See Your Neighbor: Diversity In the Arts

621 Gallery invites you to join us this Friday for a virtual opening of our exhibition “See Your Neighbor: Diversity in the Arts”
This virtual exhibition will go live at 8 pm on Friday, October 9th.

621 Gallery is proud to produce an exhibition that acknowledges the importance of diversity and inclusion through art. 621 is providing a virtual exhibition space as a platform for individuals to highlight personal experiences, uncover systemic issues, and, most importantly, gain greater awareness, compassion & empathy related to the full spectrum of humanity. Our goal for this exhibition is to create a virtual space that exposes the positive impact of inclusion when diversity has been acknowledged, understood, and welcomed.

In conjunction with the online exhibition, 621 Gallery will be hosting a Forum to expand upon themes from the exhibition, outline a path for improvement, and encourage community engagement. Our forum will be hosted by Joshua Johnson via zoom on October 15, at 7 pm.

More information about the exhibition and forum can be found at: http://www.621gallery.org/see-your-neighbor/

This month we are highlighting the work of local organization, the Tallahassee Bail Fund.
621 Gallery is a drop of location this month for donations & wishlist items to the Tallahassee Bail Fund.
Drop by 621 Gallery with your donation on Fridays or Saturdays from 11am – 5pm. (10/10, 10/16, 10/17, 10/23, 10/24, 10/30, 10/31)

The Tallahassee Bail Fund is a coalition of community members and local organizations who have come together to end pre-trial detention and provide the needed funds and care to free people from jail. We undertake our work every day with a clear understanding of the violence of cash bail in this country and the committed work it takes to secure much needed services for returning citizens. We also act with heightened urgency. It is impossible to social distance in a cage. As the documented cases of COVID-19 in our jails increase, we the people are doing what our policy makers will not: coming together to get our loved ones out so that they can stay healthy and stay free. Today, we celebrate the twenty-two people we have bailed out since Juneteenth this year. And still we rise.

Wish List for Community Donations:
FUNDS for bailouts and aftercare, backpacks, $25 visa gift cards, Uber cards, monthly bus passes, notebooks, sketch pads, justice-minded books/graphic novels, face masks, sturdy folders for important paperwork, business cards for individuals and organizations who can offer needed services. Think outside the box: from barber shops to legal advising to holistic therapies, we would love your support!

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Did you know we have a podcast? “I Did It For Art: From Our Warehouse to the World”
We started our podcast back in June and hope to provide new episodes monthly. Check it out here: https://anchor.fm/621-gallery

Like what we are doing? Consider becoming a sustaining donor. Go to http://www.621gallery.org/donate/ and click on the “donate” button. A Paypal portal will open up to where you can select the donation amount you wish to make. Please select “Make this a monthly donation” –– and you are all set! Thank you!!