Today on Houston Newsmakers: Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee talks about the road to celebration of Juneteenth becoming a federal holiday. Also: TSU Juneteenth Committee establishes statewide website; Galveston art ambassador paints through history
Ted Ellis, Artist and Galveston Juneteenth Art AmbassadorTed Ellis has been painting for more than 30 years and says visual images play a big role in our society by the way the are able to tell a story. He says that is especially true about Juneteenth and the art exhibit now on display at the NIA Cultural Center in Galveston.
“It’s the truth. It’s our story, which is an American story,” he said. “You’re talking about from slavery, through the redemptive period, through Jim Crow, through sick segregation, through civil rights to currently where we’re at right now.” Ellis has 60 paintings on display at the cultural center which is free Tuesday through Friday and weekends by appointment. Here more about the artists on display and more on Houston Newsmakers with Khambrel Marshall.More information about this week’s program.
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