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It is our belief that everyone should be able to own and From the beginning, October Gallery, by educating
enjoy the beauty and wonders of fne art. October Gallery and empowering the Black art audience and its artists, Wood Covered with Copper, Cameroon, West Africa
has opened its doors to this belief. Through them, we, has provided an invaluable service, heightening the
the sisters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Rho visual literacy of a people consciously seeking to
Theta Omega Chapter, have been able to enjoy all artistic counterbalance generations of widespread miseducation.
genres and share our possessions and knowledge with Like other workers in the Black arts arena, October
our families, friends and communities. October Gallery’s Gallery emerged out of the realization that without an
generosity in donating artwork for our fund-raising audience the artist would be invisible and that without
initiatives has enabled us to continue to be a “service artists our community would have no positive sense of
to all mankind.” the fullness of its character and beauty, and in some
cases no historical continuity. I salute all, from grass roots
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. organizations to “Blackstream” museums, who serve
Rho Theta Omega Chapter to answer those critical needs and issues, while at the
Philadelphia, PA same time confrming the role of artists as advocates who
validate and creatively document our spiritual and human
presence.
Edward S. Spriggs
Fine Art Appraisals
Atlanta, GA
Black and Blue by E. B. Lewis
174 175
175
It is our belief that everyone should be able to own and From the beginning, October Gallery, by educating
enjoy the beauty and wonders of fne art. October Gallery and empowering the Black art audience and its artists, Wood Covered with Copper, Cameroon, West Africa
has opened its doors to this belief. Through them, we, has provided an invaluable service, heightening the
the sisters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Rho visual literacy of a people consciously seeking to
Theta Omega Chapter, have been able to enjoy all artistic counterbalance generations of widespread miseducation.
genres and share our possessions and knowledge with Like other workers in the Black arts arena, October
our families, friends and communities. October Gallery’s Gallery emerged out of the realization that without an
generosity in donating artwork for our fund-raising audience the artist would be invisible and that without
initiatives has enabled us to continue to be a “service artists our community would have no positive sense of
to all mankind.” the fullness of its character and beauty, and in some
cases no historical continuity. I salute all, from grass roots
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. organizations to “Blackstream” museums, who serve
Rho Theta Omega Chapter to answer those critical needs and issues, while at the
Philadelphia, PA same time confrming the role of artists as advocates who
validate and creatively document our spiritual and human
presence.
Edward S. Spriggs
Fine Art Appraisals
Atlanta, GA
Black and Blue by E. B. Lewis
174 175
175
