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
(corner of Pennsylvania and Ohio Streets)
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 to
Merlie Evers-Williams,
(widow of Medgar Evers
slain civil rights activist)

and Rena Evers-Williams
(daughter 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:
READ ARTICLE

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.
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
for a new
paper quilt!
Clarease Dozier
with her new  painting
"Lifeblood" on the wall