Cole M James’s most recent and ongoing project “Rue” investigates the unknowns between the artist and the healing practices of our ancestors. We would like to invite you to contribute to a community altar one 5x7 picture of something that ties you to your ancestors, friendship, community, San Pedro history or connections you wish you possessed. The contributions will become part of the altar created by Cole M James and exhibited at the upcoming exhibition Bridging San Pedro: Visual Literacy as Community Practice, here at AGCC. Cole M James will open the afternoon by speaking about the "Rue" Project, followed by an unbound bookmaking workshop, concluding with one on one discovery sessions with the Artist. This is an extension of the “Rue” project and an invitation for the community to embrace the known and unknown strengths of their ancestors. Unsure what to place in an altar of the unknown, how about we figure it out together? Attend the workshop and sit down for a one on one with Cole M James. Image submissions for the altar can be dropped off after the workshop at the AGCC office in Building A, Monday — Saturday 10am-4pm, through November 1st. Bridging San Pedro: Visual Literacy as Community Practice is focused on the development of visual thinking strategies in San Pedro community members through hands on making and deep listening exercises. Four artists with singular, but intersecting, art projects will work at Angels Gate Cultural Center (AGCC) to foster a greater awareness and association between the Port of Los Angeles, life in San Pedro and art as a daily lived experience. Each artist will lead free workshops during which members of the community will create elements that will be used to compose the final art piece. These projects will culminate in an exhibition, curated by Jill Moniz, in the AGCC galleries during the first quarter of 2020. Saturday 9/14, 3-5pm Building G This project is supported, in part, by the Port of Los Angeles through the Community Investment Grant Program.