‘Art on the BeltLine’

“Art on the BeltLine,” Atlanta’s largest exhibition of temporary art, christens a new public space in the best possible way: with a wide-ranging display of works by a broad swath of Atlanta artists, supported by numerous volunteers and institutions. The project, which includes performances scheduled throughout its five-month run, was conceived to lure the public …

SmileyBooks To Host Free Journal Writing Teleclass Celebrating The Latest America I Am Release

Join us on Thursday, August 19, 2010 7:00–8:30 PM EST New York, NY (BlackNews.com) — For too long, stories of the lives and journeys of African Americans have been told by others. With the publication of America I AM Journal, edited by Clarence Reynolds (SmileyBooks, Trade Paperback Original; $11.95) African Americans can now take pride …

4th Annual Women of Color Conference: Empowering Our Future August 15 – 16, 2010 Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas NV

Who attended: Women of all ethnicities, professions and social backgrounds were invited to participate. Attendees included: • Corporate executives • Community Leaders • Professionals Benefits for attending the event: Keynote speakers shared their knowledge and experiences, providing opportunities for deep personal growth and development. Each presenter was a catalyst for change, and were committed to …

The Journey of Hope in America: Quilts Inspired by Barack Obama, National Afro-American Museum & Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH

The Journey of Hope in America: Quilts Inspired by Barack ObamaDecember 18, 2009 Through December 18, 2010National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center The Journey of Hope in America: Quilts Inspired by President Barack Obama commemorates an historic milestone in American history – the election of an African American man as president. The show will open …

5th Annual Peachtree Village International Film Festival Atlanta, GA

August 19-22, 2010Hyatt Regency HotelDowntown, Atlanta, GA PVIFF is hosted by The African American Cinema Gallery (AACG) & Gipp. Museums, Inc. PVIFF attracts 5,000+ people each year from around the world. PVIFF was created in 2006 under the previous name (Sweet Auburn International Film Festival) and have served as the launching pad for many successful …

AAAM Annual Conference

African-American Museum Conference Held in Pittsburgh For three days this week representatives from more than 200 African-American museums are in Pittsburgh for a conference. They are attending sessions on curating and archiving. There were also more specialized sessions on re-interpreting African-American food history and preserving Florida’s African-American civil war heritage. A museum is defined as …

Work of Art unveiled in a City Cemetery

SALEM, MA — Not all art is in museums. In fact, you can find art in the strangest places. Take, for example, the huge mural on the side of the maintenance building in Greenlawn Cemetery. The colorful painting of a cemetery angel and Celtic cross was completed a few days ago by Richie Martineau, who …

The Healing Power of Art

Photographs by Wadson Labrousse Courtesy the government of the Republic of Haiti”> n January 12, 2010, Haiti was hit by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake, which turned out to be the worst humanitarian disaster of modern times with the death toll reaching 300,000 people, another 250,000 wounded and 1,800,000 people in need of shelter. The children …

Separate and Unequaled: Black Baseball in the District of Columbia

Separate and Unequaled: Black Baseball in the District of Columbia On view indefinitely The Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum1901 Fort Place, SE Washington, DC 20020Main office: 202-633-4820 Back by popular demand after a recent successful run at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., a condensed version of this exhibition is on view at the museum. From …

Word, Shout, Song: Lorenzo Dow Turner at The Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum

The Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum1901 Fort Place, SE Washington, DC 20020Main office: 202-633-4820 The hours of operation for the museum are 10am to 5pm daily except December 25 when the museum closes in observance of the Christmas holiday. Connecting Communities through Language August 9, 2010 – March 27, 2011 Word, Shout, Song documents the historical …

Beyond the Harlem Renaissance

FEW aesthetic labels are as linked to a neighborhood as the Harlem Renaissance, the cultural movement of the 1920s and ’30s that created some of the most significant American art of the 20th century. So when the gallery owner Averlyn Archer and the tourism professional Jacqueline Orange teamed up to create a trolley-bus tour of …

Explore, Experience, Appreciate Art! ArtCrawl Harlem

Explore, Experience, Appreciate Art! ArtCrawl HarlemTM Saturday, August 7 and Sunday, August 8, 2010 Fee: $55; Limited Number of Tickets, $40 so Book Early! ArtCrawl HarlemTM is a guided trolley tour of local galleries. Participants visit seven Harlem art galleries and receive a 20- 30 minute “tour within a tour” at each site. The participants …

The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia Presents:

On View through September 18, 2010:“Diluted Loss” by Keith RamseyArtist gallery talks:Saturday, July 24 at 1:00 p.m.Saturday, August 21 at 1:00 p.m.Saturday, September 11 at 1:00 p.m.Free with admission The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia00 Clay Street Richmond, VA 23219 phone: (804) 780-9093 fax: (804) 780-9107 email:information.bhm@gmail.com

BIGGEST NETWORKING EVENT OF THE SUMMER August 28 at 9:00pm 7165 GERMANTOWN AVE, MT AIRY

BIGGEST NETWORKING EVENT OF THE SUMMER August 28 at 9:00pm 7165 GERMANTOWN AVE, MT AIRY BOOK SIGNING BY AUTHOR BARRY FLETCHER OF HIS NEW BOOK “LEARN A MAN EARN A MAN”, ART & GIFT BAG GIVE AWAYS BY OCTOBER GALLERY, GIVE-AWYS BY JAGUAR, PHILA SUN MAGAZINE WILL BE SHOOTING FOR THIER NEXT ISSUE, VARIOUS FALVORS …