From Practice to Platform: Building Art, Infrastructure, and Community

 Led by Adderly Lord, the Curator of "Black Futures in Art - Genome Speaks What Erasure Cannot Silence" this workshop will complement the exhibit by offering a candid look at what it takes to move beyond individual practice into building sustainable, values-driven creative ecosystems—grounded in lived experience rather than theory. 

This exhibit is currently on display at The Collective from May 14 - July 12. 

Exhibit description below.

Black Futures in Art - Genome Speaks What Erasure Cannot Silence

This exhibition is a continuation. A deepening. A return to what has always been there. Black Futures in Art stands as a living testament to vision, community, and creative inheritance. What began as an idea has become a gathering—of artists, voices, and futures—woven together through intention, imagination, and an unwavering commitment to presence. This moment marks half a decade of growth, of becoming, of holding space for what has always lived within us. In this fifth year, we turn inward—toward what is carried, toward what is encoded, toward what cannot be erased.

Read more about this exhibit here. 

Presenter: Adderly Lord

When: June 08th | 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Where: The Collective (201 N Public Rd, Lafayette)

$10 for BCAA Members. $15 for Nonmembers.