Melanee Harvey\, PhD\, Ass
ociate Professor &\; Coordinator of Art History\, Howard UniversityDr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. extolled the promise of the beloved community. As the result of a world committed to no n-violence\, the beloved community would be an integrated global society i n which all citizens would share in prosperity\; where justice and peace w ould reign\; and where bigotry and prejudice would fall away. This tour an d panel discussion in partnership with the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities< /a> will explore how the art on the walls at the MLK Library might bring D r. King's teachings to life.
\nMelanee Harvey\, PhD\, Ass
ociate Professor &\; Coordinator of Art History\, Howard University
Melanee C. Harvey is associate professor of art history in t he Department of Art in the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Ho ward University. She earned a BA from Spelman College and pursued graduate study at Boston University where she received her MA and PhD in American Art and Architectural History. In addition to serving as coordinator for t he art history area of study\, she has served as programming chair for the James A. Porter Colloquium on African American Art and Art of the African Diaspora at Howard University since 2016. She has published on architectu ral iconography in African American art\, Black Arts Movement artists\, re ligious art of Black liberation theology and ecowomanist art practices.â €¯During the 2020-2021 academic year\, Melanee was in residence as the Paul Mellon Guest Scholar at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual A rts at the National Gallery of Art. She is currently writing her first boo k entitled\, Patterns of Permanence: African Methodist Episcopal Arc hitecture and Visual Culture.  \;
\nJordan S. Potash
\n
Jordan S. Potash\, PhD\, ATR-
BC\, REAT\, LPCAT is a registered\, board certified\, and licensed art the
rapist and registered expressive arts therapist. He works with DC organiza
tions focused on youth experiencing homelessness and grief. He is Associat
e Professor in the Art Therapy Graduate Program at The George Washington U
niversity\, Editor of Art Therapy\, and lectures globally. Jordan is prima
rily interested in the applications of art and art therapy in the service
of community development\, cross-cultural relationships\, social change\,
and peace building. \; \;
Lindsey D. Vance
\n
Lindsey D. Vance\, ATR-BC\, LPC\, is an interdisciplinary artist\,
art therapist\, licensed professional counselor\, arts advocate\, arts adm
inistrator\, and educator. As Manager of Arts Innovation for DC Public Sch
ools\, Vance develops and supports PK-12 Visual and Digital Media Arts Cur
riculum for DCPS teachers\, concentrating on the role of trauma and social
emotional learning in the classroom and on art within society and contemp
orary art movements. Vance also works as an adjunct professor at The Georg
e Washington University and Bowie State University\, as well as a Grief Ps
ychotherapist for the Wendt Center for Loss and Healing. Vance holds a mas
ter&rsquo\;s degree in art therapy with an emphasis in trauma counseling.&
nbsp\;
About the Panelists
\nCarol A. Beane
\n
Carol A. Beane is a wordsmith at heart\; poetry is her constant.
She taught Spanish language\, Latin American/Caribbean literature\, and S
imultaneous Interpretation at Howard University. She has collaborated with
Michael Platt and René\;e Stout\, among others\, creating artists b
ooks and broadsides. Beane is represented in various collections\, includi
ng: The Library of Congress\, Rare Books and Special Collections\; New Yor
k Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research on Black Culture\;
Yale University Art Museum\; and the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
\;
Imar Lyman [Hutchins]
\n
Imar Lym
an [Hutchins] is an autodidact artist based in Washington\, DC. He works&n
bsp\;primarily in collage and printmaking. Lyman&rsquo\;s portraits combin
e vintage black magazines\, hate mail and other historical documents as we
ll as found objects\, tissue paper and new materials. He imagines that peo
ple themselves are collages&mdash\;amalgams of countless disparate fragmen
ts and inputs. He &ldquo\;remixes&rdquo\; his subjects in new and often &l
dquo\;Afro-past-ist&rdquo\; ways\, but always drawing from (or challenging
) a historical notion. \;
\n
Eleisha Faith and Tonisha Hope McCorkle
\n
DC-born\, Hyattsville-raised twins Eleisha Faith &\; Tonisha Hope McC
orkle (known collectively as &ldquo\;Hope &\; Faith ♡&rdquo\;) ho
ld BFAs from NYU in Studio Art. Formerly enrolled in the Visual and Perfor
ming Arts program at the Jim Henson School of Arts\, Media\, and Communica
tion\, the two have been curating\, studying\, and creating art since they
were 13. At 17\, the twins lost their mother to the rare lung condition o
f Sarcoidosis. Since then\, the two have used their art as a space of heal
ing\, creating immersive experiences that engage with loss\, grief\, and i
dentity. Currently\, the pair are expanding their practices individually a
nd collectively in Baltimore\, MD\, at their artist residency with Creativ
e Alliance. \;
Curtis Woody
\n
Curtis Woody is a mixed
media collage painter\, drawing inspiration from historical connection po
ints that join individuals\, families\, generations\, and communities. He
has exhibited throughout the mid-Atlantic region and his works reside in D
C Public Schools\, the Maryland Transit system\, Bowie State University\,
East River Jazz Fest Collection\, Sandy Spring Museum\, and other public a
nd private collections. He has received grants and fellowships from Prince
George&rsquo\;s Arts &\; Humanities Council\, the Maryland State Arts
Council\, and Artomatic\; and he has undertaken residencies at the Sandy S
pring Museum and Forestville High School in Maryland. Woody has a degree i
n Commercial Arts from Thomas Nelson Community College in Hampton\, VA.&nb
sp\;
Helen Zughaib
\n
Helen Zughaib was born in Beir
ut\, Lebanon\, living mostly in the Middle East and Europe before coming t
o the United States to earn her BFA from the College of Visual and Perform
ing Arts at Syracuse University.Her work has been widely exhibited in gall
eries and museums in the United States\, Europe and Lebanon. Her paintings
are included in many private and public collections\, including the White
House\, World Bank\, Library of Congress\, US Consulate General\, Vancouv
er\, Canada\, American Embassy in Baghdad\, Iraq\, the Arab American Natio
nal Museum in Detroit\, the Minneapolis Institute of Art\, and the Barjeel
Art Foundation Collection. Her work has been included in Art in Embassy S
tate Department exhibitions abroad\, including Brunei\, Nicaragua\, Maurit
ius\, Iraq\, Belgium\, Lebanon\, Saudi Arabia and Sweden. Zughaib has serv
ed as Cultural Envoy to Palestine\, Switzerland and Saudi Arabia with the
State Department. The John F. Kennedy Center/REACH\, in Washington\, DC\,
has selected Helen for the 2021-2023 Inaugural Social Practice Residency.&
nbsp\; Her paintings have been gifted to heads of state by President Obama
and former Secretary of State\, Hillary Clinton. \; \;
Images\, L to R: Imar Lyman [Hutchins]\, \;Banna-Ka (Benjami n Banneker)\, 2019\, Acrylic\, serigraph and collage on canvas\, 72 x 54 i n.\; Helen Zughaib\, \;Out of the Box\, 2018\, Gouache on archival pig ment print\, 60 x 45 in.
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