Art and teaching have a few things in common. Both use various techniques and methods, and both strive to expand our thinking and encourage us to look beyond our own horizons. When done well, both can ...

Pencil on Paper Gallery, co-owned by artists and married power couple Emmanuel and Valerie Gillespie, has quickly become a center for contemporary Black art and art education. The gallery has existed ...

With Pencil on Paper Gallery, co-owners Valerie and Emmanuel Gillespie set out to provide a space for dialogue between emerging and veteran artists, and to help people of all ages learn how to draw ...