Artists' Workshop for Hip-Hop & Spoken Word Artists
A workshop for artists interested in workshopping their pieces for the open mic portion of our event later in the day.
Lyrical Opposition is proud to support the artist community in a new inclusive and unique collaborative workshop series. Over 100 artists in the past couple months have participated in Lyrical Opposition Workshops and Forums, with participants learning valuable artist techniques, strategies and empowering tools to add to an artists' arsenal. The results; better written songs that resonate with listeners and development in other various skill sets.This event is designed for connecting the artist community in the Bay Area through icebreakers, interactive dialogue, engaging lecture, writing sessions, and a cypher. We hope to create a space for discussion, strategic planning and networking of like-minded and creative individuals through collaboration through the arts and positively impacting our communities.
Purpose: To develop new and current artists to perform at our future events and productions.
Light refreshments will be provided.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
On Saturday, January 21, Lyrical Opposition, in association with the Joyce Gordon Gallery, bring back their admission-free, positive poetry & spoken word series, Paradigm Rhymes.
This event will be Lyrical Opposition's first of six poetry slams since being officially certified with Poetry Slam, Inc.
FEATURED ARTISTS:
SoL DeVeloPMeNT -- a hip hop/jazz/soul ensemble based out of Oakland, California -- is the soundtrack to the movement for justice, freedom, and hope. As both educators and artists, Sol Development uses the power of music to help convey positive messages about improving self and improving society. Led by MC Karega Bailey, an award-winning poet and activist , the collective has been lauded by The Source Magazine, Okayplayer, Revolt TV, AllHipHop, and many others. The collective was invited to perform alongside artists including J. Cole, Bilal, and India Arie at the 2016 #MLKNow celebration, which received over half-a-million views from across the country. They have also been featured artists at The Blue Note NYC, Justice or Else, and Broccoli Music Festival in Washington, D.C.
Coming off of their #DisruptHopelessness Summer Tour with stops in New York, Washington, D.C, Atlanta, Cincinnati, and Los Angeles, the collective continues to share and spread its message of hope in cities throughout the U.S. Stay connected to this crew to see what's next and get ready for the first official album release coming soon.
“Their brand of community healing is necessary in a time where our performers in front of the camera neglect to speak on what’s going on behind it.”– Okayplayer
"Get familiar with these talented souls now before it is too late." -The Source Magazine
Lake Stovall - "I'm Lake Stovall I write music and want to give people a "Refreshing sound". Music is something i use to escape from life's endeavors and it's also something i use to fight back. Anyone who listens, gives feedback or simply embraces my sound help me to grow and push me to keep moving forward. I thank god for this gift and i thank you for listening!"
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/lakestovall/tracks
POETRY SLAM:
Javier Reyes (https://www.youtube.com/watch)
Jermaine Hughes
Brittany Williams
Cheddy
Demitrius Burnett
Josue Silva
Fego Navarro
Fly Ry
Yonatan Seleshi
HOSTED by OD the Wordsmith
DJ Set by Chief Tutt
Each performer can opt to be scored and be eligible to be drafted into Lyrical Opposition's first ever poetry slam team to compete and represent at the National Poetry Slam in Denver, CO this year.
Lyrical Opposition will hold its slam season from January 2017 - May 2017, then announce their team in June 2017.
FEATURED EXHIBIT:
Joyce Gordon Gallery presents, “Black Artists on Art: The Origins,” featuring iconic African American fine artists, such as Elizabeth Catlett, Jacob Lawrence, Charles White, and Dr. Samella Lewis - America’s leading historian of black fine art.
BAOA is based on the Black Artists on Art book series first created by Dr. Samella Lewis and Ruth G. Waddy in 1969, which catalogued over 150 actively-producing black fine artists who were often overlooked by mainstream museums, galleries, and fine art institutions. The revolutionary book series was an instant success, and sold thousands of copies in its first three years before going out of print.
“I wanted to make a chronology of African American artists, and artists of African descent, to document our history. The historians weren’t doing it. I felt it better the artists do it anyway, through pictorial and written information... It was really about the movement.” – Dr. Samella Lewis.
In 2015, Dr. Lewis’s grandson, Unity Lewis, and co-organizer, Trevor Parham, continued her legacy by reviving the book series and organizing the traveling exhibition of the same name, which had its debut at Oakstop Gallery in February 2015. The legacy exhibition united artists from the original Black Artists on Art books with contemporary artists, resulting in an intergenerational display of black fine art. It also served as a campaign launch to recruit over 500 new black artists for upcoming volumes of Black Artists on Art. The exhibit traveled around the bay area, showcasing at the Marin Community Foundation and the Petaluma Arts Center.
This iteration of the BAOA exhibit at the Joyce Gordon Gallery focuses on the art and lives of the legendary artists featured in the original two volumes of the book. These artists brought notoriety to, and gained notoriety out of this series and made BAOA the classic and essential publication that it is considered today.
In addition to Dr Samella Lewis’ collection, several limited edition prints of her creation will be available. This is an exclusive opportunity to invest in this rare classic work. A portion of the proceeds from these prints specifically will go towards the completion and publishing of future volumes of Black Artists on Art.
ABOUT LYRICAL OPPOSITION
Lyrical Opposition is a creative collective & community organization that cultivates lyrical artists to oppose injustice through social awareness & systemic change.
ABOUT JOYCE GORDON GALLERY
Joyce Gordon Gallery is a commercial fine art gallery located in the downtown district of Oakland California. The gallery exhibits art that reflects the social and cultural diversity of the Bay Area and international artists. The aim of the gallery is to respect the creative pursuits of the individual and seeks to make such work accessible to a broad audience.
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A workshop for artists interested in workshopping their pieces for the open mic portion of our event later in the day.
Lyrical Opposition is proud to support the artist community in a new inclusive and unique collaborative workshop series. Over 100 artists in the past couple months have participated in Lyrical Opposition Workshops and Forums, with participants learning valuable artist techniques, strategies and empowering tools to add to an artists' arsenal. The results; better written songs that resonate with listeners and development in other various skill sets.This event is designed for connecting the artist community in the Bay Area through icebreakers, interactive dialogue, engaging lecture, writing sessions, and a cypher. We hope to create a space for discussion, strategic planning and networking of like-minded and creative individuals through collaboration through the arts and positively impacting our communities.
Purpose: To develop new and current artists to perform at our future events and productions.
Light refreshments will be provided.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
On Saturday, January 21, Lyrical Opposition, in association with the Joyce Gordon Gallery, bring back their admission-free, positive poetry & spoken word series, Paradigm Rhymes.
This event will be Lyrical Opposition's first of six poetry slams since being officially certified with Poetry Slam, Inc.
FEATURED ARTISTS:
SoL DeVeloPMeNT -- a hip hop/jazz/soul ensemble based out of Oakland, California -- is the soundtrack to the movement for justice, freedom, and hope. As both educators and artists, Sol Development uses the power of music to help convey positive messages about improving self and improving society. Led by MC Karega Bailey, an award-winning poet and activist , the collective has been lauded by The Source Magazine, Okayplayer, Revolt TV, AllHipHop, and many others. The collective was invited to perform alongside artists including J. Cole, Bilal, and India Arie at the 2016 #MLKNow celebration, which received over half-a-million views from across the country. They have also been featured artists at The Blue Note NYC, Justice or Else, and Broccoli Music Festival in Washington, D.C.
Coming off of their #DisruptHopelessness Summer Tour with stops in New York, Washington, D.C, Atlanta, Cincinnati, and Los Angeles, the collective continues to share and spread its message of hope in cities throughout the U.S. Stay connected to this crew to see what's next and get ready for the first official album release coming soon.
“Their brand of community healing is necessary in a time where our performers in front of the camera neglect to speak on what’s going on behind it.”– Okayplayer
"Get familiar with these talented souls now before it is too late." -The Source Magazine
Lake Stovall - "I'm Lake Stovall I write music and want to give people a "Refreshing sound". Music is something i use to escape from life's endeavors and it's also something i use to fight back. Anyone who listens, gives feedback or simply embraces my sound help me to grow and push me to keep moving forward. I thank god for this gift and i thank you for listening!"
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/lakestovall/tracks
POETRY SLAM:
Javier Reyes (https://www.youtube.com/watch)
Jermaine Hughes
Brittany Williams
Cheddy
Demitrius Burnett
Josue Silva
Fego Navarro
Fly Ry
Yonatan Seleshi
HOSTED by OD the Wordsmith
DJ Set by Chief Tutt
Each performer can opt to be scored and be eligible to be drafted into Lyrical Opposition's first ever poetry slam team to compete and represent at the National Poetry Slam in Denver, CO this year.
Lyrical Opposition will hold its slam season from January 2017 - May 2017, then announce their team in June 2017.
FEATURED EXHIBIT:
Joyce Gordon Gallery presents, “Black Artists on Art: The Origins,” featuring iconic African American fine artists, such as Elizabeth Catlett, Jacob Lawrence, Charles White, and Dr. Samella Lewis - America’s leading historian of black fine art.
BAOA is based on the Black Artists on Art book series first created by Dr. Samella Lewis and Ruth G. Waddy in 1969, which catalogued over 150 actively-producing black fine artists who were often overlooked by mainstream museums, galleries, and fine art institutions. The revolutionary book series was an instant success, and sold thousands of copies in its first three years before going out of print.
“I wanted to make a chronology of African American artists, and artists of African descent, to document our history. The historians weren’t doing it. I felt it better the artists do it anyway, through pictorial and written information... It was really about the movement.” – Dr. Samella Lewis.
In 2015, Dr. Lewis’s grandson, Unity Lewis, and co-organizer, Trevor Parham, continued her legacy by reviving the book series and organizing the traveling exhibition of the same name, which had its debut at Oakstop Gallery in February 2015. The legacy exhibition united artists from the original Black Artists on Art books with contemporary artists, resulting in an intergenerational display of black fine art. It also served as a campaign launch to recruit over 500 new black artists for upcoming volumes of Black Artists on Art. The exhibit traveled around the bay area, showcasing at the Marin Community Foundation and the Petaluma Arts Center.
This iteration of the BAOA exhibit at the Joyce Gordon Gallery focuses on the art and lives of the legendary artists featured in the original two volumes of the book. These artists brought notoriety to, and gained notoriety out of this series and made BAOA the classic and essential publication that it is considered today.
In addition to Dr Samella Lewis’ collection, several limited edition prints of her creation will be available. This is an exclusive opportunity to invest in this rare classic work. A portion of the proceeds from these prints specifically will go towards the completion and publishing of future volumes of Black Artists on Art.
ABOUT LYRICAL OPPOSITION
Lyrical Opposition is a creative collective & community organization that cultivates lyrical artists to oppose injustice through social awareness & systemic change.
ABOUT JOYCE GORDON GALLERY
Joyce Gordon Gallery is a commercial fine art gallery located in the downtown district of Oakland California. The gallery exhibits art that reflects the social and cultural diversity of the Bay Area and international artists. The aim of the gallery is to respect the creative pursuits of the individual and seeks to make such work accessible to a broad audience.
Artists' Workshop for Hip-Hop & Spoken Word Artists
A workshop for artists interested in workshopping their pieces for the open mic portion of our event later in the day.
Lyrical Opposition is proud to support the artist community in a new inclusive and unique collaborative workshop series. Over 100 artists in the past couple months have participated in Lyrical Opposition Workshops and Forums, with participants learning valuable artist techniques, strategies and empowering tools to add to an artists' arsenal. The results; better written songs that resonate with listeners and development in other various skill sets.This event is designed for connecting the artist community in the Bay Area through icebreakers, interactive dialogue, engaging lecture, writing sessions, and a cypher. We hope to create a space for discussion, strategic planning and networking of like-minded and creative individuals through collaboration through the arts and positively impacting our communities.
Purpose: To develop new and current artists to perform at our future events and productions.
Light refreshments will be provided.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
On Saturday, January 21, Lyrical Opposition, in association with the Joyce Gordon Gallery, bring back their admission-free, positive poetry & spoken word series, Paradigm Rhymes.
This event will be Lyrical Opposition's first of six poetry slams since being officially certified with Poetry Slam, Inc.
FEATURED ARTISTS:
SoL DeVeloPMeNT -- a hip hop/jazz/soul ensemble based out of Oakland, California -- is the soundtrack to the movement for justice, freedom, and hope. As both educators and artists, Sol Development uses the power of music to help convey positive messages about improving self and improving society. Led by MC Karega Bailey, an award-winning poet and activist , the collective has been lauded by The Source Magazine, Okayplayer, Revolt TV, AllHipHop, and many others. The collective was invited to perform alongside artists including J. Cole, Bilal, and India Arie at the 2016 #MLKNow celebration, which received over half-a-million views from across the country. They have also been featured artists at The Blue Note NYC, Justice or Else, and Broccoli Music Festival in Washington, D.C.
Coming off of their #DisruptHopelessness Summer Tour with stops in New York, Washington, D.C, Atlanta, Cincinnati, and Los Angeles, the collective continues to share and spread its message of hope in cities throughout the U.S. Stay connected to this crew to see what's next and get ready for the first official album release coming soon.
“Their brand of community healing is necessary in a time where our performers in front of the camera neglect to speak on what’s going on behind it.”– Okayplayer
"Get familiar with these talented souls now before it is too late." -The Source Magazine
Lake Stovall - "I'm Lake Stovall I write music and want to give people a "Refreshing sound". Music is something i use to escape from life's endeavors and it's also something i use to fight back. Anyone who listens, gives feedback or simply embraces my sound help me to grow and push me to keep moving forward. I thank god for this gift and i thank you for listening!"
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/lakestovall/tracks
POETRY SLAM:
Javier Reyes (https://www.youtube.com/watch)
Jermaine Hughes
Brittany Williams
Cheddy
Demitrius Burnett
Josue Silva
Fego Navarro
Fly Ry
Yonatan Seleshi
HOSTED by OD the Wordsmith
DJ Set by Chief Tutt
Each performer can opt to be scored and be eligible to be drafted into Lyrical Opposition's first ever poetry slam team to compete and represent at the National Poetry Slam in Denver, CO this year.
Lyrical Opposition will hold its slam season from January 2017 - May 2017, then announce their team in June 2017.
FEATURED EXHIBIT:
Joyce Gordon Gallery presents, “Black Artists on Art: The Origins,” featuring iconic African American fine artists, such as Elizabeth Catlett, Jacob Lawrence, Charles White, and Dr. Samella Lewis - America’s leading historian of black fine art.
BAOA is based on the Black Artists on Art book series first created by Dr. Samella Lewis and Ruth G. Waddy in 1969, which catalogued over 150 actively-producing black fine artists who were often overlooked by mainstream museums, galleries, and fine art institutions. The revolutionary book series was an instant success, and sold thousands of copies in its first three years before going out of print.
“I wanted to make a chronology of African American artists, and artists of African descent, to document our history. The historians weren’t doing it. I felt it better the artists do it anyway, through pictorial and written information... It was really about the movement.” – Dr. Samella Lewis.
In 2015, Dr. Lewis’s grandson, Unity Lewis, and co-organizer, Trevor Parham, continued her legacy by reviving the book series and organizing the traveling exhibition of the same name, which had its debut at Oakstop Gallery in February 2015. The legacy exhibition united artists from the original Black Artists on Art books with contemporary artists, resulting in an intergenerational display of black fine art. It also served as a campaign launch to recruit over 500 new black artists for upcoming volumes of Black Artists on Art. The exhibit traveled around the bay area, showcasing at the Marin Community Foundation and the Petaluma Arts Center.
This iteration of the BAOA exhibit at the Joyce Gordon Gallery focuses on the art and lives of the legendary artists featured in the original two volumes of the book. These artists brought notoriety to, and gained notoriety out of this series and made BAOA the classic and essential publication that it is considered today.
In addition to Dr Samella Lewis’ collection, several limited edition prints of her creation will be available. This is an exclusive opportunity to invest in this rare classic work. A portion of the proceeds from these prints specifically will go towards the completion and publishing of future volumes of Black Artists on Art.
ABOUT LYRICAL OPPOSITION
Lyrical Opposition is a creative collective & community organization that cultivates lyrical artists to oppose injustice through social awareness & systemic change.
ABOUT JOYCE GORDON GALLERY
Joyce Gordon Gallery is a commercial fine art gallery located in the downtown district of Oakland California. The gallery exhibits art that reflects the social and cultural diversity of the Bay Area and international artists. The aim of the gallery is to respect the creative pursuits of the individual and seeks to make such work accessible to a broad audience.
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A workshop for artists interested in workshopping their pieces for the open mic portion of our event later in the day.
Lyrical Opposition is proud to support the artist community in a new inclusive and unique collaborative workshop series. Over 100 artists in the past couple months have participated in Lyrical Opposition Workshops and Forums, with participants learning valuable artist techniques, strategies and empowering tools to add to an artists' arsenal. The results; better written songs that resonate with listeners and development in other various skill sets.This event is designed for connecting the artist community in the Bay Area through icebreakers, interactive dialogue, engaging lecture, writing sessions, and a cypher. We hope to create a space for discussion, strategic planning and networking of like-minded and creative individuals through collaboration through the arts and positively impacting our communities.
Purpose: To develop new and current artists to perform at our future events and productions.
Light refreshments will be provided.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
On Saturday, January 21, Lyrical Opposition, in association with the Joyce Gordon Gallery, bring back their admission-free, positive poetry & spoken word series, Paradigm Rhymes.
This event will be Lyrical Opposition's first of six poetry slams since being officially certified with Poetry Slam, Inc.
FEATURED ARTISTS:
SoL DeVeloPMeNT -- a hip hop/jazz/soul ensemble based out of Oakland, California -- is the soundtrack to the movement for justice, freedom, and hope. As both educators and artists, Sol Development uses the power of music to help convey positive messages about improving self and improving society. Led by MC Karega Bailey, an award-winning poet and activist , the collective has been lauded by The Source Magazine, Okayplayer, Revolt TV, AllHipHop, and many others. The collective was invited to perform alongside artists including J. Cole, Bilal, and India Arie at the 2016 #MLKNow celebration, which received over half-a-million views from across the country. They have also been featured artists at The Blue Note NYC, Justice or Else, and Broccoli Music Festival in Washington, D.C.
Coming off of their #DisruptHopelessness Summer Tour with stops in New York, Washington, D.C, Atlanta, Cincinnati, and Los Angeles, the collective continues to share and spread its message of hope in cities throughout the U.S. Stay connected to this crew to see what's next and get ready for the first official album release coming soon.
“Their brand of community healing is necessary in a time where our performers in front of the camera neglect to speak on what’s going on behind it.”– Okayplayer
"Get familiar with these talented souls now before it is too late." -The Source Magazine
Lake Stovall - "I'm Lake Stovall I write music and want to give people a "Refreshing sound". Music is something i use to escape from life's endeavors and it's also something i use to fight back. Anyone who listens, gives feedback or simply embraces my sound help me to grow and push me to keep moving forward. I thank god for this gift and i thank you for listening!"
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/lakestovall/tracks
POETRY SLAM:
Javier Reyes (https://www.youtube.com/watch)
Jermaine Hughes
Brittany Williams
Cheddy
Demitrius Burnett
Josue Silva
Fego Navarro
Fly Ry
Yonatan Seleshi
HOSTED by OD the Wordsmith
DJ Set by Chief Tutt
Each performer can opt to be scored and be eligible to be drafted into Lyrical Opposition's first ever poetry slam team to compete and represent at the National Poetry Slam in Denver, CO this year.
Lyrical Opposition will hold its slam season from January 2017 - May 2017, then announce their team in June 2017.
FEATURED EXHIBIT:
Joyce Gordon Gallery presents, “Black Artists on Art: The Origins,” featuring iconic African American fine artists, such as Elizabeth Catlett, Jacob Lawrence, Charles White, and Dr. Samella Lewis - America’s leading historian of black fine art.
BAOA is based on the Black Artists on Art book series first created by Dr. Samella Lewis and Ruth G. Waddy in 1969, which catalogued over 150 actively-producing black fine artists who were often overlooked by mainstream museums, galleries, and fine art institutions. The revolutionary book series was an instant success, and sold thousands of copies in its first three years before going out of print.
“I wanted to make a chronology of African American artists, and artists of African descent, to document our history. The historians weren’t doing it. I felt it better the artists do it anyway, through pictorial and written information... It was really about the movement.” – Dr. Samella Lewis.
In 2015, Dr. Lewis’s grandson, Unity Lewis, and co-organizer, Trevor Parham, continued her legacy by reviving the book series and organizing the traveling exhibition of the same name, which had its debut at Oakstop Gallery in February 2015. The legacy exhibition united artists from the original Black Artists on Art books with contemporary artists, resulting in an intergenerational display of black fine art. It also served as a campaign launch to recruit over 500 new black artists for upcoming volumes of Black Artists on Art. The exhibit traveled around the bay area, showcasing at the Marin Community Foundation and the Petaluma Arts Center.
This iteration of the BAOA exhibit at the Joyce Gordon Gallery focuses on the art and lives of the legendary artists featured in the original two volumes of the book. These artists brought notoriety to, and gained notoriety out of this series and made BAOA the classic and essential publication that it is considered today.
In addition to Dr Samella Lewis’ collection, several limited edition prints of her creation will be available. This is an exclusive opportunity to invest in this rare classic work. A portion of the proceeds from these prints specifically will go towards the completion and publishing of future volumes of Black Artists on Art.
ABOUT LYRICAL OPPOSITION
Lyrical Opposition is a creative collective & community organization that cultivates lyrical artists to oppose injustice through social awareness & systemic change.
ABOUT JOYCE GORDON GALLERY
Joyce Gordon Gallery is a commercial fine art gallery located in the downtown district of Oakland California. The gallery exhibits art that reflects the social and cultural diversity of the Bay Area and international artists. The aim of the gallery is to respect the creative pursuits of the individual and seeks to make such work accessible to a broad audience.
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