AfroSolo Arts Festival 15 Visual Arts Programming: Resilience: My Culture, My People, Me! A Panel Discussion in Collaboration with the African American Art and Culture Complex Moderated by Thomas Robert Simpson, panelist TBA Tickets: Free and open to the public Photo by Jim Dennis blackirish by Keina Davis Elswick 1. What's Your Culture Worth? The Importance and Impact of Collecting Black Fine Art A Panel Discussion in Collaboration with the African American Art and Culture Complex Moderated by Thomas Robert Simpson, panelists TBA When: Thursday, August 7, 6 pm Where: African American Art and Culture Complex (762 Fulton Street)  map Free and open to the public 2. Visual Arts Exhibit Resilience: My Culture, My People, Me! When: Saturday, August 16 – Saturday, October 16 Where: Main San Francisco Public Library (100 Larkin Street at Grove)   map (Artist Reception Sunday, August 17, 2-4pm) Free and open to the public Focusing on the theme of resilience, we invited alumni AfroSolo visual artists to examine the Black experience. This exhibit is a mixed media extravaganza illustrating the resilience in our history, our culture and our lives. It is an uplifting, inspiring, and thought-provoking exhibit showcasing the works of: Opal Palmer Adisa; Traci Bartlow; Christine Carmel; Jim Dennis; Alan Kimara Dixon; Keina Davis Elswick; Ajuan Mance; Ramekon O'Arwisters; Justice Renaissance; TaSin Sabir; Joseph Robinson; Michael Ross; Malik Seneferu; Nena St. Louis; Orlonda Uffre; Z'ma Wyatt and curated by Kheven LaGrone.