Alliance of Black Art Galleries Presents HANDS UP, DON’T SHOOT ARTISTS RESPOND OCTOBER 17–DECEMBER 20, 2014 JERRY PRETTYMAN (BALTIMORE, MD), DON’T SHOOT, 30” x 40” 10th Street Gallery* 419 N. 10th St., St. Louis, MO 63101 Hours: W, Th, F, 11am–5pm; Sat, 10am–3pm Reception: Friday, 10/17, 6–8pm 14th Street Artist Community Gallery* 2607/09 14th St., St. Louis, MO 63106 Hours: T–F, 9am–6 pm; Sat, 3:30–7pm Reception: Friday, 10/17, 6–9 pm Exodus Gallery* 5075 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108 Venue for Film, Video, New Media Hours: Future viewings will be announced Reception: Saturday, 10/18, 5–7pm Ferguson Municipal Public Library 35 N. Florissant Rd., Ferguson, MO 63135 Hours: M–Th, 9am–8pm; Fri, 9am–6pm; Sat, 9am–4 pm Reception: Friday, 10/17, 1:30–3pm The Griot Museum of Black History 2505 St. Louis Ave, St. Louis, MO 63106 Hours: F, Sat, 10:30–4:30pm Groups over 25, by appointment with prepaid Griot Tour Reception: Saturday, 10/18, 2–4pm JON CALVERT (ST. LOUIS, MO), UNDER ARREST, 16” x 23” MARILYN ROBINSON (UNIVERSITY CITY, MO) URBAN BLIZZARD, 22” x 28” L. D. Ingrum Gallery & Studio* 4937 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108 Hours: M, F, 12–4pm; T, W, Th, 6–8pm, and by appointment Reception: Saturday, 10/18, 3–5pm Portfolio Gallery & Educational Center* 3514 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63103 Hours: M–F, 10am–3pm and by appointment Reception: Friday, 10/17, 5–7pm Regional Arts Commission 6128 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63112 Hours: M–F, 9am–4pm Reception: Saturday, 10/18, 4–6pm Saint Louis University Museum of Art 3663 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63108 Hours: W–Sun, 11–4pm Reception: Friday, 10/17, 5–7pm Scott Joplin House State Historic Site 2658 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63103 Hours for Exhibition: T–F, 12–4pm Reception and Films: Saturday, 11/15, 3–6pm St. Louis Community College Florissant Valley—Gallery ADMIN 3400 Pershall Rd., Florissant, MO 63135 Hours: M–Th, 9 am–6 pm; F, 9am–4 pm Gallery Talk and Reception: Wednesday, 11/19, 1:30 pm St. Louis Public Library at Central— Carnegie Room 1301 Olive St., St. Louis, MO 63103 Hours: M–Th, 11–7pm; F, Sat, 11am–5pm Reception: Friday, 10/17, 3–5pm University of Missouri—St. Louis Gallery FAB 201 Fine Arts Bldg. 1 University Drive, Normandy, MO 63121 Hours: M–Th, 5–6pm; F, 9am–4pm Reception: Saturday, 10/18, 1–3pm Vaughn Cultural Center 3701 Grandel Square, St. Louis, MO 63108 Hours: M–F, 9–4:30pm Reception: Friday, 10/17, 7–9pm All venues are free and open to the public and are family-friendly. Art works will be for sale through Alliance Member Galleries only.* Contact Pat Smith Thurman at 314.974.6058 to inquire. Exhibition date sales only. THE ALLIANCE OF BLACK ART GALLERIES was founded August 20, 2013 in St. Louis, Missouri. Founder Freida L. Wheaton, owner of Salon 53, a private residential art gallery, invited seven other Black galleries to be Founding Members: 10th Street Gallery, 14th Street Artist Community Gallery, Bentil’s Jah'z Art Private Gallery, Exodus Gallery, Gya Community Art Gallery, L.D. Ingrum Gallery & Studio, and Portfolio Gallery & Education Center. Salon 53 is the Think Tank for the Hands Up, Don’t Shoot: Artists Respond Arts Initiative, the second thematic exhibition of the Alliance. The first was a commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of St. Louis.The Alliance received the St. Louis Magazine 2014 A-List Award for arts collaboration. Participating Artists Eugenia Alexander Omenihu Amachi Walter Andrade Anna Asche Sharon Attaway Howard Barry Jenna Bauer Annetta Vickers-Bentil Sami Bentil Michael K. Bisbee Salicia Black John Blair William Burton, Jr. Vickie Caldwell Kenneth Calvert Jon Calvert Aaron Cecil Darryl Chamberlain Dail Chambers Myles Cheadle Kevin Cole Briana Collier Stajah Curry Dennis Redmoon Darkeem Dion Dion Najee Dorsey Laura-Harris Gascogne Jarred Gastreich Johnny Ray Gill B. Curtis Grayson, III David Griffin, Jr. Sheri “Purpose” Hall Lenard Hinds Jerald Ieans Lois Ingrum Daniel Jefferson Melvin Jefferson Christopher Jerry Alan Johnson De’Joneiro Jones Erica Jones Robert A. Ketchens Venise Keys Katrin Butler Powell (Kuumba) Joseph LaMarque Bill Murphy Linda Lighton Deborah Nelson Linck Gundía Lock-Clay Tony Lockett Dave Loewenstein Karen Louis Maya Isabella Mackrandilal Darnell Malone Sandra Marchewa Jonathan Mayers Hayveyah McGowan Hugh Merrill Bill Murphy Margaret Nicholson Glenn North Lola Ogbara P31 Elisa Peebles & the New York Group Edna Patterson-Petty Jerry Prettyman R2C2H2 Tha Artivist (Ron Herd) Janet Riehl Marilyn L. Robinson Byron D. Rogers Sonié Joi Ruffin Sean Starowitz/Lauren Tweedie Phil Shafer Lamont Shannon Patricia Silva Sun Smith-Foret Dustin Spagnola Street Cred Krystal Sutton John Sutton E. Joy Sutton Serhat Tanyolacar Teamworks Unlimited Ryan Tenney MwazaCarol Thompson-Robinson Lance Omar Thurman Pat Smith Thurman Solomon Thurman Michael Toombs Joy Lalita Wade Tianxin Wang Doretha Washington Keith Westbrook Freida L. Wheaton Jerod A. Wheaton Darryl White Paige Whitehead Don Wilkison Jacquelyn Williams Bruce Allen Wilson, Jr. Ronald Young THE CITY OF FERGUSON Ground Zero for the August 9, 2014 Killing of Michael Brown, Jr. and the Aftermath, Ferguson Stands as a Place of Reverence, Inspiration for Artists, and Hope for a Positive Future. Ferguson is a Venue