Gordon Parks’ vast career in 92 photos
Patricia Yollin When Karen Jenkins-Johnson decided to put together an exhibition of photographs by Gordon Parks, she had to choose from at least 900 images. It was an almost impossible …
Trapped in the Lye
Anthony Dickey I’m still in awe of how the timing in our lives is so gradual and perfect. Just enough time goes by to learn how wrong life can be …
Georgia Museum of Art to show 19th-century African American face jugs
ArtfixDaily.com) The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will present the exhibition “Face Jugs: Art and Ritual in 19th-Century South Carolina” May 4 to July 7, 2013. …
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First Ever African American Artists Showcase Held in Valdosta
By: Eames Yates Valdosta, GA – Fruits of the Garden Winery played host to Valdosta’s first ever African American Artists Showcase on Saturday evening in Downtown Valdosta. One artist said …
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Art X Detroit reveals program lineup
By B.J. Hammerstein Poet Naomi Long Madgett, musician Shara Worden and Free Press music writer Mark Stryker are among the talents who will be featured when the second edition of …
Two new galleries for Cape Town
by Penny Haw, MARCH sees the opening of two new art galleries in Cape Town. US abstract expressionist Andrew Hart Adler’s new “art and culture venue”, Atelier AHA opens in …
DANCE: From American football to ballet
by Tammy Ballantyne, I AM completely in love with ballet. It is the ‘perfect’ art form and so complex that perfection is almost unattainable and, for me, a never-ending …
Black Art of Dance concert series continues with 21st showing at Sac State
A’talah Foster Heritage and music collide in the dance department’s annual concert celebrating black dance culture. The dance department holds the Sacramento/Black Art of Dance Company, which has been at …
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Detroit Country Day student earns Black History art award
Detroit County Day student Kaylin White, 18, took third place and a $500 prize in the “McDonald’s Celebrates Black History Moments on Canvas” contest at the N’Namdi Center for …
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Bronzeville works to reclaim its reputation as a must-see art destination.
by Ashleigh M. Joplin Brick home after brick home creates a blur of tan as you drive through Bronzeville and then something catches your eye, a mural. Either free standing …
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Tough stretch for Motown fans as Miracles’ Bobby Rogers, Temptations’ Richard Street and Damon Harris pass away
As excitement builds on Broadway for the opening of “Motown: The Musical,” news for real-life Motown singers over the past few weeks has been far more somber. Bobby Rogers, a …
Borough artists to showcase best of Bronx talent at 2nd annual Bronx Day event at Armory Show 2013
By Tanyanika Samuels / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS The art world will once again train its eye on the Bronx on Thursday as part of Armory Show 2013, which draws …
The nation’s leading Afro-Caribbean cultural center will begin construction in early 2014 on new $5.5 million home in a converted landmark firehouse on 125th St. in East Harlem
By Douglas Feiden / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS The nation’s leading Afro-Caribbean cultural center will begin constructionin early 2014 on an eye-catching new $5.5 million home in a converted landmark …
Metropolitan Museum leaders are con artists: Suit claims deceptive admissions signs mislead public into paying for museum that’s free to the public
By Daniel Beekman AND Rich Schapiro / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS The Met’s admission policy is as deceptive as an M.C. Escher sketch — duping millions of people into paying …
NYC art show to draw thousands, make millions
NEW YORK – New York City‘s annual art fairs week is expected to draw tens of thousands of visitors and generate millions of dollars. Mayor Michael Bloomberg helped kick off …
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