NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2024
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Get a free Official National Poetry Month Poster. Featuring artwork by Jack Wong, and lines from “blessing the boats” by Lucille Clifton.
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D’Angelo, Visionary of Neo-Soul Whose Music Redefined a Generation, Dies at 51
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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Art | Allan Rohan Crite: Urban Glory and Allan Rohan Crite: Griot of Boston—at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and Boston Athenaeum
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 Book Date | Library DECO Presents: Shelves of Resistance — Building a Living Archive of Black Art & Culture — RSVP Today!
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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ART Exhibition | DIA Celebrates Living Indigenous Creativity with “Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation”
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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ART Call | Studio Museum in Harlem Opens Applications for 2026 Artist-in-Residence Program
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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