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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— WomenArts is a worldwide community of artists and allies that works for empowerment, opportunity, and visibility for women artists. We provide a variety of free online networking, fundraising and advocacy services, and we organize Support Women Artists Now Day (SWAN Day), an annual international holiday celebrating women’s creativity in all its forms. We believe…
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—- T-Rex is an intimate story about a new kind of American heroine. For the first time, women’s boxing is included in the 2012 Olympics. Fighting for gold is 17-year-old Claressa “T-Rex” Shields. From the streets of Flint, Michigan, Claressa is undefeated and utterly confident. Her fierceness extends beyond the ring. She desperately wants to…
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Read this awesome portrayal, about the great Elizabeth Catlett: Elizabeth Catlett, Sculptor With Eye on Social Issues, Is Dead at 96 By KAREN ROSENBERG, APRIL 3, 2012 — Published By, The New York Times : Section: Art Design, April 2012 | © 2015 The New York Times Company
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Emancipating the Past: Kara Walker’s Tales of Slavery and Power Now Through – May 29, 2015 Exhibit: THE DAVID C. DRISKELL CENTER GALLERY — From David C. Driskell Center press release: The David C. Driskell Center at the University of Maryland is proud to present Emancipating the Past: Kara Walker’s Tale of Slavery and Power. The exhibition…
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Contemporary quilt artists trace the path of black history in the United States with 97 original works exploring important events, places, people, and ideas over 400 years. Arranged in chronological order, quilt themes include the first enslaved people brought over by Dutch traders in 1619, the brave souls marching for civil rights, the ascendant influence…
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‘The Art Album’ is an illustrated book celebrating the long-standing relationship between the visual arts and hip-hop music, and is the result of a collaboration between two giants of the American music scene. Dawud Knuckles is a veteran of the record industry in America. In the 1990s, his friends founded the hip-hop record label Ruff…
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— What: Bibliophilia: Collecting Black Books When: Through February 25, 2015 Where: Hennepin County Government Center, Hennepin Gallery Hours: Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m to 6:00 p.m. As early as the 1830s, free African Americans began collecting books and memorabilia that document the history and contributions of people of African descent. In addition to celebrating…
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