{"id":3564,"date":"2026-07-02T14:08:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T21:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theartscenter.net\/?p=3564"},"modified":"2026-08-05T09:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T16:44:07","slug":"for-black-girls-to-bloom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theartscenter.net\/for-black-girls-to-bloom\/","title":{"rendered":"For Black Girls to Bloom"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2233\" height=\"1256\" src=\"https:\/\/theartscenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_0536.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theartscenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_0536.jpg 2233w, https:\/\/theartscenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_0536-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theartscenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_0536-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theartscenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_0536-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theartscenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_0536-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/theartscenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_0536-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2233px) 100vw, 2233px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For Black Girls to Bloom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Collaborative ceramic tile installation with KinCultivate girls and community aunties<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On View July 7 &#8211; August 1, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reception: Thursday, July 9, 5:30 &#8211; 6:30 PM in the Main Gallery<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Exhibition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Rooted in Oregon\u2019s Mid-Willamette Valley, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kincultivate.org\/\">KinCultivate<\/a> is a Black-led organization supporting Black youth and their families. Developed through KinCultivate\u2019s spring girls group,\u00a0<em>For Black Girls to Bloom<\/em>\u00a0features garden-inspired ceramic tiles and vibrant self-portraits by elementary-aged Black girls from Linn and Benton counties. Set among these works are ivory-colored tiles created by adult supporters and community aunties, quietly reflecting the protection and collective care that surround the young artists.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Realized in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maxtivity.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.maxtivity.org\/\">Maxtivity Creative Space for Community Arts<\/a>, the project reflects KinCultivate\u2019s mission in practice, honoring the beauty of Black girls\u2019 becoming and the community responsibility required to nurture and sustain their growth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A collaborative ceramic tile installation with KinCultivate girls and community aunties on view  in the Corrine Woodman II July 7 &#8211; August 1, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3566,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_tec_requires_first_save":true,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_tribe_blocks_recurrence_rules":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_description":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_exclusions":"","wds_primary_category":20,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-past-exhibitions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theartscenter.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theartscenter.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theartscenter.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theartscenter.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theartscenter.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3564"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theartscenter.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3564\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theartscenter.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theartscenter.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theartscenter.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theartscenter.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}