Exhibitions and Announcements
ABCW News
Digital Photographs of Havana Cuba -
by Carol White
The photographs included in this
exhibition were taken during the two
research trips I took in 2003 and 2006.
Some of the images have been digitally
enhanced.
Link to Cuba Photos
Picture Windows Public Art Project:

Global Heartbeat: From Darkness To Light
by Carol White
Chase Tower, Downtown Indianapolis
Thanks to the Arts Council of Indianapolis
Installation Project: Public Art Project  2006

The Global Heartbeat Installation was conceived after making
several trips abroad including West Africa, Europe and Havana,
Cuba. After returning from Havana a second time, I wrote a short
poem that posed several questions about how people are
perceived around the world, how the cultures and traditions shape
their lives and how the environment impacts experiences.  The
message is that although people share a common globe, we often
miss how much we have in common. Traveling and encountering
multiple languages, traditions, physical environments, weather -
makes each of us view ourselves and others through different
lenses. This installation is designed to create questions about the
identities, locations and cultural traditions of the people in the
images. The ambiguous nature of the portraits and figurative
photographs is quite intentional.

The natural changes that occur in the environment (sunrise,
sunset, total darkness, full sunlight) will automatically change the
way the installation is seen by viewers. At night, a light glow will
come from behind the circular disks. In daylight, the images will
become clear and the details of the people in the photographs
will be easier to see. All photographs included in this installation
have been taken by the artist.

Award Announcement

Center for Leadership Development
Minority Business & Professional
Achievers Recognition Award

2006 Recipient of Achievement in
Arts/Music/Theatre
March 2006
Life lessons:

Watching
Merlie Evers-Williams Fly

and honoring the
Dream of Martin Luther King Jr.

On June 2, 2006, I had the honor of presenting a work
of art to one of the icons of the civil rights movement.
Myrlie Evers-Williams (widow of civil rights activist
Medgar Evers) spent her life working to change the
pages of history and improving the lives of countless
African Americans throughout the United States.

It was my honor and privilege to present “A Medal of
Love for Teaching us to Fly” at the 35th Anniversary of
the Martin Luther King Jr. Multi-Service Center on
June 3, 2006.  The MLK Jr. Center, under the
leadership of Diane P. Jackson; has impacted  the lives
of thousands of Indianapolis residents.

This Medal of Love represents the strength and
determination of those who fought for justice and true
freedom. The work of art serves as a thank you to all of
those heroes and she-roes who made enormous
sacrifices to improve the lives of countless citizens.  
The work also serves as a reminder that there is much
more work to do in the future to build a better global
home for all of us.

Additional photographs located on the
Photo Gallery Page
A Medal of Love
for Teaching Us
to Fly

Mixed-media (paper
quilt), 2006

Presented toMerlie
Evers-Williams,
(widow of Medgar
Eversslain civil rights
activist)
and Rena
Evers-Williams(daught
er of Medgar Evers)
June 2, 2006
Barbara Bridges, Chair of Arts and
Culture Committee and Carol White

National Coalition of 100 Black
Women, Inc., June 2006
Breakthrough Woman Award
Arts and Culture  

Related Web Sites

Learn more about the life and work of Medgar Evers

Learn more about the life and work of Myrlie Evers-Wiliams

Learn more about  Myrlie Evers-Williams,
Book excerpt:
Watch Me Fly: What I Learned on the Way to Becoming the Woman I was Meant to Be:


Learn More about: Medgar Evers Institute

Learn more about Center for Leadership Development: Center for Leadership
Development

Learn more about The Links, Incorporated

About the Artist

Absolutearts.com        http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/c/cmwpainter/

Indianapolis Arts Council Artist Directory        www.indyarts.org

Articles and News

Feature Story: Civil Rights Legend Prepares for Indy Visit:
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Jump start your collection      Indianapolis Star Newspaper

Whispers to Shouts exhibition, Indiana State Museum   Indianapolis Star Newspaper

White House Christmas 2003                IUPUI press release

Public Art Initiative, City of Indianapolis         Community involvement

Exhibition reviews

Wiz Kudowor and Carol White        Kuaba Gallery exhibition

Whispers to Shouts exhibition, Indiana State Museum  Nuvo review of exhibition
Remembering My Childhood
Gouache on paper
28 x 22 inches
They Danced with the Moon
Gouache on paper
28 x 22 inches
Works on display, Announcements and New Artwork
ABCW News
Art by Carol White
Photograph, 2005
Callejon de Hamel
Havana, Cuba
Exhibition - The Callejon Experience:
Afro-Cuban Havana in Sight and Sound
Indianapolis Arts Center, 2007
Coppin State University
The Art Gallery at Coppin
Baltimore, Maryland
And the award goes to.....CAROL WHITE?
Peace Offering  at the  Indianapolis Art
Center     
April 1- April 30, 2008

For many people throughout the world, the
assassination of Rev., Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr., brought to the forefront all of the
struggles of the Civil Rights Movement and
forced dialogue about race, equality, justice
and class in the United States. This tragic
moment also began the long process of
shaping the lives of generations to come.  
Some African American artists expressed
their rage, some shared wishes for freedom
and peace and still others moved past this
difficult time by creating work that addressed
issues unrelated to civil rights.

Special thanks to the Efroymson Family Fund
for their support
Detail - Global Heartbeat: From
Darkness to Light
Recent Projects
My work has
been
published!
Special thanks to
author Terri
Stegmiller,  Red
Lips For Courage
Communications
Inc., Lark Books
and Sterling
Pulishing Co.
I spent a very exciting week at
Coppin State University in
Baltimore in October. See
photos of my artist workshop,
gallery installation and  
sample works .

Special thanks to the
Efroymson Family Fund for
their support!
In Search of Self gouache
painting to be added to the
permanent collection of the
Indiana State Museum in 2008
thanks to a generous gift from
Jacqueline and Charles White.

UPDATE!
This painting is on its way to
Bangkok, Thailand
for two years as part of an
Embassy Art Exchange
Program.
I Was, I Am, I Will Be
October 20 -
November 20, 2008
Click here
to check out photos of
artwork included in the
exhibition
I Was, I Am, I Will Be,
photos from the artist
workshop and gallery
installation images.
Thanks to those who
attended the reception.
Enjoy!
Click on the book cover
for more information
Swept Away
pastel drawing
was purchased
by Citizen's
Gas Company
in
Indianapolis,
Indiana
The Peacemaker now has a new home
in the private collection of Dr. Lawrence
Pijeaux! (2009)
Thanks to the Indianapolis
Women of Color
Conference for the 2009
Community Service Award.
I am honored!
Commission
Clarease Dozier
with her new  painting
"Lifeblood" on the wall
I was Grilled! "OUCH"
The Indianapolis Links honored
me on Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Special thanks to the Links, Amos
Brown and Alpha Blackburn for
making this a delightful evening.

I also donated this painting to the
left to support Habitat for Humanity
Thanks to Myra Selby, Chapter
President for the nomination.
Click here to see the article