Category: Visual Artist Spotlight

The Ball State University Museum of Art has achieved accreditation from the American Association of Museums (AAM), the highest national recognition for a museum. Accreditation signifies that the museum operates on all levels according to the highest and most current professional standards and practices, managing its collections responsibly and providing quality service to the public, …

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The Pan-African Studies Department held its annual Research-in-Progress Presentations on April 12. This event served as a platform for eight students enrolled in the capstone course, to present their works-in-progress and receive suggestions as well as feedback. Professor of History and African-American/African Studies Lillie Edwards said that the presentations served as “a tribute to the …

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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 off his celebrity status and prefers to talk about his work. But big wins create big stars. Adjaye teamed up with New York firm Davis …

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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. Cook, an attorney and former asso­ciate justice of the Ala­bama Su­preme Court, will serve a three­-year term, succeeding Thomas L. Hamby. “I am personally excited …

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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 forgotten heroes. The spotlight was turned, though, when the Denver section of the National Council of Negro Women included Emerson as one of the seven …

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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 orders were that the Troy foundation gave to three dozen local artists: “Here’s a check, go do something cool.” Mission accomplished. The results were the …

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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 expert in art.’ But that he was drawn to pieces and would go home and research the artist and that time period and that’s how …

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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 O. Evans will come to life tonight as the great-great-great grandson of the famed abolitionist reads from them during a National Geographic Channel special that …

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