Goleman art teacher wins Best in Show for art piece

The second edition of Artistic License Art Exhibition honored 18 artists at a reception held earlier this year, among them Goleman art teacher Charles E. Humes Jr. Artistic License is a Miami Design District event organized by Miami-Dade Public Schools, Division of Academic Support, Visual and Performing Arts and Dade Art Educators Association. 

Humes was named one of three for Best in Show for his piece “Homage to the Chairman” created with mixed media. The judges’ decisions were based on the artist’s achievements and the overall consistency of their body of work. Judges look for personal vision, innovation and creative risk-taking articulated in the piece. 

“My body of work may well be characterized as a type of social realism but I like the term ‘humism,’ a humanist way of employing any and everything to tell a story,” said Humes. “My work portrays the subtle drama in the noble African term ‘harambee’ in which everyone and every moment is celebrated. I portray thoughtful vignettes of the plight and circumstance of people, particularly the genre of the African-American and people of color.”