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to celebrate the real meaning of gang, "to go on a journey" and dismiss the use of the term to criminalize groups of black men. From June to August 2020, Malina "Mali" Jeffers and Alan Bacon helped coordinate eighteen artists who painted a
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artists. The three-week event, called Swish, was a partnership with the
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The fair returned again in 2023, raising nearly $ 300,000 in sales.
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874:"Everything you need to know for the BUTTER 2 Fine Art Fair"
817:"Art sales during second Butter fair at Stutz top $ 250,000"
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