Poet and artist honor African-American History month

By JESSICAH PETERS Two women with diverse religious backgrounds combined their God-given talents in honor of African-American History Month. Sister Pamela Smith and The Reverend Gwendolyn Green discovered a commonality …

7th Annual Fine Art + Fashion

Photo by Moses Robinson Fine Art + Fashion Mark your calendars now for the 7th Annual Fine Art + Fashion: A Neiman Marcus presentation to benefit NBAF, Thursday evening, March …

After Tanner: African American Artists since 1948 at PAFA

By andrea kirsh April 13, 2012 As recent national news has made painfully clear, ours is not  a post-racial society, and much as I’d rather not see African American artists …

Kevin Cole Visual Artist

When I turned eighteen years old, my grandfather stressed the importance of voting by taking me to a tree where he was told that African-Americans were lynched by their neckties …

Charles Bibbs – Visual Artist

Charles Bibbs Contemporary Visual Artist Entrepreneur and Philanthropist               Internationally acclaimed artist Charles Bibbs, whose work is featured in museums, galleries, organizations, and homes …

What is art and how does it enhance our lives

What is art and how does it enhance our lives by October Gallery Staff Art is a presentation of the imagination of the Human mind. Whatever the mind imagines it …

Dr. David Driskell’s legacy (Video)

“Dr. Driskell’s legacy extends through several students who have built impressive careers as artists, teachers, and scholars in their own right. Artistic Reflections celebrates that legacy by featuring Dr. Driskell’s …

An interview with the artist Sam Gilliam (Video)

An interview with the artist Sam Gilliam Sam Gilliam grew up in Tupelo, Mississippi, and studied art in Louisville, Kentucky. In 1962 he moved to Washington, D.C., and created abstract …

Meet Kerry James Marshall (Video)

An interview with artist Kerry James Marshall at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Kerry James Marshall is one of the leading contemporary painters of his generation. Over the past twenty-five …

John & Vivian Hewitt Collection of African-American Art (Video)

One of the nation’s most important and comprehensive collections of African-American art presented in its entirety For over a 50-year period, John and Vivian Hewitt visited galleries, artists’ studios and …