Caribbean Arts and Crafts Festival, BVI

By: The gallery of the Caribbean art Artisans representing nearly 20 Caribbean islands will again converge in the British Virgins Islands (BVI) March 5 to 10 for the seventh annualCaribbean Arts and Crafts Festival. Instead of usual trivial trinkets and silly souvenirs, visitors can expect to find woven baskets, handmade furniture, carvings from tropical hardwoods, …

George Bayard’s Enduring Art

by: J. Bennett Rylah George Bayard came up in a recent discussion surrounding the Christmas vandalism of various Uptown businesses. Curious as to why Bayard no longer called Uptown his entrepreneurial home, I found articles indicating he had relocated his business, Bayard Gallery of Fine African American Art and Books, from the 1100 block of …

Artist of Negro League Baseball exhibit speaks at Muskegon MLK Unity breakfast

By Dave Alexander MUSKEGON — As an artist, Kadir Nelson said he looks for beauty in negative situations. Such a philosophy created a Negro League Baseball book that is the subject of a new exhibit at theMuskegon Museum of Art. It also describes Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights workers, the soft-spoken artist …

New Orleans African American Museum to undergo renovations

By Bruce Eggler The city will dedicate $3 million in federal Community Development Block Grant money to the museum, founded in the late 1990s. Landrieu is expected to say that the city is counting on the expanded museum to contribute to the revitalization of Treme by spurring nearby business development, creating jobs and developing a …

African American History Uncapped by UNCAP

By: Jacqueline Goldsby Jacqueline Goldsby, an associate professor in the English Department at New York University, has long been known for her quest to fill in the gaps of African American history through her thorough and avid research of topics ranging from the Harlem Renaissance to Chicago’s black literary scene. Recently her research endeavors have …

Museum celebrates Black History Month

by: Greater lafayette LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) – With Black History Month just around the corner, two organizations are coming together to help the community celebrate. The Art Museum of Great Lafayette and Purdue University’s Black Cultural Center are collaborating to showcase African American artists. Two of the featured artists are Preston Jackson and Joyce Owners, …

African-American art collection on display at Geneva

By: Scott Tady BEAVER FALLS — Vivian Hewitt was a librarian, and her husband, John, a freelance writer; not necessarily jobs one would associate with the pricey world of art collection. Yet through the decades, the Hewitts steadily amassed an assortment of art that caught their fancy, and one day would be deemed one of …

Harlem-fine-arts-show-returns-for-second-year

By Jon Schuppe MANHATTAN — A national showcase of African-American artists is returning to Harlem in February, a weeklong affair that will coincide with Black History Month. The second annual Harlem Fine Arts Show will be held at Riverside Church from Feb. 25 to 27 with a mission to develop “the long-neglected area of African-American …

Connecting People with Art – October Gallery Art Book -BlackStream Renaissance.

BlackStream Renaissance Here is an excerpt from the October Gallery Art book “Connecting People with Art”See if you agree or disagree with this: Our national and international patrons and artists have witnessed firsthand the creation and development of the African-American art industry, which prior to the 1970s was almost nonexistent. This group of patrons and …

Pimps in the Pulpit – the Stage Play – Shannon Bellamy

Take a look at the video, tells us what you think of this new stage play. PHILADELPHIA, PA–(Marketwire – September 30, 2009) – Based on a true story, Shannon Bellamy writes about her experience with a church scandal and exposes the church whose choir won the 2009 Steve Harvey Hoodie Awards for best Choir, in …

Top 10 home decor trends for 2011

(ARA) – Something old, something new. Something borrowed, something blue. While typically the refrain for most brides, this adage holds equally true for the top home decorating trends for the coming year. What’s old is new again Whether they’re genuine period pieces being repurposed or home furnishings reproduced from popular items from the ’50s, ’60s …