Dear ART | library deco supporters:
Thank you for always taking the time to read and interact with the only African American virtual art library, gallery, and repository that delves into the Black experience in art, literature, and culture. This year once again had its highs and lows in all things centered around African American culture! To end this year, we have curated a listing of content for you to review at your leisure during the holiday season. For now, sit back, rewind in time and catch up on content, news, and information missed throughout the year. Our library curatorial team is looking forward to bringing you relevant content in 2023 that matters and will expand your horizons in African American art.
ART | library deco will go on break from December 1 – January 15, 2023.
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Temple University’s Charles Library is hiring a Digital Associate Archivist. The position requires archival experience and offers competitive salary, benefits, and opportunities for professional development within a vibrant academic community.
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On February 13, 2026, Douglass Day will celebrate the Colored Conventions, inviting participants to address civil rights issues. Registration is open, with newsletters providing insights on participation.
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D’Angelo, Visionary of Neo-Soul Whose Music Redefined a Generation, Dies at 51 Michael D’Angelo Archer, known to the world as D’Angelo, passed away suddenly on October 14, 2025, at the age of 51. The Grammy-winning singer and multi-instrumentalist was a pioneer of the neo-soul movement, whose profoundly spiritual, sensual, and genre-defying music left a lasting
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Boston Celebrates Allan Rohan Crite with Dual Exhibitions at Gardner Museum and Athenaeum October 23, 2025 – January 19, 2026Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and Boston Athenaeum, Boston, MA Boston honors the legacy of Allan Rohan Crite (1910–2007), a pioneering African American artist, through two concurrent exhibitions: Allan Rohan Crite: Urban Glory at the Isabella Stewart
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ART | Library DECO is hosting “Shelves of Resistance” on October 25, 2025, a virtual fundraiser to support Black art and secure nonprofit status, fostering cultural heritage and community engagement.
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Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A ContinuationThe Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) presents Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation from now to April 5, 2026, showcasing over 60 U.S.-based Anishinaabe artists. The exhibition, the museum’s first major Native American presentation in three decades, celebrates the ongoing legacy of Anishinaabe creativity across generations. Paintings, mixed media, and installations explore
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The Studio Museum in Harlem is now accepting applications for its 2026 Artist-in-Residence program, marking the inaugural residency in the Museum’s new building. This esteemed program offers emerging artists of African and Afro-Latinx descent the opportunity to develop their practice in one of the most vibrant cultural centers in the world. From March 15 to
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From Harlem to Lagos, fall 2025 ushers in a season of reclamation, renewal, and celebration in Black art. As the art world settles into the fall 2025 season, Black artists, curators, and institutions are taking center stage across the United States and abroad. From long-awaited museum reopenings to major traveling exhibitions and fairs, this season
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The College of Charleston’s Avery Research Center is hosting a symposium on Black education and history from June 9-11, 2026. Proposals for presentations are invited by January 20, 2026.
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The exhibition by Tafari Robertson redefines history through Black memory workers, emphasizing communal engagement and intergenerational knowledge sharing in dynamic, participatory ways.
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