I am a visual artist working in collage, assemblage sculpture and altered books. My practice explores identity, memory and the history of the African diaspora. Vintage and contemporary images collide to convey how the past informs the present.


Thursday with LHPAC: Welcome home

Congratulations -- you made it home for the holidays! Now that you've hugged your favorite relatives (and avoided a few others), who else are you getting in touch with while you're at home?
The woman in the center of this photo is Lauren Dupree, who's currently a cast member of "Dreamgirls" at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA. She's also an alumna of productions at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center.  Ten-year-old Lauren was cast in "Grease" and other LHPAC summer musicals. She later attended a performing arts high school, and became a regular cast on the BizKids public television show. Welcome home!

Did you participate in any LHPAC programs? Get back in touch and tell them which ones you were in:
  • Comment on the LHPAC Facebook page
  • Talk to us on the LHPAC Twitter feed
  • Call the LHPAC at 206-684-4758 and talk to Jacob Galfano. 
If you're an LHPAC alum, there have probably been a lot of changes since you last entered its doors. 
Lauren visited the LHPAC in September 2012, and said, "There's always something going on and something for everyone, whether you like music or dance or spoken-word performances." Go find out for yourself!

Thursday with LHPAC: the arts gift that keeps on giving

EllesSAM: Eye-opening