Exhibiting:
Friday, June 7th, 2024, through Saturday, July 20th 2024
Reception: Friday, June 14, 2024, from 6:00pm – 8:00pm.
Remarks at 6:30pm

At Pearson Community Center
1625 W. Carey Ave, North Las Vegas, NV  
Monday - Friday 7AM to 9PM
Saturday 8 AM to 5PM
Closed Sunday

Juneteenth honors the date, June 19, 1865, when the last Confederate community of enslaved Americans in Galveston, Texas, received word that they were free from slavery, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. Now a federal holiday, Juneteenth is a time to gather and celebrate while reflecting on the past and looking toward the future.

We invited artists to submit artwork that commemorates Juneteenth by exploring what the holiday or what freedom means to them. Whether it’s embracing the present, reflecting on the past, or fighting for a more equitable future, we encourage artists to submit art pieces that acknowledge Juneteenth however they see fit.

This exhibition will be juried by Vogue Robinson. Vogue M. Robinson – poet, author, mentor, and teaching artist – has an appreciation for human beings who put truth and heart into words. She served as poet laureate of Clark County, Nevada and is the first Black woman to receive the Silver Pen award from the Nevada Writers' Hall of Fame. Her first poetry collection, Vogue 3:16 is available in both print and audiobook format. Robinson serves as a teaching artist within classrooms, community centers, nonprofits, retirement communities, and of course, inside your computer. Vogue resides in Las Vegas, NV with her family. Vogue was also the Director of Development at Left of Center Art Gallery, home to the largest African Art Museum in Southern Nevada.  You’re invited to visit her website www.vogue316.com for books and visual art.

Juneteenth features the following artists:

Terrence Jenkins Jr, Karen Buford, Anthony Johnson, Jazzanae Warmsley, Wendy Ann, X. Darvi, Jermaine Thomas II, Narz Dela Rosa, Hailey O’Halloran, B. Dione Boles