Momma Loves Jazz/Welcome to the Mothership: We Gather in Their Name

“Momma Loves Jazz” and “Welcome to the Mothership: We Gather in Their Name” opens June 7 at the Community Artists’ Collective, 4111 Fannin, Suite 100A, as a paired exhibition featuring artists Carla Sue Lyles and Jakayla Monay, respectively. Artist Stacey Allen, director of artistic programs for the Anderson Center for the Arts, who curated the exhibition, sees both of these works through the lens of non-linear time. “As Black mother artists, we’re constantly negotiating what to hold on to and what to let go,” Allen explained.