First Friday

Artistic director Dr. Ricco Wright- “…conciliation suggests mediating between parties at odds with one another. It also allows space for acknowledgment, apology, and reparation.” 

Artistic director Dr. Ricco Wright- “…conciliation suggests mediating between parties at odds with one another. It also allows space for acknowledgment, apology, and reparation.” 

I found a society of Black people who did more than assimilate into Victorian society.  They expanded what black and Victorian culture looked like. Thus they proved that cultural identity and personal identity cannot be confined or solely defined by skin tone. This sparked a fervor in me to further immortalize these people through the power of the portrait.

Artistic director Dr. Ricco Wright said “conciliation” suggests mediating between parties at odds with one another. It also allows space for acknowledgment, apology, and reparation. 

February First Friday Features Christina Henley and Western Doughty At Black Wall Street Gallery

Through September 2019, Black Wall Street Gallery features The Conciliation Series, where a black artist and a white artist are paired for a monthly interracial joint exhibition in an effort to bridge the gap toward conciliation in Tulsa.