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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 …
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A discussion on investing in African-American with the owner of the House of Art, Richard Beavers.
In this video House of Art Gallery features the artwork of Internationally acclaimed fine art artist Frank Morrison’s series titled “Soul Sisters” that pays tribute to the strength, beauty, elegance and style of black women to the poem titled “Phenomenal Women” written by Maya Angelou.
The C-STUNNERS Sculpture with Photography by Amunga Eschuchi March 1st – 9th 2013 FRANK PICTURES GALLERY in association with ED CROSS FINE ART Bergamot Station, A-5 2525 Michigan Avenue Santa Monica, CA The young Kenyan artist and TED Fellow, Cyrus Kabiru stands at the forefront of a generation of artists whose innovation and creativity …
The Huffington Post | By Julee Wilson The legendary singer is seen rocking her signature honey blonde-highlighted hair, a silky navy blouse and what appears to be a black skirt for Vogue’s German edition, which was shot by Claudia Knoepfel and Stefan Indlekofer and styled by Nicola Knels. We would have loved to see Tina’s …
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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 …
Variety of mediums on display for Prince George’s County exhibit by Cara Hedgepeth Staff writer “I am very excited for this exhibit,” said Washington, D.C. resident Gloria Kirk. “It will be a feast for my eyes, a pleasure for my heart and a lesson for my brain.” Kirk has been a member of The Black …
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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 …
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Patricia Yollin When Karen Jenkins-Johnson decided to put together an exhibition of photographs by Gordon Parks, she had to choose from at least 900 images. It was an almost impossible task, but she eventually selected 92 pictures that capture gangs in Harlem, fashion in Paris, a starving boy in Brazil and more than four decades …
ArtfixDaily.com) The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will present the exhibition “Face Jugs: Art and Ritual in 19th-Century South Carolina” May 4 to July 7, 2013. This exhibition draws from the collections of face vessels from the Edgefield District of South Carolina and is organized by the Milwaukee Art Museum and …
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By: Eames Yates Valdosta, GA – Fruits of the Garden Winery played host to Valdosta’s first ever African American Artists Showcase on Saturday evening in Downtown Valdosta. One artist said “we didn’t have the best weather for this but we still had a very good turnout.” The rain couldn’t scare off the crowds from coming …
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By B.J. Hammerstein Poet Naomi Long Madgett, musician Shara Worden and Free Press music writer Mark Stryker are among the talents who will be featured when the second edition of the Art X Detroit: Kresge Arts Experience kicks off April 10 at more than a dozen venues in Detroit’s Midtown area. The five-day cultural celebration, …
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 …
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 …
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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 …
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