Education

BlackStream Renaissance

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Seminars are hosted at October Gallery 6353 Greene Street Philly PA 19144
unless otherwise noted.

Call for seminar information 215-352-3114

“Connecting People with Art” Art Seminar 101

Click Here for the Text Book

Pages we will discuss.

1. What is BlackStream Renaissance and its main characteristics? page 19
2. Time Line – an overview of some of the people, places and events of the BlackStream Renaissance. pages 20-28.
3. Artist Profile, Patron Profile and Galleries, Dealers and Museums Profile. Throughout the book – examples: pages 64, 68 74, 88, 102, 246, 366 and 392.
4. Things Graphics and Fine Art Building an Industry. pages 122 – 125.
5. Debbie Behan Garrett with her doll collection. pages 130 – 131.
6. Frederick Douglass Lives Again by Charles White – purchased for $700 in 1988 sold at auction for over $200,000 in 2008. page 147
7. Good Times for African American Art – artist Ernie Barnes. pages 152 – 155.
8. The Nation’s Largest African American Art Expo – Philadelphia, PA. pages 152 – 227.
9. The Red Pinto – the Andrew Turner Story. pages 258 – 285.
10. A Mother’s Legacy – Ellen Powell Tiberino. pages 360 – 365.
11. The Brazilian Connection – Salvador, Bahia. pages 420 – 435.
12. The Bull Market – art values. pages 438 – 447 and 500 – 509.
13. Black Baby Boomers – “If you don’t have a customer you don’t have a business. pages 492 – 493.
14. New Time Line – 2006 – 2020. pages 496 – 499.
15. New art and artists – pages 568 – 586.

“Coloring in Black and White” Art Seminar 201

This 8 page coloring book (along with a No 2 pencil) is use to teach and demonstrate black and white drawing and shading techniques.

Coloring in black and white and the gray tones that come in between is an effort to view art when artists
remove color from their palette and focus on the power and strength of using just black and white.
There are many reasons why an artist might just use black and white. Enabling the artist and ultimately
the viewer to focus their concentration and awareness on a specific subject, idea or method is one good reason.

Another good reason we have found here at the Gallery is that black and white subject matters have always
been well received and appreciated because of their climactic lighting, slight shadows, and areas of
enormous contrast.

A third reason might be to enable the viewer to appreciate the nuance of a piece of art and how an artist
obtains shapes using tones rather than depending on colors.