Presidential Authority Grant To support "Confrontation or Commentary: the Role of Political Art in Society:" an exhibition which will be held at the Nathan Cummings Foundation. Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation was founded by an African American family committed to exposing underserved urban youth to the arts and helping foster the careers of emerging artists. This exhibition will address a range of issues including police brutality, the impact of incarceration on young adults, spiritual transformation, government intervention and feminism from the perspective of a black woman. The works in the exhibition will include installations, sculpture, photography with text as well as mixed media works. The exhibition is being curated by Danny Simmons, Director of the Rush Gallery in New York City and the Corridor Gallery in Brooklyn.

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