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The CLTV finds home in Orange Mound

By , Daily Memphian Published: December 27, 2018 1:34 AM CT
<strong>Myesha Rayford (center) and artist Lawrence Matthews work on a mural during an afterschool program on Dec. 18, 2018, for Melrose High School students at The Collective on Lamar Avenue.</strong> (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

Myesha Rayford (center) and artist Lawrence Matthews work on a mural during an afterschool program on Dec. 18, 2018, for Melrose High School students at The Collective on Lamar Avenue. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

<strong>Artist Amber George directs Arkealia Rayford on how to blend the different panels of a mural they are working on during an afterschool program on Dec. 18, 2018, for Melrose High School students at The Collective on Lamar Avenue.</strong> (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

Artist Amber George directs Arkealia Rayford on how to blend the different panels of a mural they are working on during an afterschool program on Dec. 18, 2018, for Melrose High School students at The Collective on Lamar Avenue. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

<strong>Kyra Macklin (right) tries to paint Devon Davis instead of the mural while joking around during an afterschool program on Dec. 18, 2018, for Melrose High School students at The Collective on Lamar Avenue.</strong> (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

Kyra Macklin (right) tries to paint Devon Davis instead of the mural while joking around during an afterschool program on Dec. 18, 2018, for Melrose High School students at The Collective on Lamar Avenue. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

Founded in 2015, The Collective (CLTV) has a three-part mission: empowering black artists, using their creative expression to elevate the black community and using the first two parts to shift the culture in Memphis.

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The Memphis native and two-time University of Memphis graduate has written for publications including The Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Flyer and High Ground News, and previously served as coordinator of The Teen Appeal.

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