A brush with a star at art expo in Phila. Billy Dee Williams was the featured guest at a show that allows visitors to rub elbows with black artists.

By Mari A. Schaefer INQUIRER STAFF WRITER POSTED: November 12, 2006 With all the camera phones, video recorders, and people lining up for autographs, it was easy to tell there was a celebrity in the room. Yesterday, Billy Dee Williams, known for roles in Lady Sings the Blues and Brian’s Song, was busy signing autographs …

Black (art) is beautiful African-American works highlighted at Liacouras Center this weekend

By ROBERT STRAUSS For the Daily News POSTED: November 06, 2006 WHEN STEPHANIE Daniel was growing up in Boston, going to visit relatives on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts every summer, the idea that there was an African-American art community was not really a part of her consciousness. “Sometimes people just want art that, when they …

Mercer A. Redcross, III – Vice President of Marketing

Mercer A. Redcross, III Vice President of Marketing October Gallery Native Philadelphian Mercer A Redcross, III co-founded the October Gallery with his wife, Evelyn, in 1985. The gallery’s first location was in the Powelton Village section of Philadelphia. Today, October Gallery is located the Germantown section of Philadelphia, where it continues to promote African American …

Tom McKinney, Visual Artist by Juanita Frederick for Paint Magazine

The first art show and sale presented by October Gallery was for artist Tom Mckinney in 1985. Tom McKinney, Visual Artist   Written by Juanita Frederick for Paint Magazine Silkscreen printer, illustrator, designer, prolific water colorist and portrait artist, Tom Mckinney has made quite a name for himself with his rich portrayals of the Black …

News Coverage of Philly Art Expo 18 – October Gallery

THE PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL ART EXPO The Art of Living Well One of the Nation’s Largest Art Expos The Annual Philadelphia International Art Expo is an expo of popular. World Art and The Art of Living Well. It offers unique and unequaled opportunities to build a customer base, to network, to compare artistic talent & product …

YES, THIS IS THE BIG ONE !! Don’t miss this Art Expo. Post on africanamerica.org

To All, Especially Those In Penn Area YES, THIS IS THE BIG ONE !! Don’t miss this Art Expo. The October Gallery 18th Annual Philadelphia International Art Expo November 7, 8 and 9, 2003 Admission FREE Liacouras Center, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA The Nation’s Largest African American Art Expo Check out our ads for Expo …

A mecca of African American art thrives – Expo 2003

By Matthew P. Blanchard INQUIRER STAFF WRITER POSTED: November 10, 2003 Maybe it was The Cosby Show, said influential gallery owner Mercer Redcross. Hanging on the walls of the Huxtables’ home was the work of African American artists, Redcross said, and African Americans in the 1980s took note. Or perhaps it was simply the inevitable …