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The Museum of African American Art and absolutearts.com artist Synthia SAINT JAMES are pleased to present Spectrum: New Visions From Eight Emerging Artists, an exciting group exhibition featuring talented young …
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At the annual Art Collectors’ Council meeting, held this year on April 30, works by African-American artist Sargent Johnson and Ernest Lawson were highlights. Following this year’s meeting of The …
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Nestled in the hills of Pacific Palisades is a hidden treasure of social realist, Hispanic and African American art. By Sharon Cotal Operating out of the Pacific Palisades home of …
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The Detroit Institute of Arts will name its new gallery of contemporary African American art after a pioneering General Motors executive and his wife. The newly named Maureen and Roy …
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A month long series of musical performances, art workshops, inspirational and motivational speakers, authors and dance performances all free to the community Acadiana Outreach is planning a month long cultural …
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The Birmingham Museum of Art says it will use a $300,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to hire curators for its growing collection of African-American art. Museum director …
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South Dallas Cultural Center, located at 3400 S. Fitzhugh in Dallas TX has been North Texas’ best kept fine arts secret for nearly 25 years – an African American art …
Apr 29, 2011 – Graphic Design USA, a monthly news and information magazine for and about the professional design community, has honored the Montclair Art Museum (MAM) with American Inhouse …
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Seventeen people sat in a room in the Art Center of Battle Creek on Wednesday, intently watching the flickering image of a man in blackface dance in a loose-limbed, foolish …
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Celebrated textile artist Gwendolyn Magee died Wednesday night following an illness. Magee,67, of Jackson turned a traditional art form into profound contemporary art centered around African-American life and history She …
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At Vulcan Park through August 26 in the Linn-Henley Gallery, The Music Lives On: Folk Song Traditions Told by Alabama Artists celebrates the Year of Alabama Music, a campaign launched …
The Baltimore Museum of Art has chosen architectural firm of Ziger/Snead to lead a $24 million renovation of the neoclassical museum building. The museum is located adjacent to the Johns …
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Despite a keen interest in African American history, Warren Oree had never heard of the violent standoff that came to be known as the Christiana riot. Then Oree came upon …
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Quince Orchard High School art students in the Creative Self Expression national art competition have their work on display through Tuesday at The Great Frame Up, 810 Muddy Branch Road, …
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 …