49er Vernon Davis an artist at heart
By Peter Hartlaub, Chronicle Pop Culture Critic When Vernon Davis does finally get to the Sistine Chapel, he’ll be a little closer to the “Creation of Adam” than most visitors. …
A Great Day (and Night) in Harlem
By DAVID YEZZINew York Not long before Romare Bearden’s first major museum retrospective opened at the Museum of Modern Art in 1971, he peered out from a friend’s window overlooking …
Disaster Relief: David Bates’ Katrina Paintings
Steve Shapiro Published 06/04/2010 – 6:33 p.m. CDT ABOUT THE AUTHOR Steve Shapiro Email: editor@kctribune.com Disaster Relief: David Bates’s Katrina PaintingsReviewed by Steve Shapiro Disasters ask nothing of humans; catastrophe …
Continue reading “Disaster Relief: David Bates’ Katrina Paintings”
AfroSolo Theatre Co Presents AFROSOLO ARTS FESTIVAL 17
San Francisco’s award-winning AfroSolo Theatre Company presents the 17th annual AfroSolo Arts Festival, celebrating African American artists giving voice to the Black experience. This year’s theme, UNITED IN PEACE: Artists, …
Continue reading “AfroSolo Theatre Co Presents AFROSOLO ARTS FESTIVAL 17”
Frederick Hayes & Ernest Jolly
Thursday, June 3 5:30p to 7:30p at Patricia Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco, CA Please join Patricia Sweetow Gallery for an exhibition with artists Frederick Hayes and Ernest Jolly. Frederick Hayes, …
Gantt and McColl Centers Unite to Highlight Culture and Diversity Initiatives
CHARLOTTE, NC.- Through the creation of a shared Creative Director position, Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture and McColl Center for Visual Art have taken a historic …
Continue reading “Gantt and McColl Centers Unite to Highlight Culture and Diversity Initiatives”
Decisions on MLK memorial raise debate
Decisions on MLK memorial raise debate By Linda Conleylinda.conley@shj.com Published: Sunday, June 6, 2010 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, June 6, 2010 at 1:06 a.m. ( page 1 of …
Collard Greens Museum explores black history
BY KATHLEEN PURVIS – The Charlotte Observer Charlotte — It’s called the Latibah Collard Green Museum. But the small museum on Cullman Avenue isn’t about greens or cooking. It’s about …
Continue reading “Collard Greens Museum explores black history”
Marina The Poet
Marina The PoetAuthor/Poet/Playwright/Workshop Facilitator/Visionary Marina has never been one to follow the crowd. Even as a young child, when most girls her age played with dolls, she begged her parents …
JORDAN E. BROOKS
JORDAN E. BROOKS“I’m so attracted to different ends of art, that some what influence my not yet defined style of art. Just so much is out there that people have …
Leimert Park Village Book Fair
Leimert Park Village Book Fair Announces 2010 Lineup Of Authors The Leimert Park Village Book Fair will feature booksignings, writing workshops, panel discussions, poetry readings, stage performances, musical entertainment and …
Introducing Collector Hub, A New Name For A Trusted Online Community
Introducing Collector Hub, A New Name For A Trusted Online Community Formerly known as BlackshearOnline, Collector Hub continues the same great service of offering collectors and enthusiasts the latest and …
Continue reading “Introducing Collector Hub, A New Name For A Trusted Online Community”
October Gallery’s Premium Collectors Art Auction Series
Sunday, August 1, 2010 12:30 to 5:30 PM6353 Greene Street, Philadelphia, PA 19144267-297-0188 View Art Up for Bid This is a premiere collectors art AUCTION series featuring some of the …
Continue reading “October Gallery’s Premium Collectors Art Auction Series”
Is Black Art Still Relevant?
Black Art will always be relevant to me. As a Baby Boomer I saw Jim Crow and racial troubles and Black Art helps me to connect with my roots. I …
The Art of the Steal
If a major American city wants to be taken seriously as a cultural center, it needs a world-class art museum. Such institutions are a ubiquitous presence everywhere from New York …