“These accomplished artists are tapping into their culture and creativity to share empowering messages with communities that have been hard hit by COVID-19,” said Chet P....
Caseen Gaines explores the question, how long will your star stay aloft?
The sculptural figures created in all-black steel with vinyl tubing, each standing four feet high, would surround the empty pedestal where a statue of Francis Scott...
The Gallery and its website display the art of a number of Black artists which includes: TheArthur Wright, Lumumba Edwards, and Maalak Atkins. Zwanda and Mitchell...
The city made the announcement Tuesday about the grants, which will support 772 distinct arts events and activities that will expose more than 110,000 participants to...
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There is freedom with the Zentangle; there is no expected visual outcome and students are less prone to creative blocks and self-criticism.
Six murals, curated by SAM, are aimed at raising awareness and mobilizing support to combat rising U.S. and global food insecurity, especially in the socio-economic fallout...
Gwahara’s plane is flying over Oakland. He said it was a symbol of optimism, and that each cloud represents a student from his 6th grade class.
Kali Onaje Ray, director of the renowned San Francisco Black Film Festival, died on Aug. 7, 2020, from complications of a stroke. He was 48. He...
In her first full-length book of poetry, “Synchronicity The Oracle of Sun Medicine,” published by Oakland’s own Nomadic Press in February of this year, Oakland native Tureeda...
ArtEsteem’s 22nd Annual Art Exhibition, a youth-driven, 3D, multimedia online event of art, stories and video interviews will be on view from June 13-July 13, 2020,...
DAYTONA TIMES — Political cartoon by Clay Jones /claytoonz.com
WASHINGTON INFORMER — When one drives or walks through the neighborhoods in the District, colorful murals jump off building walls, making the city a prettier, more art-filled...
NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — Textile Artist Oyenike Monica Okundaye, better known as Nike Okundaye, displayed the unique adire designs of the Yoruba Artform during a...
NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — The artist showcase organized by the International Arts Foundation of New Orleans with the Center for African and African American...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — On September 20, Playback Memphis staged its second annual Frayser Matters performance, but it was a first appearance for the members of...
THE AFRO — Twenty years ago Jason Moran’s jazz trio, The Bandwagon wowed audiences with their unique sound and artistic mash-ups, and for eight years the Kennedy...
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — Participants at a day-long gathering last week that focused on ways artistic endeavors might offer needed therapy for troubled military veterans said such art...
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — In the 1930s, the Federal Housing Administration began to systematically deny mortgages to black, Latinx and Jewish residents. This process became known as redlining...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Hebru Brantley is known for his narrative art work, with a nod to reclaiming history. The local artist has created exhibitions for local...
THE AFRO — Modern audiences are all too familiar with topics regarding racial inequities, widespread gentrification, car service regulations, senseless violence, PTSD and unhealthy relationships with...
THE BURTON WIRE — Artist Shanequa Gay’s immersive, site-specific exhibition LIT WITHOUT SHERMAN celebrates Atlanta’s historic West End neighborhood. Integrating a mix of mediums, the exhibit...
THE AFRO — ’s not very often that by the end of a play, there are empty theatre seats, audience members out of place and no...
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — They all are 24 years old, attended Ramsay High School and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)—and together they started a movement. Micah...