Creative Greensboro Highlights Neighborhood Arts and Local Artists

Creative Greensboro will host an art crawl, two artists panels, and an art exhibition in connection with "Fighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson Picturing Justice" currently on view at the Weatherspoon Art Museum.

These art activities will showcase local creatives, residents, public school students, and the community-based public art created as part of Creative Greensboro's Neighborhood Arts program.

Events include:

Thursday, October 9, 6-7:30 pm - Dynamic discussion at the Weatherspoon Museum with Greensboro creatives who will respond to William H. Johnson's artwork through a contemporary lens.

Saturday, October 11, 10 am to 6 pm - Art crawl hosted by Neighborhood Arts artists at three sites:

• 10-11 am at Kings Forest Park.
• 11:30 am to 12:30 pm at the Glenwood crosswalk mural at the intersection of Neal and Haywood streets.
• 1-4 pm at the Weatherspoon Art Museum. Visit the "Fighters for Freedom" exhibit.
• 4:30-6 pm at the basketball court mural at Random Woods Park.

Visitors can drive to the art crawl sites or register for free bus transportation. All events are free and open to the public.

November 9 - December 12 - "Picturing Community" exhibit at the African American Atelier.

Neighborhood Arts artists will show original artwork that engages the themes and historical figures featured in "Fighters for Freedom."

Wednesday, November 12, 6-7 pm - Panel discussion at the African American Atelier about the "Picturing Community" exhibit.

This arts programming is made possible by support from Art Bridges, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Weatherspoon Art Museum, and the African American Atelier. "Fighters for Freedom: William H Johnson Picturing Justice" illuminates the work of painter William H. Johnson (1901 -1970), an artist associated with the Harlem Renaissance, who painted this series in the mid-1940s as tribute to African American activists, scientists, teachers, performers, and other historical figures working to bring peace to the world.