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Hyde Park native Turtel Onli said the comic book industry has come a long way since he decided to self publish “NOG” in the early 1980s. He said companies then …
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“Unexpected Encounters” is the theme of the 2011 National Black Arts Festival, and, indeed, there are many acquaintances worth making (or renewing) as the popular event hits full stride this …
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Now that Fanizani is no more, the most intriguing question we need to ask ourselves is what did we learn from him? Surely, 50 years in any art genre carries …
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The Fowler Museum at UCLA presents “Transcultural Pilgrim: Three Decades of Work by José Bedia,” an exhibition that brings together 28 large-scale figurative paintings and drawings and a newly commissioned, …
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From outside the deserted Wilmington building, passersby would have no idea that an authentic, nearly 70-year-old Aaron Douglas painting dominates the living room inside. Douglas, the forefather of African-American art …
Paying homage seems so reasonable, so modest, such an honorable thing to do. But like the long-winded toast that becomes an aria to me, me, me, or the oversized introduction …
Step Afrika! Hit the Mark When the drum was banned during slavery in the United States, it was seen as a weapon, a powerful instrument that could send messages to …
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Ecumenical Service Light of the World Christian Church, 4646 Michigan Road. Speaker: The Rev. Dr. Kevin Cosby, senior pastor of St. Stephen Baptist Church. Host pastor: Bishop T. Garrott Benjamin …
The National Black Arts Festival officially launches July 7, but most of the performances fall over the closing July 15-17 weekend at Centennial Olympic Park, other downtown sites and at …
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The South Bend Redevelopment Commission has approved a plan to turn the Hansel Center on the city’s west side into the University of Notre Dame Center for Arts and Culture. …
Right now, through the end of June, the Bedford YMCA is not just a place to work out and stretch your body. Now, the Y is featuring an art exhibit …
Bye-bye, Andy Warhol. Sayonara, Jun Kaneko. Farewell, Richmond Barthé and Helene Fielder. The Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art (www.georgeohr.org) set the bar awfully high with its opening exhibits, which until recently …
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Atlanta-based artist Radcliffe Bailey will be exhibiting 37 works including paintings, sculptures, mixed media, photos on metal and others at the High Museum of Art through September 11. Bailey is …
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JD Dragan has been photographing men of color for more than 30 years. This Friday, June 24, his new exhibition “Modern Slave” opens at Philly’s AxD Gallery with an artist’s …
By Sara Bauknecht, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The August Wilson Center for African American Culture will shift from focusing on presenting out-of-town artists to producing more of its own programming next season …
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