WITNESS

Gabrielle Morse

Featuring: Liam Woods, Deun Ivory, Cara Elise Taylor, Gabrielle Morse, Dee Williams, Amber Evangelista, Amandla Baraka, Alexis Hunley, Lelanie Foster, and Laila Stevens

WITNESS is a national pop-up art experience and tour, that features work by Black women and non-binary artists who project their vision of the world, society, community, and themselves through their art. The visual arts exhibition explores the intersectional vantage point of the Black femme-identifying artist—inviting the viewer to bear witness to what they may not otherwise see on their own. WITNESS premiered in Spring 2023 at WACO Theater Center in Los Angeles, curated by Genel Ambrose and Tina Knowles, and in partnership with Black Women Photographers.

Organizations

GOOD MIRRORS

GOOD MIRRORS is a cultural institution committed to accurately reflecting Black women as whole and dignified beings.
Black Women Photographers

Founded by Polly Irungu, and launched in July of 2020, Black Women Photographers (BWP) is a global community, directory, and hub of over 1,500 Black women and non-binary identifying photographers, spanning over 60 countries and 35+ U.S. states. To date, BWP has provided over $115,000 in financial grants to Black creatives.
WhiteWall

WhiteWall is a brand owned by Berlin-based Avenso GmbH, which has operated the photo lab and WhiteWall.com online service since 2007. WhiteWall allows professional photographers and amateurs to upload, print, mount and frame their images in gallery quality, using award-winning acrylic glass, metal and aluminum prints, and hand-crafted solid wood frames. All products are available in large, custom sizes, 24/7 on WhiteWall.com. All orders are printed in our professional lab in Frechen, just outside of Cologne, Germany, and shipped worldwide in custom cut packaging for maximum protection.

Your photography deserves only the best, which is why we combine state-of-the-art technologies with traditional printing methods. Whitewall’s award-winning gallery quality is based on top-grade carrier materials, exquisite laminations and our in-house frame manufacture. Since our founding, we have been driven by a passion for photography and premium quality, making us six-time winnesr of the international TIPA Awards “Best Photo Lab Worldwide.” We manufacture to standards recognized in the art market worldwide and offer our customers the best advice – both online and in our WhiteWall stores around the world. Together with our customers, we turn every photograph into an artwork.
Waco Theater Center

Founded in 2017 by Richard and Tina Knowles Lawson, WACO (Where Art Can Occur) Theater Center is located in the burgeoning North Hollywood Arts District of Los Angeles and is one of the few cultural institutions in the country providing contemporary performing and visual arts of the African Diaspora.
Photoville

Founded in 2011 in Brooklyn, NY, Photoville was built on the principles of addressing cultural equity and inclusion, which we are always striving for, by ensuring that the artists we exhibit are diverse in gender, class, and race.

In pursuit of its mission, Photoville produces an annual, city-wide open air photography festival in New York City, a wide range of free educational community initiatives, and a nationwide program of public art exhibitions.

By activating public spaces, amplifying visual storytellers, and creating unique and highly innovative exhibition and programming environments, we join the cause of nurturing a new lens of representation.

Through creative partnerships with festivals, city agencies, and other nonprofit organizations, Photoville offers visual storytellers, educators, and students financial support, mentorship, and promotional & production resources, on a range of exhibition opportunities.

For more information about Photoville visit, www.photoville.com