) ▁which ▁puts ▁on ▁an ▁inv it ational ▁exhibition ▁of ▁work ▁from ▁inner - city ▁high ▁school ▁students ▁in ▁Phoenix ▁ann ually ▁and ▁brings ▁in ▁a ▁prominent ▁African ▁American ▁artist ▁to ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁region ▁every ▁two ▁years ▁among ▁other ▁community ▁supported ▁programs . ▁Additionally ▁he ▁started ▁the ▁" Ar ts ▁in ▁Job ▁Development " ▁program ▁through ▁the ▁O pport un ities ▁Indust rial ization ▁Center ▁which ▁provides ▁employ ment ▁training ▁programs ▁for ▁under - ser ved ▁populations ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁On ▁a ▁national ▁stage , ▁Gr igs by ▁was ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Art ▁Education ▁Association . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁second ▁conven ing ▁and ▁was ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Minor ity ▁Conc ern s ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Multi eth nic ▁Conc ern s . ▁ ▁Gr igs by ▁was ▁a ▁pro l ific ▁artist ▁who ▁continued ▁to ▁create ▁art ▁even ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 3 . ▁According ▁to ▁Gr igs by ▁" a ▁visual ▁artist ▁express es ▁himself / h ers elf ▁about ▁human ▁conditions , ▁within ▁a ▁framework ▁of ▁design ". ▁Gr igs by ' s ▁a est het ics ▁are ▁heavily ▁influenced ▁by ▁African ▁art , ▁specifically ▁from ▁the ▁K uba ▁Kingdom . ▁Family ▁is ▁c ited ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁many ▁inspir ations , ▁however ▁other ▁them es ▁of ▁social ▁in just ice ▁and ▁human ity ▁are ▁often ▁present ▁in ▁his ▁work ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Selected ▁Ex hib itions ▁▁▁ 1 9 4 0 : ▁T anner ▁Art ▁Gall eries ,