 While the portraits created visual meaning – and revised the overwhelming whitewashing of American culture in media – the dinners were where the actual lived experiences of these artists of color could come to the forefront and be transformed into meaningful social and cultural criticism.Initially invited as subjects of the portraits, the dinners began to be organized around invited hosts who would help to create the guest list, provide the prompts for discussion and guide the conversation.In January 2019 the first venture in taking "The Supper Club" outside of New York City came to fruition as The University of Texas Department of Art & Art History hosted the entire portrait series and additional dinners were held in Austin.