We do not exploit.
We contextualize.
We do not exploit.
We contextualize.
We do not exploit. We contextualize. We do not exploit. We contextualize.
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Schedule
Day 1Editorial Spotlight Activation - Production Shoot Date
Presented by the Commune Direction Team Associates
Moses the Black is an editorial portrait translation presented as a live visual spotlight within Good Grace: An Ode to Black Existence.
This collection reimagines the figure of Moses not as distant scripture, but as present, embodied Black resistance, a symbol of deliverance, spiritual authority, exile, return, and divine contradiction. Through portraiture, texture, shadow, and restraint, the associates translate biblical archetype into contemporary Black form.
The work explores:
The burden and beauty of leadership
Sacred rebellion
Grace under historical weight
The duality of sanctity and survival
Each image functions as both icon and interruption, confronting the viewer with a Black body positioned not as subject of suffering, but as vessel of revelation.
It is editorial. It is archival in intention.
Within Good Grace, this portrait series affirms that Black existence itself is prophetic — carrying memory, miracle, and movement in its presence.
Photoshoot date scheduled coordinated head of upcoming month.
DAY 2february 26 installation
Primary Build + Spatial Execution
Time: 10:00AM – 10:00PM
DAY 3february 27th opening reception
Primary Public Event
Doors Open: 7:00 PM
Event Ends: 11:00PM
DAY 4february 28th gallery viewing// + “the people’s” party
Quiet Viewing + Community Engagement
Time: 10:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Social Exhibit Art Lounge/Party
Doors Open: 10:00 PM
Event Ends: 02:00 AM
DAY 5march 1st brunch and closing moments
Private Invitation Only
Intimate brunch for artists, staff, invited guests, and crew
Filmed artist interviews + Curatorial key-notes
Doors Open: 11:00 AM
Event Ends: 02:00 PM
STRIKE / DEINSTALL
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
commune associates
Amani | Assistant Curator
Cassie-Nikkole | Assistant Curator
Notorae | Gallery Photographer
Deja B | Installation Designer
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PUBLIC INTRODUCTION + INTERVIEW FORM
DIRECTION TEAM ASSOCIATE INTAKE FORM
current exhibit// future
Good Grace: an ode to Black existence 2/27-3/1
Good Grace, Featured Artist
BW Photo Exhibit April Submissions are open and invitations.
A love letter to Women 3/27
Who We Are
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A rotating exhibition platform rooted in intentional storytelling, spatial authorship, and cultural preservation.
We are not simply an exhibition venue; we are a curatorial ecosystem. Our Direction Associates operates as both architects and custodians of image, narrative, and environment. We center artist’s visual language while maintaining professional rigor and elevated execution.
This space exists to build what lasts.
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We approach exhibitions as living compositions.
Every show moves through a structured framework:
Concept integrity first
Artist dignity always
Spatial precision
Environmental tone
Community immersion
We do not hang art randomly. We sequence it.
We do not program events casually. We direct atmosphere.Each exhibition is treated as both cultural offering and archival document.
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Intentionality
Every detail; from lighting to label typography; carries meaning.Accountability
Professionalism is part of the aesthetic. We honor deadlines and responsibilities.Cultural Care
We prioritize ethical storytelling, proper crediting, and community impact.Collaboration
Hierarchy exists, but collective authorship strengthens the outcome.Archival Mindset
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Commune was founded to create a container where image, identity, and authorship could coexist without dilution.
In a landscape that often extracts from Black creativity without preservation, Commune was built to hold, direct, and document visual culture with care through the lens of the artist. All Artists are welcome to submit to exhibitions, Commune Art. Gallery preserves an inclusive space.
The Direction Associates was formed to ensure that every exhibition reflects that mission structurally, aesthetically, and ethically.
This is not event production.
This is cultural direction.
What You’ll Learn
You will learn how to build an exhibition from concept to deinstall; including theme development, spatial sequencing, lighting calibration, guest flow strategy, and documentation systems.
You will understand how narrative translates physically in space.
Exhibition Architecture
You will gain experience in timelines, artist communication, installation protocol, press preparation, and public event execution.
You will learn how high-level creative direction balances vision with logistics.
Professional Creative Operations
You will develop the ability to curate responsibly protecting artist dignity, honoring context, and shaping environments that feel immersive and intentional.
You will learn how to hold both aesthetics and ethics simultaneously.
Cultural Stewardship
Career Growth + Pathway
The Direction Associte structure allows for upward movement through demonstrated consistency, initiative, and leadership.
Pathway Progression:
Direction Team Associate
→ Senior Associate
→ Curatorial Direction Assistant Lead
→ Installation Lead or Creative Direction Support
→ Exhibition Co-Curator
Associates who demonstrate reliability, conceptual depth, and operational discipline may be invited into expanded leadership roles, external curatorial collaborations, and commissioned direction opportunities.
Commune is not just a role — it is a training ground for exhibition architects, creative directors, and cultural producers.
We build people who can build spaces.
