Bertha Cooper Harris

Folk Life Month Book Signing
2021-10-07 17:00 - 2021-10-09 21:00 (America/Chicago) | JR Performance Gallery, 624 Commerce St, Shreveport, LA, 71101, United States
There are wonderful artists at the Red River Revel (Bertha has won awards there in past years), but some of the best are nearby instead starting Thursday! Come to the Revel if you want, but you’re also invited to come nearby to help us celebrate Louisiana Folk Life Month and Living Traditions.

Thu., Oct. 7 from 5 ㏘ – 9 ㏘
Fri., Oct. 8 from 5 ㏘ – 9 ㏘
Sat., Oct. 9 from 11 ㏂ – 9 ㏘

At R & J Performance Art Gallery @ 624 Commerce Street (across the street from Festival Plaza’s entry gate closest to the river).
Exhibiting artists include:

Charmel Lester

Book signings:

Guest Author: Columbus Williams, Sr.
Bertha Harris

Art • Demos • Poetry reading!

Juneteenth Celebration and Art Show
2021-06-19 13:00 - 18:00 | JR Performance Gallery, 624 Commerce St, Shreveport, LA, 71101, United States
“The Impossible is Possible”
— Professor Freedom
My friend, “Professor Freedom,” aka Clarence Glover Jr., spent over forty (40) years educating society on the history of Africa-Americas and cotton. Unlike me however, he grew up on his great-grandfather’s cotton plantation. For him, cotton was the way his family earned a living. It sent his mother and aunts to school and provided many cotton pickin’ jobs. Growing up on the Beene Plantation in Bossier City, Louisiana pickin’ cotton was for me and my family a source of hard labor. It was something I wanted to get away from. Life has a particular way of turning history around. Just when I thought I left the memories of cotton fields on Beene plantation, the memories became a source inspiration for my art and writing.
It’s funny how some of you can see a negative life experience become a positive life experience. You see, Professor Freedom says “picking cotton wasn’t the problem — not getting paid was the problem.”
Today I get paid for painting cotton pickin’ pictures.

Food — Fun — Family
Vendors
Folk Art
Fabric Art

We going to have a Cotton-Pickin’ Good Time!!
Come to JR Gallery at 624 Commerce St on Saturday afternoon, Juneteenth of 2021! It’s within easy walking distance of Festival Plaza and thus the Let the Good Times Roll Festival!

38th Annual Natchitoches–NSU Folk Festival
2017-07-14 16:30 - 2017-07-15 17:00 | Northwestern State University, 175 Sam Sibley Dr, Natchitoches, LA, 71497, United States
Bertha will be exhibiting at this annual family-friendly Folk Festival at NSU in Natchitoches this weekend.
(From their website): Folk cultures are sustained when the torch of tradition is passed from one generation to the next. Communities are strengthened and lives given greater meaning as masters of traditional arts share their inheritance with new tradition bearers. The 2017 Festival theme “Keeping Tradition Alive!” celebrates the ways in which so many outstanding artists young and old are tapping into the power and artistry of the old ways, revitalizing and reimagining tradition as they make it their own.
As the artists taking part in the 2017 Festival demonstrate, Louisiana folk culture is vibrant and diverse. The folk music of many culture groups will be featured, with Cajun music by Ray Abshire and Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, French Creole la la music by Goldman Thibodeaux & the Lawtell Playboys, Zydeco by Geno Delafose and French Rockin’ Boogie and Gerard Delafose and the Zydeco Gators, traditional Delta tunes by the Back Porch Band, bluegrass with the Clancey Ferguson Band, Texas swing by the Caddo Creek Band, and blues by Hezekiah & the Houserockers, the Wayne “Blue” Burns Band, and Ed Huey.
Regional crafts such as wood carving, Czech Pysanky eggs, Spanish moss dolls, pine needle baskets, and handmade furniture will be exhibited, along with day long demonstrations by crafts persons working on site.
Folk foods will include cracklin’s, red beans and rice, gumbo, Indian tacos and, of course, Natchitoches meat pies. Along with performances by folk dancers, Cajun dance lessons, narrative sessions, and the annual Louisiana State Fiddle Championship, this will be a Festival to remember. Join us for a rousing celebration of Louisiana’s heritage, past and present! Mark your calendar today!

Sunflower Trail & Festival
2017-06-17 09:00 - 15:00 | Gilliam Park on LA-3049, 12797 Main St, Gilliam, LA, 71029, United States
Bertha will be exhibiting many of her artworks including some new ones. Several of her artworks include sunflowers:

The festival itself features many local artists including Bertha, local musicians including a blues band, arts & crafts for children, several food vendors, and even a drive-along trial of sunflowers expected to be in full bloom.
