Creative Seedlings

Calling all Blerds! Join us for supper, music, and the opportunity to be part of a growing visual archive on Blerdom in the DMV.

Inspired by Wesley Clark’s centennial installation genesis, and in collaboration with Blerdcon founder Hilton George, and Raél Jero Salley, Founding Director of The Space for Creative Black Imagination, MICA, Phillips@THEARC hosts a series of dinners and dialogues on Blerd culture. This program is a platform for regular gatherings and engagement with “creative seedlings,” a core theme of Clark’s work. 

The May session welcomes Chela Mitchell and Maleke Glee. Supper provided by Soultarian.

About Chela Mitchell

Chela Mitchell is the director and founder of her eponymous gallery, and an art advisor at CMA, a firm committed to helping collectors build diverse art collections. She has worked with institutions, corporations, and art collectors, informing their acquisitions in the emerging, mid-career, and established markets. Mitchell grew up in the Southeast corridor of Washington, DC, and has credited the city for giving her an appetite for the arts and culture. Mitchell has been featured in Cultured Magazine, Artsy, Architectural Digest, Forbes, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Art-News, Artnet News, NR Magazine, and 10 Magazine. She lives in DC with her family.

About Maleke Glee

Maleke Glee is writer, cultural worker and curator based in Washington, DC. He is an adjunct professor at Bowie State University and has lectured internationally on Black contemporary art and vernacular cultures. Maleke is the inaugural Director of STABLE Arts, an artist studio and gallery. Before joining STABLE, he held positions for the Studio Museum in Harlem, Prince George’s African American Museum; and has produced exhibitions and programming with the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts, No Longer Empty, DNA Works, Red Bull Arts, Sugarcane Magazine, TENTH Zine, John F. Kennedy Center, and more.