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Gilbert Young2006 The He Ain't Heavy Foundation, The Mission of The He Ain't Heavy Foundation, Inc., is to create and foster programs of self development and self improvement for youth and their families through ethnic art and to offer basic skills training in art related fields 1998-2006 The He Ain't Heavy Project Publisher and distributor of fine African American art to more than 3500 galleries and gift shops worldwide.
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Presenting Sponsor of 2006 n In partnership with Braeburn Studios, developing a line of fine art furnishings featuring original works of art. July 2005
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Named Artist in Residence for Cincinnati State College and University of n Featured artist for 2003 and 2002 American Greeting Card Company “The Art of Gilbert Young” calendars distributed to five countries.
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Co-coordinator for n Co-founder of Black Art On Tour, a traveling art exhibition and sale of fine ethnic art by renowned African American artists. January 2001. 1995–1997 Gilbert Young Enterprises n Named Artistic Director and Supervising Judge for “Paint Pals,” an International Olympic Youth Art Competition and Exhibition, organized in honor of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. The project supported efforts by The Atlanta Project, an organization founded and directed by President Jimmy Carter. (Ret.).
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Co-developer of an international network of young artists who create and display artwork via “Paint Pals” in Shows, Honors, Commissions, Awards n
Commissioned to create an award honoring Hattie Dorsey, president of the Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership, September 2006
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Performed live on stage, creating a painting during the Forest Park Jazz Festival,
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Received the Pallet Award for Lifetime Achievement, Heritage Arts Festival,
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Featured Artist, Commissioned for commemorative poster, Heritage Arts Festival,
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First African American Artist to create a painting live on stage with an American Symphony Orchestra,
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Created a painting of jazz musician Ken Navarro, live on stage during the Forest Park Jazz Festival, August 2004
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Created a painting live on stage during Forest Park Jazz Festival featuring musician Marion Meadows, August 2003
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Named to the Board of Directors for Project ArtReach/Cincinnati, as Curator of Visual Arts, July 2003
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Featured artist, NAACP Freedom Weekend,
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One man show, The Susquehanna Art Museum,
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One man show, International Visions—The Gallery,
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One man show, the historic Herndon Home,
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First contemporary African American artist invited to speak at
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Grand Marshal for the Morehouse/Spelman Homecoming Parade, November 2001
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Presented with the prestigious Heritage Award for Outstanding Visual Arts, The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture,
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Named Barnes & Noble Artist of the Month, February 2001,
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Honored with a proclamation from the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts for Distinguished Achievement in the Arts, April 2001
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One man show at The Apex Museum,
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Named Artist-In-Residence to Mary McLeod Bethune Family Legacy,
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Featured artist, the NAACP 47th Annual Freedom Fund program,
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Advertising Age Magazine—the international voice of marketing—named “The Drum” “Advertising Image of the Week.” Commissioned by Dayn-Mark Advertising/Atlanta for BellSouth's 1999 Black History Month ad campaign, the image has been featured in regional magazines, newspapers, and select national magazines in numerous campaigns during Black History Month and Black Music Month
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Received the distinguished commission of Kentucky Colonel from the Governor of Kentucky, 1999
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Featured Artist at the
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Received the distinguished commission of Kentucky Colonel from the Governor of Kentucky, 1995
n Received Proclamations and keys to the cities of n Received the prestigious Scripps Howard Post Corbett Award in recognition of outstanding artistic achievement in the arts and cultural communities of n Named Best Visual Artist with an Applause Magazine Image Maker Award, 1995 n Commissioned by Procter & Gamble to design a sculpture award for presentation during the annual “Salute To Greatness” program hosted by Coretta Scott King, and the n Commissioned to produce a portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., for the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, 1994 n Commissioned by the Cincinnati Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women to create a commemorative work “Family”, in honor of the annual Black Family Reunion Celebration, 1992 n Commissioned to produce a portrait of Theodore Berry, Corporate Collectionsn The Cincinnati Pops Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company, Cincinnati Bell, University of Cincinnati, University of Cincinnati African American Heritage Center, National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center at Wilberforce, Morris Brown College, The Academy of Art in St. Petersburg Russia, BellSouth Corporate Offices/Atlanta Television/Movies/Books/Album Covers“Don King”, HBO, 1997; Pizza Hut Commercial 1997; “Friday's”, 1996; “Made In America” 1997, Arsenio Hall Show, 1993; “A Different World”, 1992; “The Father Flanagan Story”, 1988, The Black Male Crisis, 1990 J. Carroll George, White Man's Country, Joseph Wilkins, 2001, “Volume One-It's Six O'clock”, the Greg Street project, 2002, African American Communication, Exploring Identity and Culture, Ronald L. Jackson II Sidney Ribeau, Michael Hecht, 2003
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