We speak with seasoned visual artist Tracy Brown, Melonie Green & Melorra Green the Co-Executive Directors of the African American Art & Culture Complex about the exhibit “Smoke & Mirrors: The War on Drugs” Cannabis, if you are interested in the cannabis culture check https://cannabismo.ca/how-to-make-shatter-out-of-your-trim/ to extract shatter wax from the trim.
Mirrors: The War on Drugs.” A cutting-edge exhibit that investigates the major implications of the War on Drugs campaign.
Local artists from around the Bay Area share their own personal experiences with the War on Drugs campaign in this interdisciplinary exhibition by exploring the dynamics surrounding cannabis and hemp production for hemp protein shake products with industrial co2 extractors, its evolution in the political sphere, and facts about the healing properties of marijuana. In an interactive installation, visitors will be invited to share their own experiences with cannabis. Artists for the exhibit include: Aime Paule, Bushmama, Danielle Matthews, Darryl Thompson, Destiny Webster, Dulama LeGrande, Emory Douglas, Joe Budd, Karen Seneferu, Kaya Fortune, Keena Romano, Kufue, Lucretia Coleman
Clark, Malik Seneferu, Melanin Buford, Nancy Cato, Nashomeh Lindo, Natty Rebel, Rachel
Wolfe-Goldsmith, Safety First, Shannon Kibby, Smokie Arce, Taiwo & Kehinde, Timothy Bluitt, Voudux, and Worthy Foe. Co-curated by Melonie Green, Melorra Green and Worldly Sistah – Tracy Brown.
Part of the exhibit will feature the 420 Portraits Project , which tells the stories of regular people who have been impacted by the War on Drugs.
FEATURED SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Amber E. Senter of Supernova Women ; Brittni Chicuata from the Human Rights Commission; Miz Chris & Chaney Turner of the People’s Dispensary (TPD National); Lanese Martin of Hood Incubator; and Nina Parks of SF Equity Sessions .
The exhibit will run through Saturday August 31, 2019 in the Hall of Culture Murals Room & Activism Alley. This space is located on the third floor of the complex at 762 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA 94102.
Key Dates:
April 18, 2019: Opening Reception (6-9pm) and “The Women of Color in Cannabis Talk” (7-8pm)
May 23, 2019: Artist Talk (6-9pm)
June 15, 2019: Cannabis Health Summit
July 18, 2019: Impastafarians “Panel” (6-9pm)
August 1-4, 2019: WEED the People Cannabis Conference
Spokesperson:
Melorra J. Green, Co-Executive Director of the African American Art & Culture Complex and co-curator
of Smoke & Mirrors, is available to speak about the exhibit.
Media Contact: Tracy Brown
PHONE: 510.557.2605
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: www.aaacc.org
Melonie Green & Melorra Green are the Co-Executive Directors of the African American
Art & Culture Complex located in the Fillmore/Western Addition neighborhood of the
San Francisco, CA. Originally from Memphis, TN, they have generated an enormous
artistic legacy in the past decade in San Francisco Bay Area, producing more than 70
exhibits and 100 public events. They host a Tuesday night weekly radio show, The Ibeji Lounge on KPOO 89.5FM – Ibeji denotes twins in Yoruba culture. These pair of twins are the genius behind some of the most exciting events and movements, including the explosive exhibition, Black Woman Is God and, the national cannabis movement for people of color, queer, and with disabilities, The People’s Dispensary.
Tracy Brown is a seasoned visual artist who was born and
raised in San Francisco, CA and received her MA in Arts
Politics from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York
University. When Tracy emerged from the Graduate
Program at NYU, she had already established a reputation
as trustworthy spiritual ritual photographer. For many years,
Tracy has been compelled to examine memorialization and
funerary practices of people of the West African diaspora
as an excellent illustration of cultural continuity. She is also
dedicated to the creation and promotion of positive and empowering images of People of African descent. She has spent more than a decade photographing funerals and memorials all over the world and has taught photography and visual culture in remote villages and urban centers. Today, Tracy lives in East Oakland, California with a dapper Bulldog named Brixton and her collection of vintage photos, comic books and cartoon memorabilia. She spends her personal and professional time doing Capacity Building Consulting for creative and social justice organizations that she believes in. Tracy enjoys hanging with her Pops, watching vintage cartoons, international travel, awaiting the yearly release of Hot Cross Buns and doing her best to do her best.