All Children Draw
@ Blanc Gallery
4445 S King Drive Chicago, IL 60653
Opening Saturday, August 19th, from 3PM - 6PM
On view through Sunday, September 24th
All Children Draw
Blanc is very excited to present ALL CHILDREN DRAW – an expression of the artistic dialogues between brothers Kahari, Kari, and Katon Blackburn and their mother Dorian Sylvain, a stalwart of arts education and participatory mural-making on the South Side. All Children Draw explores the continuum of Sylvain’s decades-long practice nurtured by leaders of the Black Arts Movement, and how that informed her sons’ childhood expressions and the foundation of their artistic practices today.
Across their respective mediums, Dorian, Kahari, Kari, and Katon demonstrate the breadth of their engagement with the arts, not just as a means of artistic expression, but also as a way to engage with and think through the importance of community. Their art makes shape out of the dialogues that have come before them while simultaneously engaging directly with their contemporary environment.
All Children Draw asks us to reflect on what is necessary to stimulate and sustain a life rooted in art and village-making. Dorian’s commitment to her practice has led to a life of creative expression for her three sons. This determination to make art, regardless of her role as a mother, meant that her sons grew up in an environment surrounded by inspiration and imagination.
More info here: https://blancchicago.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/All-Children-Draw_Full-Brochure.pdf
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