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ART CITIZEN | Transcribe: American Civil War Military Service Records, “United States Colored Troops”
Transcribe Records Citizen Archivists Do you have a couple of hours a month to volunteer to transcriber records from home?! If so then YOU TOO can become a Citizen Archivist! Consider volunteering for the Black History Month 2023 | American Civil War Military Service Records, “United States Colored Troops” to transcribe documents needed to be…
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ART READ | ARLIS/ NA MULTIMEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY REVIEW: ‘Gwendolyn Brooks: A Poet’s Work In Community’
Review Abstract Gwendolyn Brooks: A Poet’s Work In Community The online exhibition Gwendolyn Brooks: A Poet’s Work In Community – presented by the Morgan Library & Museum in conjunction with the in-person exhibition that took place from January 28 through June 5, 2022 and organized by Belle da Costa Green Curatorial Fellow Nicholas Caldwell –…
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ART Residence | STUDIO MUSEUM PRESENTS: ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE 2021-22
Residence 2023 Join The Studio Museum in Harlem for a series of events with artists Cameron Granger, Jacob Mason-Macklin, and Qualeasha Wood in celebration of It’s time for me to go: Studio Museum Artists in Residence 2021–22, now on view at MoMA PS1. Studio Event Schedule Location: ALL ZOOM EVENTS Exploring the Future of Autonomy…
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ART FREEBOOKS | Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v.79, no. 3 (Winter, 2022)
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Alteveer, Ian, Hannah Beachler, and Sarah Lawrence, Introduction, with an essay by Michelle D. Commander and a graphic novella by John Jennings (2022) Download Free Issue Below Publication Description Seneca Village—a vibrant nineteenth-century community of predominantly Black landowners and tenants—flourished just west of The Met’s current location until the city used eminent…
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ART Exhibition | NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN OF HISTORY AND CULTURE PRESENTS: Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures 2023 Exhibition
Afrofuturism: Black Futures 2023 From The National Museum of African American History and Culture: The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will debut a major, thought-provoking new exhibition, “Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures,” March 24, 2023. Investigating Afrofuturist expression through art, music, activism and more, this exhibition explores and reveals…
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ART TALK | Bridges over the Abyss: A Conversation with Diane Lima and Aline Motta
Featured Bridges over the Abyss: A Conversation with Diane Lima and Aline Motta A conversation between curator Diane Lima and artist Aline Motta about their respective practices and how their careers and research have become intertwined over the last few years. Event will be in Portuguese with simultaneous translation to English. Presented in conjunction with Social…
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ART HISTORY | TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE: 2023 BLACK HISTORY BUS TOUR
Tickets now available for 2023 Historic Bus Tour. The Round Rock Black History Organization invites you to celebrate Black History Month with the 2023 Historic Bus Tour, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. Stops on the tour include St Paul AME Church, Veterans Park, Good Hope Baptist Church, Hopewell Cemetery, and more. The trip…
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ART Exhibition: “BLACK COWBOYS: AN AMERICAN STORY”
The African American Museum Dallas Presents: “BLACK COWBOYS: AN AMERICAN STORY” ABOUT EXHIBITION From the African American Museum Dallas, Shining light on the rich history of Black cowboys and their impact on Texas and American history, “Black Cowboys: An American Story” will open Jan. 21, 2023, at the African American Museum, Dallas. With more than…
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ART EDUCATION | Visit: THE FASHION AND RACE DATABASE
THE FASHION AND RACE DATABASE & SYLLABUs From the Good Trade: According to the website, “The Fashion and Race Database is filled with tools that expand the narrative of fashion history and challenge mis-representation within the fashion system.” The founder of the database is the audacious Kimberly Jenkins. Through well-researched pieces, a wealth of helpful…
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ART DISCUSSION | ‘State of Our Union: Telling the American Story with the Mellon Foundation & Smithsonian Institution
Two luminaries in American history and culture are coming together for a conversation about how we can better tell and understand the American story. Join Dr. Elizabeth Alexander and Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III for a State of Our Union discussion on lessons they’ve learned from the arts and humanities, and how these disciplines can…
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