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ART Lecture | Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry, the 2024 George Floyd Memorial Lecturer at the Houston Public Library
In 2022, the Houston Public Library initiated the Race and Social Justice project after George Floyd’s murder. In 2024, Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry will be the lecturer.
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ART WRITING | Pride Writing Club: On Queer Intimacies with Amber Jamilla Musser
About Writing Club Event Join MoMA for a special Pride Month edition of Writing Club, a collaboration between CUNY’s Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS) and MoMA. This Writing Club is an opportunity to build community among people invested in queer and trans perspectives, art, methods, and liberation. There are two sessions set in place, once in MoMA’s…
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ART STATUS | South Carolina iSchool’s Dr. Nicole Cooke, Awarded the Joseph W. Lippincott Award
Dr. Nicole Cooke wins 2024 Joseph W. Lippincott Award for librarianship.
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ART Community | Surrealism and Us: A Symposium at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is hosting “Surrealism and Us: A Symposium,” featuring artist conversations and performances, exploring themes of liberation, Caribbean art, Surrealism, Afrosurrealism, and Afrofuturism. Free admission on May 18.
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ART BLACK | CBH TALK: Elizabeth Gloucester, The Most Powerful Black Woman Lost to History
Elizabeth Gloucester, born a slave in 1817, became the wealthiest colored woman in the U.S. She is honored in an event focusing on Brooklyn’s abolitionists and free Black communities. Join us.
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ART Hip Hop | Read: “Rahzel Helps The Southern Gul Lay Hip-Hop Roots” by Tia Ja’nae
During college, the writer discovered Erykah Badu’s unique hip-hop single “Southern Gul,” featuring beatboxing by Rahzel. The song’s innovative style and potential impact on Motown Records stand out.
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ART Conference | LIMITED REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: 2024 DLF Digital Library Forum
Limited general registration is open for DLF Forum at Michigan State University, July 29-31, 2024, welcoming digital library practitioners.
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ART REWIND
Explore the vast imagination through art and poetry. Return to the stacks and catch up on April 2024 content. Subscribe now.
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ART Exhibition | Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina
The exhibition “Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina” at the High Museum of Art showcases 19th-century ceramic objects created by enslaved African Americans.
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ART Podcast | Harlem is Everywhere, by The Met
The Harlem Is Everywhere podcast hosted by Jessica Lynne explores the impact of Harlem Renaissance on modern Black identity.
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