NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2024
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“Black & Blue: Cultural Oasis in the Hills”
DALLAS, Texas (August 16, 2013) – The Nasher Sculpture Center is pleased to reveal the plans for a newly commissioned work by artist Vicki Meek that will be located on the campus of Paul Quinn College. The work is one of ten commissions for the Nasher’s 10th anniversary, city-wide exhibition Nasher XChange, which will be on view October 19, 2013 through February…
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Project Row Houses | 20 Years On The Block
Join Project Row Houses between 11am and 7pm for our 20th Anniversary Celebration. Get a first look at Round 39: “Looking Back, Moving Forward” featuring Jessica Vaughn, Jamal Cyrus, Ray Carrington III, Troy Gooden, Lovie Olivia, and Valerie Piraino – curated by Ryan Dennis. Date: October 5, 2013 Time: 11 AM – 7 PM Where:…
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2013 MacAuthur Genius Grant Recipient| Artist Carrie Mae Weems
Artist Carrie Mae Weems is one of 24 recipients of this year’s fellowships from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, commonly referred to as “genius” grants. Over five years, she will take home $625,000. At 60, Weems is the oldest recipient this year. For more than three decades, Weems has worked principally in…
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Robert Pruitt | Artist of the Year | HFAF
The 2013 fair will honor Houston native Robert Pruitt as Artist of the Year. Pruitt is known for his drawings and sculptures about the complexity of Black identity. He combines the contrasting signs and imagery of disparate Black influences and aesthetics to examine historical and contemporary experiences of African Americans. The artist currently has an exhibition,…
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eMerge 2.0: Melvin Van Peebles & Artists on the Cusp
September 19 – November 7, 2013 Strivers Gardens Gallery and Souleo Enterprises, LLC, an event/media production company, present eMerge 2.0: Melvin Van Peebles & Artists on the Cusp. The non-thematic exhibitionwillfeature the visual arts debut of renowned filmmaker, musician, Renaissance man and now visual artist, Melvin Van Peebles along with pieces from his personal art collection…
Cover Image Courtesy, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1893). Phillis Wheatley Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-7329-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
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