The Michigan chapter of the National Conference of Artists was founded in 1974 under the leadership of NCA regional coordinator, Evangeline J. Montgomery.  The charter members were Edsel Reid, Margaret Montgomery, Robert Brewer, Eddie Rivera, Kwesi Asante, Aaron Ibn Pori Pitts, Adebayo Ni Yonu, and Shirley Woodson. The Mission of NCA Michigan is to preserve, promote and develop African American culture through the visual arts; and to foster the creative forces of artists emanating from the African American and African World Experience. Our organization creates networks with artists throughout Michigan, the United States, the Americas, Europe and Africa. This global view represents the broad perspective of inclusion in the arts.