SECCA to Present Cultural Arts Workshop
The Arts Council believes that
art and culture are among the great
est joys that life can offer. The
importance of art in our lives and its
ability to help us learn about our
selves, our neighbors and our world
is all -encompassing.
Working together to build the
arts in our community, we can pre
serve our diverse cultural heritage,
and we can make the lives of our
children richer, deeper and full of
joy and meaning. Through the arts
can come understanding and com
passion. ?
On Oct. 29-30, Winston
Salem's Sawtooth Center for Visual
Art will present "Art and Ethics:
Coming Together for a Change," a
two-day conference designed to
explore the relationship between the
arts and the general community.
The arts will be examined as a
tool for promoting human under
standing and as a medium for
expanding our capacity for compas
sion and deepening interracial,
interpersonal and environmental
understanding.
- "Art and Ethics" seeks to pro
' mote a respect for cultural differ
? cnces hy Innlrinp at the diverse
visual languages and aesthetics
existing within the Winston-Salem
community.
This outreach program is
planned to encourage interaction
between artists, curators, low- and
middle-income youths and adults,
and other members of the public.
No registration fee will be
charged, as underwriting for the
event has been provided by founda
tion support and by the Arts Council
of Winston-Salem and Forsyth
County. For a prospectus, call the
Sawtooth Center for Visual Art
office at 723-7395 or write Art and
Ethics, SCVA, 226 N. Marshall St.,
Winston-Salem, NC 27101.
inner-city children from Washing
ton, D.C. and Minneapolis. A public
lecture and reception will also be
held on Friday at 8:30 p.m. for the
three shows in the Arts Council's
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By REGGIE JOHNSON
The symposium will begin on
Friday, Oct. 29, with a bus tour of
three Winston-Salem galleries with
workshops and lectures related to
exhibits offered at each site.
At Reynolda House Museum of
American Art, Director Nicholas
Bragg will lead a workshop,
"Examining Prejudice through
American Art."
At the Southeastern Center for
Contemporary Art (SECCA),
Atlanta photographic artist Lynn
Marshall Linnemeier will speak on
"Personal Narratives: Women Pho
tographers of Color," an exhibit of
work by live African-American,
women artists curated by Jeff Flem
ing.
At the Arts Council Board
Room Gallery. Hope Sandrow's
"The Other Side of the Rainbow,"
an interactive exhibition which
examines the topic of sexual abuse
of men, women and children, will
?be discussed.
Jim Hubbard, curator of
"Shooting Back" will talk about this
exhibition of photographs taken by
Galleries: "Through Children's
Eyes," "The Other Side of the Rain
bow," and "The Artist as Curator."
All related exhibitions and lecture
presentations deal with the visual
arts as a response to personal and
ethical dilemmas.
Saturday, concurrent work
shops and roundtable sessions led
by leaders from the arts, human ser
vices and education communities
will address racial and cultural iden
tity, inclusiveness and therole of
the arts in society.
Presenters include the Rev.
Ginny Britt of Crisis Control Min
istry; Emery Rann, executive direc
tor of Winston-Salem's Department
of Human Relations; Barbara
Rhodes, executive director of
Durham's creative arts program in
the schools;*New York City artist
Hope Sandrow; Jim Hubbard. Ph.D.
in theology from Minneapolis,
Minn.; Paula Berg Owen, director
of Richmond, Virginia's hand
workshop; and Atlanta artist Lynne
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Ralph Stockton, chairman of the
executive committee at Petree
Stockton , presents a donated
bicycle to Winston-Salem Police
Officer Brad Valentine.
Sorority's Founder Dies at Age 100
Naomi Sewell Richardson, the
last living founder of Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority Inc., died recently in
the Mid-Hudson Valley area of New
York. She was 100.
Richardson, along with 21
other young college women.
founded Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
at Howard University in Washing
ton, D.C. on Jan. 13, 1913.
The founding purpose of the
organization, as its mission contin
ues today, was to provide public
service to improve the quality of life
for humankind.
The Delta founders* first public
act was the participate in the historic
women's Suffrage March in the
nation's capitol on March 13, 1913.
Span-Summers Family Holds Reunion
The Spann and Summers fami
lies recently held reunions honoring
their ancestors. More than 70 family
members and their friends attended.
Those who attended included:
the Helen Conner and Naomia Lone
families, the daughters of Mary
Spann; the Rose Barksdale family,
the daughter of Ethel Barksdale; the
Hallie Summers family; the David
Summers family; the Betty Pinkney
family; Billy Summers and ~Ruth
Reich; the Rev. Douglas Summers,
son of H.L. Summers; Patsy Spann,
the wife of Herbert Spann; the
William Patton family, son of Her
bert Spann.
The out-of-town guests
included: the Terry Spann family of
Virginia, the son of Helen Conner;
the Mattie Tiggett family of
Bridgeton, N.J.; and the Yasmine
Mickle family of Goose Creek, S.C.
The family held a cookout at
Brown Douglas Recreation Center
and spent time together at the home
of William Patton. Relatives wor
shiped at Piney Grove Baptist
Church and attended a dinner and
program at the American Legion
Post 220.
The Rev. Douglas Summers led
a memorial service for deceased
family members.
Terry Spann and Summers led
family members in songs.
Spease-Thomas Family Holds Reunion
The Spease-Thomas family
reunion was held Aug. 22 at the
Spease family estate in East Bend.
The location was the birthplace and
present home of J.R. Thomas.
Thomas, who is 91, was the
oldest member present. TeCora
Home, the 2-month-old great-niece
of S.L. Stimpson, was the youngest
member present.
Family members have come
together for outdoor festivals for
nearly 70 years.
Tina Howell, the daughter of
Maude Jones, is preparing a list of
all the original ancestors for next
year's reunion whick will be held
the 4th Sunday in August 1994.
Officer Receives Certificate
Jimmy Boyd of the Winston
Salem Police Department was
awarded the Advanced Law
Enforcement Certificate by the
North Carolina Criminal Justice
Education Standards Commission
on Aug. 20.
The award is the highest profes
sional certificate awarded to law
enforcement and criminal justice
officers in the state. Typically, only
275-300 Advanced Certificates are^
awarded yearly by the Standards
Commission.
To qualify for the certificate,
officers must complete a combina
tion of professional training and rel
evant education as well as meet
minimum experience requirements.
Marshall Linnemeier.
Titles of presentations on Sat
urday include: Human Needs, Blur
ring the Image: The Artist as Com
mentator and Participant; Art and
the "Hyphenated Americans";
Exploring the Boundary Between
Artist and Audience"; and more.
For more information, please
call 723-7395.
Reggie Johnson is the vice
president of Community Outreach
for the Arts Council" of Winston
Salem and Forsyth County.
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