PHILADELPHIA: Radcliff Bailey

Notes April 3 – April 27, 2013 Opening reception: Friday, April 5, 2013, 6 – 8:30pm BRIDGETTE MAYER GALLERY 709 Walnut Street, 1st Floor Philadelphia, PA Bridgette Mayer Gallery is pleased to announce its premier solo exhibition of work by artist Radcliffe Bailey. The exhibition, entitled Notes, will feature new sculptures in steel, bronze, porcelain …

Nicki Minaj Shows Lots Of Cleavage In Cut-Out Swimsuit (Video)

“Shy” is certainly not a term used to describe Nicki Minaj. So it’s no surprise the rap goddess isn’t afraid to don a skimpy swimsuit now and again. Minaj on Tuesday bared her cleavage in a neon, cut-out swimsuit while in a hot tub on the set of her upcoming music video, “High School (feat. …

University of Delaware Museums

University Museums Mission The University Museums seeks to enhance the educational and scholarly mission of the University of Delaware through the exhibition, online presentation, study, preservation and growth of its unique collections in 20th and 21st century American art (with particular strengths in the Brandywine School, African American art, and photography), minerals and pre-Columbian ceramics. …

Lynde Washington – Visual Artist

Lynde Washington was born July 2, 1977, in Washington D.C.  As a child he had two things in his hands, a paintbrush in one and a football in the other. Washington was introduced to the world of art and football from two of the most influential people in his life, his great- grandfather and his father. His great-grandfather, Lynnwood …

Muslima: Muslim Women’s Art And Voices Featured At IMOW Exhibition

By Samina Ali As the curator for the International Museum of Women’s new global exhibition, Muslima: Muslim Women’s Art & Voices, the one question I’m repeatedly asked is, “What common trait do Muslim women artists and leaders around the world share that strikes you?” My answer: their courage. The sad reality is that many of …

Women’s History Month at the Smithsonian

  Women in jazz, women in science, women in the arts, women were everywhere. Even in the days when women were supposed to just be in the kitchen, they were busy making history. And this month at the Smithsonian, a month-long celebration of those women kicks off with the American History’s exhibit on the 100th …

Stage preview: Public’s ‘Thurgood’ aims to be intimate look at epic man

  By Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette So much of what Thurgood Marshall accomplished is well-documented: As attorney for the NAACP in 1954, he won the Brown v. Board of Education case, in which the Supreme Court ended racial segregation in public schools. In 1967, he became our first African-American Supreme Court justice. “Thurgood” attempts to give …

DANCE: From American football to ballet

  by Tammy Ballantyne, I AM completely in love with ballet. It is the ‘perfect’ art form and so complex that perfection is almost unattainable and, for me, a never-ending experience and journey,” says Brooklyn Mack (pictured), the 26-year-old superstar from The Washington Ballet, who is in Joburg to perform in South African Mzansi Ballet’s …

Black Art of Dance concert series continues with 21st showing at Sac State

A’talah Foster Heritage and music collide in the dance department’s annual concert celebrating black dance culture. The dance department holds the Sacramento/Black Art of Dance Company, which has been at Sac State for more than 21 years. Dance choreographer Linda Goodrich created the dance company following in the footsteps of dancer Katherine Dunham. Dunham was …

Detroit Country Day student earns Black History art award

  Detroit County Day student Kaylin White, 18, took third place and a $500 prize in the “McDonald’s Celebrates Black History Moments on Canvas” contest at the N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art in Midtown. “Art is an important aspect in a student’s development,” said gallery owner George N’Namdi. “I’m honored to be part of this …

NYC art show to draw thousands, make millions

NEW YORK – New York City‘s annual art fairs week is expected to draw tens of thousands of visitors and generate millions of dollars. Mayor Michael Bloomberg helped kick off the activities Wednesday. A gala was held at the granddaddy of all art fairs, The Armory Show at Piers 92 and 94 on the Hudson …

Romare Bearden: ‘Urban Rhythms And Dreams Of Paradise’ Stuns At ACA Galleries

The Huffington Post  |  By Priscilla Frank Take a deep breath before diving into the color-drenched palette of multimedia artist Romare Bearden. In his 1988 obituary, the New York Times referred to the 75-year-old artist as the nation’s “foremost collagist.” This month, we’re going gaga over ACA Galleries‘ exhibition of Bearden’s later works, entitled “Urban …

G. Caliman Coxe, African-American abstract artist

  Keeping up with Payne Fine Arts Warren Payne For four decades G. (Gloucester) Caliman Coxe (1907-1999) was the dean of African-American artists in Louisville, Kentucky,  an art scene in the 1950s and ‘60s that included such artists as Bob Thompson and Sam Gilliam, among several others. Coxe, a native of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, lived in …