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 literary | Notes to Self…Inspiration by Octavia Butler

    Octavia Butler’s Notes to Self …Butler reveals in an interview with The New York Times:  When I began writing science fiction, when I began reading, heck, I wasn’t in any of this stuff I read. The only black people you found were occasional characters or characters who were so feeble-witted that they couldn’t manage anything, anyway. I…

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  • ART Boutique | Visit IDEAZIO, BLACKOUT2020

    SHOP BLACKOUT2020! NOW OPEN Visit Ideazio Boutique Check out our latest designs inside our virtual boutique. Each design in this series features the front and back of the product. New designs are available monthly. Invest in African American Women-Owned Businesses. Thank you for your support!

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  • 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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