective discussing the collective's newly granted status as a tax-exempt organization. The letter also advises that the organization's status under section 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) are not determined yet.
Date: March 31, 1988
Creator: Internal Revenue Service
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program for OpenView: The Conscience of Houston Black Women Artists] (open access)

[Program for OpenView: The Conscience of Houston Black Women Artists]

Program for the opening reception of the art exhibition, "OpenView: The Conscience of Houston Black Women Artists." The program includes biographies of the artists being exhibited. The exhibition was curated by Michelle Barnes and Sarah Trotty.
Date: February 7, 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Brochure for the Community Artists' Collective] (open access)

[Brochure for the Community Artists' Collective]

Brochure for the Community Artists' Collective detailing the accomplishments of the collective, their current workshop offerings, and listing the collective's leadership.
Date: 1988~
Creator: Community Artists' Collective
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Press Release for Open View: The Conscience of Houston Black Women Artists] (open access)

[Press Release for Open View: The Conscience of Houston Black Women Artists]

Press Release for the art exhibit, "Open View: The Conscience of Houston Black Women Artists," at the Barnes-Blackman Gallery and at the Sterling Student Life Center at Texas Southern University.
Date: January 24, 1988
Creator: Barnes-Blackman Galleries
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Woman Accepts a Plaque]

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.
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Several Women with Plaques]

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.
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Women in a Gallery]

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.
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Women in a Gallery]

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.
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Woman Looking at a Portrait]

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.
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denetria Greene]

Photograph of Denetria Greene, facing forward and smiling. She stands in front of a white wall and wears a shirt decorated with flowers.
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Women Around a Work Table]

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.
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Women Working on Art]

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.
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Woman Crafting with Paper and String]

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.
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Woman Drawing with a Pencil]

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.
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History