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practical career-building skills
that will benefit them in the future,
like installing art pieces, curating
shows, and freelancing in the com
munity.
Bobby Fouther reaches out to
the com m unity to collaborate and
m eet m utual needs o f various
groups. Students, for example, cre
ated props for an African A m eri
can Health Coalition fair, and the
gallery hosted a cast party for the
all-African American cast of Okla
homa!
Young people learn in schools,
he said, but they are also encour
aged to learn traditional knowledge
at home from cultural elders within
the community, like dance and cre
ative expression.
“We are supporting this pro
cess,” said Fouther, who grew up
under the creative influences of his
mother who was a dancer, and his
stepfather, a musician.
Open Door Gallery is a traditional
art gallery too, open to the public
Friday through Sunday from 3 p.m.
to 6 p.m.
Local and international artists,
many African or African-American,
feature their artwork in the hallways
of M cCoy’s first floor, including
Camaroon natives Kwa Franklin
Ghong and Nereus Patrick Cheo, as A painting by Camaroon native Nereus Patrick Cheo is showcased
well as works by local artist Kali
new Open Door Gallery.
Wilson-Hoesch and Bobby Fouther
use to promote their crafts; earrings,
jewelry, Shea butter, and other art-
Another room provides space w ork, in clu d in g Liz F o u th er-
for a marketplace that local vendors Branch’s line of cosm etics and
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An acrylic painting on wood and canvas by Kali Wilson-Hoesch of
Portland is displayed in the new community art space.
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skincare Arbonne.
Workshops, performances, and
outdoor festivals are among other
functions of the art space. A spe
cialist in dance based on the cul
tures of the African Diaspora, in
cluding West-African, and Afro-
Brazilian to.the Civil Rights Move
ment, inspires participants. Bobby
Fouther offers a variety of low-cost
dance and performance classes.
Twenty percent of all proceeds
from art sales go directly to supplies
and instructors for art projects in
the community. The artwork at Open
Door Gallery is impressive and pro
fe ssio n a l,
but
e m p h a size s
affordability.
On Saturday, Dec. 17, from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m., the McCoy Academy Open
Door Gallery will host a holiday fair
for the serious gift-giver, featuring
paintings, drawings, prints, post
ers, jewelry, craftwork, notecards,
and gifts from Africa.
In celebration of K wanzaa on Dec.
26, Open Door Gallery will host Siku
Kuumba and a day of creativity,
which includes an opening of the
marketplace at 1 p.m. and perfor
mances at 3 p.m.
For more information, call Bobby
Fouther at 503-422-3076 or e-mail
bobbyfouther@ yahoo.com
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