29 Apr Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History Emerging Artists Exhibition
The Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History was excited to welcome a first-time exhibit entitled “Emerging Artists” on display through March. This new exhibit highlighted a lot of the new artistic talent in the River Region. It also included a selection of more recognized artists. The mixture of new and established gave the newer artists an opportunity to learn more about Augusta’s arts community.
A list of the artists that displayed included:
• Chase McKai Young (Featured Artist) – Greenbrier High School
• Sara Conner
• Evelyn Gibson
• Carolyn Walker O’Dell
• Francie Klopotic
• Si-Long Chen
• Hannah Mae Price
• John Cannon
• Devin Lovett
• Oliver Josue Lopez Reyes – T. W. Josey Comprehensive High School
• Nadia Clark – T. W. Josey Comprehensive High School
• Justis Davis
• Zyrianna Williams – T. W. Josey Comprehensive High School
• Keelan Gordon
• Tony Cerna T. W. Josey Comprehensive High School
• Zykira Blockett – T. W. Josey Comprehensive High School
• Rhian Swain
• Patricia Cummings
• Stacy O’Sullivan
The featured emerging artist for the showcase was Chase McKai Young, a 10th grade Greenbrier student. Chase’s passion for art started when she was a little girl. She was inspired by her older sister. Her artworks depict black women in different capacities. Chase says “in one, she is mystifying and a being who is unattainable. In the other she is being oppressed and is struggling to fight back.”