Bloodline Brushstrokes: Art Opening
Join Austin Parks and Recreation and the Old Bakery and Emporium at the opening reception for Bloodline Brushstrokes: A Fifth Generation Vision of Jacob Fontaine’s Legacy in Art exhibition on Saturday, April 5 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Fine Art Gallery on the third floor of the Old Bakery and Emporium, 1006 Congress Ave. Dennis Jacob Berry’s creative projects honor his family's Fontaine legacy while carving out a future rooted in innovation and justice. The artist reception is free and open to the public.
The Bloodline Brushstrokes exhibit will be on display April 5 through June 21, 2025 and features a collection of paintings by Dennis Jacob Berry, the fifth generation grandson of Reverend Jacob Fontaine (1808-1898). Jacob Fontaine arrived in Austin in 1839. Throughout his life, he established multiple Black churches in Central Texas, including Austin's first Black Baptist Church in 1867. Nine years later, Fontaine founded Austin’s first Black-owned newspaper, The Gold Dollar.
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