On exhibit in the gallery windows, Sugar Creek Folks by artist Jevoid Simmons. The prints of paintings are part of Simmons’ upcoming book, Up from down Home: A Family’s Journey North. The paintings were executed over a seven-year period with the last one completed in 2015, illustrating the extraordinary hardships and the life and death struggle faced by Black folks living in the South under Jim Crow.

In addition to painting, Simmons is a woodcarver and storyteller. His carvings are ongoing and capture family, friends, acquaintances and other characters from the past. The carvings are a part of a collection called Sugar Creek Folks.