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BET HONORS: CARRIE MAE WEEMS ACCEPTS THE VISUAL ARTS AWARD
— Clip : In an eloquently delivered acceptance speech, Visual Arts Award honoree Carrie Mae Weems acknowledges those that have widened the path to make her work possible, including the other honorees. Watch! Season 2014 (02/24/2014). “I just want to be remembered as being fair, being honest, being able to tell the truth. That would…
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Bert | Film Screening at Deborah Colton Gallery
Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 Time: 6:30 pm reception | 7:00 pm Screening and Q&A with John Guess, Jr. Bert is an hour-long documentary film that follows the life and art of the esteemed RomePrize winner, Bert L. Long, Jr, as seen through the eyes of collectors, colleagues, gallerists, and friends. Narrated by artist John…
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They Seek a City: Chicago and the Art of Migration, 1910–1950
During the first half of the 20th century, the city of Chicago was shaped and reshaped by waves of migration and immigration as African Americans poured in from the South and newcomers arrived from Europe and Mexico. They Seek a City, a 2013 exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago, focused on the art produced…
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— Art is the one place we all turn to for solace. We turn to it constantly, whether you are listening to music, or pop in a film; you want to escape reality, and if you thinking deeply, you want to engage in art in a complex way. Art allows us to navigate the more…
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Internship at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
The Smithsonian NMAAHC Andrew W. Mellon Conservation Internship Program NMAAHC is pleased to announce new internship opportunities in Conservation Studies funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This is open to students currently enrolled in, or recent graduates of a degree program at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and other institutions who have an evident…
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Funky Turns 40: Black Character Revolution | New Exhibition @ The Schomburg
The exhibit contains over 60 pieces of black animated art from the 1970s from popular shows like Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, Schoolhouse Rock, and the Harlem Globetrotters The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is pleased to present its latest exhibition, Funky Turns 40: Black Character Revolution, a nostalgic foray into…
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Tradition Redefined | The Artwork of Joseph Delaney
Learn More About Joesph Delaney
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BECOMING AN ARTIST | Airing on PBS – February 28, 2014 + Watch Film
— BECOMING AN ARTIST Enjoy an inspiring tribute to the power of mentoring and the vital role it plays in passing on our artistic cultural heritage from one generation to the next. The documentary features acclaimed artists across the disciplines, including Mikhail Baryshnikov, Robert Redford, Rosie Perez, Bill T. Jones, Frank Gehry, Brian Stokes Mitchell,…
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Call for Work | Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute
— CALL FOR WORK Now accepting independent film entries for the 11th annual Langston Hughes African American Film Festival (LHAAFF) festival. The festival will run from April 26 to May 3. DEADLINE Friday, February 14, 2014. GENRES/SUBJECT AREAS Films in the following categories will be accepted: narrative, documentary, children/youth, youth-made movies, LGBTQ, experimental, and animation.…
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COVER: Toyin Odutola / ARTnews / January 2014
Ballpoint Is on a Roll Accessible and affordable, the ballpoint pen has become the medium of choice for artists to make obsessive abstractions, extreme drawings, and playful riffs on venerated ink traditions Text | Trent Morse Excerpt: “Last August, Toyin Odutola brought a stack of ballpoint pens and markers into the Asian Art Museum in…
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