ART BYE | REWIND – REVISIT – 2022

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.



  • ART Photo Exhibit | 2020 Black Lives Matter Images from Around The Globe

    Think in terms of images and words. They can be mighty powerful when they are fitted together properly. — Gordon Parks Photo Exhibition Curated by ART | library deco : Image Credits, Public Domain

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  • ART Tours | VIRTUAL Black Abolitionist Tour of London

    From Dr. Hannah-Rose Murray, University of Edinburgh Event Information 90min virtual walking tour of London, highlighting 6 sites where African American activists made an important impact on the UK landscape About this Event Welcome to my VIRTUAL tour of London! Every month, I lead a walking tour of London, highlighting six sites where African American…

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  • From ART | library deco: The Academy Museum partnered with Academy Award®–winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter to debut her coloring illustrations. You are in a for a free treat! The pages are published weekly via the Academy Museum’s website and are free to download at your leisure. Download the third set released this week below by clicking on…

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  • Credit: Black-ish’s Season Premiere: Juneteenth Hamilton – Inspired Musical Episode “I’m Just A Slave” By The Roots

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  • Free Publication for Historic Convening at Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute From Aperture: Aperture is pleased to present “Vision & Justice: A Civic Curriculum,” a free publication released on the occasion of Vision & Justice: A Creative Convening on Art, Race, and Justice, a landmark two-day conference that took place at Radcliffe on April 25–26, organized by Professor…

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  • Click Play Button Curated List Includes: Nick Cannon, H.E.R., Dave Chappelle, LL Cool J, Beyonce, J.Cole

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  • ART Virtual Exhibition | A Complement to African American Art in the 20th Century

    From the Westmorland Museum of American Art: To complement the exhibition African American Art of the 20th Century from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, we have brought together a selection of paintings, sculptures, photo montages and prints from The Westmoreland’s permanent collection and loans from Art Bridges and The University Museum at Indiana University of…

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  • ART News: Become an ART | library deco patron

    Become an ART | library deco patron ART | library deco accepts patron investments to keep the maintenance and content, available for free of charge. It takes time to research, write original content, and publish information from around the world. Your philanthropy will support the innovation of the digital art library and mission. Click on…

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  • ART Films | Watch The Black Panthers: The Revolutionary Artist Emory Douglas

    From Open Culture: Article Written by Ted Mills Known as the Revolutionary Artist by his fellow Black Panthers and officially titled their Minister of Culture, Emory Douglas provided the striking visuals and designed the layout to the newspaper that bore the organization’s name when it premiered in 1967. In this short but insightful documentary by the outfit known as Dress Code, Douglas…

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  • ART News | Meet Arthur Lewis, African American Art Connoisseur

    From ART | library deco: Writer Essence Harden at Artsy.net interviews world-renowned African American art collector Arthur Lewis. She provides an intricate look and perspective about the Creative Director of UTA Fine Arts in Los Angeles, California’s, Black art collection and contributions to the visual arts world. Read more about Arthur Lewis’ journey in collecting…

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