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About Tiffany

Baltimore City

Tiffany Jones is a visual artist and has received her BFA in photography from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Jones' art practice often employs interactive types of data collection including interviews and surveys, in order to engage participants. Versatile and varied, Jones’ work is always influenced by history, current events, and societal assumptions. This practice grounded her community work as an artist. Her passion for community art and motivation for engagement grew with her involvement with the 2011 Black Male Identity project in Baltimore City, an initiative to change… more

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Autumn Leaves: Poplar Group ("I Have Arrived")

Autumn Leaves is about nothing less than the meaning of life. It recognizes the deeper connectivity of our lives, and the importance of collectively gathering from time to time for no other reason than commemorating who we are, as individuals and as a community. Autumn Leaves brings Baltimore together in celebration and reflection, illuminating aspects of a diverse city we might otherwise never know existed. Autumn Leaves provides a novel, inter-generational artistic platform, establishing a new kind of community arts experience in which those younger than 50 pay tribute to those 50 or older—in appreciation of their life wisdom. -Peter Bruun of Bruun Studios

This is my contribution: Inspired by the walking meditation, "I have arrived," written by Thich Nhat Hanh, I set on a journey to create portraits that reflected the spirit of each Autumn Leaf.

"I Have Arrived" is from the larger project, Autumn Leaves, commissioned by Peter Bruun of Bruun Studios

Sample writings created by Maryland poet, Laura Shovan
  • IN THE ULTIMATE, I DWELL
    IN THE ULTIMATE, I DWELL
    Selwyn Ray "a tree-lined circle of peace— wisdom from my elders"
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  • IN THE ULTIMATE, I DWELL
    IN THE ULTIMATE, I DWELL
    Jeff Johnson "This great ground accepts all of our suffering, all our joy."
  • I AM FREE
    I AM FREE
    Anna Davis "I found that the miracle was me."
  • I AM SOLID
    I AM SOLID
    Bill Clark "Up until the second you die, you have a lot to learn."
  • I AM HOME IN THE HERE, IN THE NOW
    I AM HOME IN THE HERE, IN THE NOW
    Gilda Johnson "I’ve been traveling my whole life, just in a different way."
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    I HAVE ARRIVED
    Walter Lomax "At that point, I finally felt free."

HAIR

A new portrait series celebrating hair pride among women of color. The location of this series explores the Lexington Market area, where purveyors of beauty supplies and salon treatments have been neighborhood fixtures for generations. -Ashley Molese, curator for BLOCK STITCH

"HAIR" is a new portrait series from the photography exhibition, BLOCK STITCH, curated by Ashley Molese
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Our Baltimore

A visual story of the heart of a city.
  • Love
    Love
    Love on the Line, 2015
  • Power
    Power
    Love on the Line, 2015
  • Fearless
    Fearless
    National March, 2015
  • Hope
    Hope
    National March, 2015
  • Our Brothers
    Our Brothers
    Artivist March, 2015
  • Our Sisters
    Our Sisters
    Artivist March, 2015
  • The Beat
    The Beat
    Artivist March, 2015
  • Peace
    Peace
    National March, 2015
  • We Matter
    We Matter
    National March, 2015
  • One Baltimore
    One Baltimore
    National March, 2015

Beyond the Bench

In 2011 The Greatest City was introduced. A project that addressed the irony of public city benches branded with the slogan, “The Greatest City in America,” that lined streets of West Baltimore hindered by a reoccurring cycle of poverty, violence and drugs, while shedding light on the voices of the youth who illustrate an alternative perspective.

Revisiting this project in 2015, I go “Beyond the Bench” in the same neighborhoods to expand the series in the wake of events that re-ignited discussions of violence and drug problems in Baltimore.
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  • Beyond the Bench- Community Voices
    A composition of hope, change, and need.

A Love Song

A Love Song

How do we make our communities more healing places? Who are we as a community, and how do we create a place of love? A Love Song is an exploration of Sandtown-Winchester through the stories of its community.

Artists Tiffany Jones, Sallah Jenkins, and Devlon E. Waddell
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    A Love Song
    Detail view of the "portrait" of the community
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    A Love Song
    Detail view of some community messages
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    A Love Song
    Detail view of some community messages
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    A Love Song
    Detail view of some community messages
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    A Love Song
    After discussion community members added to their hand what makes a healing community, positive affirmations, messages of love, and more at add to the artwork.
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    Installation detail view, community hands
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    A Love Song
    The "keys" to a healing community
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    Installation detail view, rope for community hands
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    A Love Song
    Installation view, Jubilee Arts Center From right to left: A fragmented entangled panel (mirror pieces and rope) visualizing what we may be experiencing from within. A monologue on t-shirts representing the community (written by Devlon Waddell): There is a history that belongs to me. I need to find it. There is the root of our collective cultural identity that is buried just beneath this surface. I know it to be true; I lived it. There are no more tears to be wept. We have left, only the resolve to plant our feet and square our shoulders. We stand. What was once lost shall again be found… I need. I need my soul shaken. I need an anxious heartbeat. I need the rhythm of syllables resounding in my mind. I need FAITH. I want; I need. I need to release the demon that will ever find his way home. I need to grow. I need the challenge of vulnerability. I need to affirm my space. I need to be heard. I need to be HEARD. I NEED TO BE HEARD. I need to TRUST. I need. I need to make whole my fragmented constitution. I need. I need to right something. I want. And I need. I need the calm of dusk again. I need the foreplay of discontinuity of thought. I need the practice of effort. I need to right something. I need day to break abruptly. I need night to fall softly. I need doubt. I need confidence. I need to confide...I'm lost - without HOPE. A Reflection of self and community. Two large leading hands pulling the the pieces from the first panel by rope, while holding onto the virtues of FAITH, HOPE, & TRUST into a completed whole mirror to reflect a healing self and community.
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    Community members activated the artwork with healing hands during a special presentation of the installation. Healing begins with each of us, and together we can pull through. (Video Credit: Invisible Majority)

Safe Love

An invitation into my world.

SAFE LOVE is a workshop that gives someone who has been affected by mental health, behavioral health, and/or addiction challenges, the opportunity to invite a loved one into their world. During this workshop individuals, pairs, or small groups worked together creating a Safe Love patchwork shawl; embellishing them with different materials to expresses their love and appreciation for the continued support through their journey of healing.
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    Dedication to activate the SAFE LOVE shawls: Mindfulness breathing exercises guided patrons through being present and open to accept and secure their SAFE LOVE.
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    Safe Love
    Dedication to activate the SAFE LOVE shawls: Mindfulness breathing exercises guided patrons through being present and open to accept and secure their SAFE LOVE.
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    Safe Love
    Dedication to activate the SAFE LOVE shawls: Mindfulness breathing exercises guided patrons through being present and open to accept and secure their SAFE LOVE.
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    Safe Love
    Dedication to activate the SAFE LOVE shawls: The art of music and dance filled the space with words of encouragement and positive affirmations.
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    Safe Love
    Concluding the workshop was a dedication to activate the SAFE LOVE shawls. The art of music and dance filled the space with words of encouragement and positive affirmations.
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    Safe Love
    During this workshop individuals, pairs, or small groups worked together creating a Safe Love patchwork shawl; embellishing them with different materials to expresses their love and appreciation for the continued support through their journey of healing.
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    Safe Love
    Together as a community, stories and love were shared. Participants were guided through reflection prompts in order to think about themselves and the love for themselves, their loved ones and the relationships with their loved ones through their journey of healing.
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    Detail view of SAFE LOVE artwork shawl.
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    Sharing my story... Introducing the workshop, the purpose of finding SAFE LOVE, the process of healing and appreciation.
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    Safe Love
    SAFE LOVE is a workshop that gives someone who has been affected by mental health, behavioral health, and/or addiction challenges, the opportunity to invite a loved one into their world.