The Eubie Blake Cultural Center (EBCC) invites you to the closing of ROY CROSSE: Contrast Between Dreams and Reality, a major exhibition reexamining the work and legacy of Roy Crosse, a multidisciplinary artist whose practice engaged African diasporic symbolism, cultural memory, and the spiritual dimensions of Black identity.

“Roy Crosse represents a generation of artists whose work emerged from deeply rooted cultural traditions and community exchange. His practice reflects the ways African diasporic symbolism, spirituality, and personal narrative have informed the visual language of many Black artists working outside dominant institutional frameworks. Revisiting his work today allows us to better understand Baltimore’s cultural history and the networks of artists who helped sustain its creative vitality.”

— Dr. Leslie King Hammond and Ernest Shaw, Curators