Exhibit Opening: Passionate Journey, ft. Eluster Richardson

Exhibit Opening: Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023 from 6-7:30pm
There will be live music by Madison Avery, a gift basket raffle with items from Tallahassee Black-owned businesses, and a performance by the Ayoka Afrikan Troupe.
Catered by Chicken Salad Chick and Craft Beer by DEEP Brewing.
Free for LeMoyne Arts Members and children under 12, $5 for Non-Members

Passionate Journey, featuring Eluster Richardson, is a mixed-media exhibit that explores our local and regional history, nature, family, and sense of community. In honor of Black History Month, the exhibiting artists reflect on the African American experience and journey in North Florida, as well as the beauty of our natural landscape and wildlife.

A Tallahassee native, Eluster Richardson began painting as a child and has received numerous awards for his paintings, including LeMoyne’s Chain of Parks Art Festival 2022 “Best in Show”. Eluster has exhibited in a variety of museums and galleries; collections of his work can be seen at the Custom House Museum in Clarkesville, Tenn., Polk County Museum of Art in Lakeland Fl., Riley House Museum/Center, Gadsden Art Center Museum in Quincy, All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fl., Florida League in Tallahassee and Leon County Libraries (just to name a few). Words frequently used to describe Eluster’s work include “uplifting”, “inspiring”, and “enlightening”. Eluster is fascinated by local history, particularly the people and places of North Florida, inspiring the body of his work.

“There is an intimate, personal moment of reflection through the artwork that I have explored in this exhibition” Eluster reflects, “I have learned to see the beauty in the world around me, whether it’s people or the landscape in which we live. It is my duty as an artist to capture the moment because eventually, it will change.”