Celebrate African American History
7th Annual BLACK HISTORY S H O W C A S E Featuring: Real People * Real Artifacts * Real Stories Take this journey through history April 23th & 24th, …
David Adjaye, the designer of the upcoming national museum, shrugs off his fame and focuses on adding West African themes to his work.
David Adjaye is the most famous black architect in the world. In fact, he may be the only famous black architect in the world. The tall, slim, ebony-handsome Londoner shrugs …
Ralph Cook to serve as chairman of Birmingham Museum of Art board of directors
Ralph Cook will become chairman of the board of directors of The Birmingham Museum of Art in September, the first African-American to hold that post in the museum’s 60-year history. …
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Seven African-American women cited as Living Portraits
As the founder of Celebrate Your History, social scientist Bianka Emerson has worked diligently — and quietly — to organize a yearly award ceremony and soul-food dinner that recognize Denver’s …
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Artists accomplish cultural mission with Art X Detroit
During a Saturday panel discussion at Art X Detroit, cultural critic Vince Carducci, a recipient of a no-strings, $25,000 Kresge fellowship, reminded everyone just how extraordinary the cash and marching …
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Arthur Primas, art collector and manager of entertainer Tyler Perry, teaches Flint native a lesson in art
When Louis Hawkins met revered art collector Arthur Primas at the Flint Institute of Arts (FIA) in February, he heard something he’ll never forget. “He said, ‘I’m not really an …
An abolitionist’s papers attract worldwide attention for Savannah
Dr. Walter O. Evans shares collection with a Frederick Douglass descendant, a British film crew and a leading American scholar The Frederick Douglass papers of Savannah art collector Dr. Walter …
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Capital Portraits, Grazia Toderi, and Nature’s Best Photography: April Art Preview
By Sophie Gilbert This month, a show opens at the National Portrait Gallery that required a little sleuthing. “Capital Portraits: Treasures From Washington Private Collections” runs through September 5, offering …
The Whitney, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art
When President and Mrs. Obama decorated the White House, they selected an artwork by Glenn Ligon, the New York artist whose retrospective is currently at the Whitney Museum of American …
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African American Women and ‘Passing’ As a Film Genre
“Life is but a walking shadow,” wrote William Shakespeare in Macbeth. In film studies, we frequently consider the extreme contrast of light and dark, of noirish chiaroscuro designs that were …
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All you can eat in an ARTFUL environment
THIS SUNDAY, APRIL 10….Sunday Brunch and Art ….11 to 5 pm Special $8 Art, music, fellowship, network and relax. Brunch Served NOW ONLY $8 with coupon Hours 11am – 5pm …
Jazzy ‘Twelfth Night’ set in San Francisco
There was a celebratory mood at opening night of the African-American Shakespeare Co.’s new production of “Twelfth Night” last weekend. It wasn’t just the high spirits radiating from the stage …
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Panoramic Poetry The October Lounge A seamless blend of art, rhythm, prose and music.
Friday at 7:00pm 6353 Greene Street, Philadelphia, PA 19144 Panoramic Poetry The October Lounge A seamless blend of art, rhythm, prose and music. Showcasing the area’s artists, poets, vocalist and …
The Spiritual Striving of the Freedman’s Son Exhibition Highlights Work of Ohio Landscape Artist
On May 1, 2011, the Thomas Cole National Historic Site opens Robert S. Duncanson: The Spiritual Striving of the Freedman’s Son, the first exhibition featuring the work of the nineteenth-century …