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Opportunity: Smithsonian Institution: Interpreting African American History & Culture Workshop
From The National Museum of African American History and Culture: The application process for the 2019 Smithsonian Institution: Interpreting African American History & Culture Workshop is now open. Applications are due by 11:59 PM on Friday, November 16, 2018. To learn more about the NMAAHC Interpretation Workshop, you can download the 2019 Workshop Announcement and…
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Transition: Ntozake Shange (1948-2018)
From ART | library deco: Over the weekend, the editorial team had to mentally process the transition of Ntozake Shange: Writer, Poet, Novelist and Scholar. View, bookmark and experience the curated-creative magic by Shange, one of the most prolific literary artists to take creative writing to a new level – her own way, her story,…
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Exhibition: African American Designers in Chicago: Art, Commerce and the Politics of Race
From Chicago Cultural Center: Featuring work from a wide range of practices including cartooning, sign painting, architectural signage, illustration, graphic design, exhibit design and product design, this exhibition is the first to demonstrate how African American designers remade the image of the black consumer and the work of the black artist in this major hub…
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Community: The Hate U Give: The Art of Advocacy Youth Empowerment Through Art Program Launched
From Twentieth Century Fox Film and BazanED: Local Exhibits by Teenage Artists Express Social Justice Concerns in Their Communities THUG SLAM Launches Online for National Inclusion NEW YORK–Twentieth Century Fox Film and BazanED partner with cultural institutions and artistic leadership groups across the United States to present “The Hate U Give: The Art of Advocacy,” a…
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Webinar! Revealing Hidden Collections: The Our Story Digitization Project at the Atlanta University Center
Revealing Hidden Collections: The Our Story Digitization Project at the Atlanta University Center WEBINAR! Date: Thursday, November 15, 2:00-3:00 pm EST Cost: FREE to all Speakers: Aletha Moore, Digitization Project Manager, Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Holly Smith, Archivist, Spelman College Christine Wiseman, Head Digital Services, Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library …
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Exhibition: Truth & Beauty: Charles White and His Circle
“To open man’s eyes to the world, to enable him to see beauty, to better understand reality, and to have a closer affinity with truth… beauty, reality and truth are the philosophical basis for my work.” —Ebony, July 1967 (NEW YORK, FALL 2018) Michael Rosenfeld Gallery is pleased to present Truth & Beauty: Charles White…
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Read: ‘Interrogate the World as It Is and Imagine How It Could Be’: Four Trailblazing Artists in ‘Soul of a Nation’ Discuss the Show and Their Careers
From ARTnews —Andrew Russeth, Executive Editor: Shirley Nwangwa recently spoke with four of the artists whose work appears in the show—William T. Williams, Senga Nengudi, Ming Smith, and Betye Saar. Among the great lines from these interviews is this one from Williams, concerning what art can do: Art has been really important to me, given where…
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Next: The Root, Annual List, The Root 100
From The Root, a part of Gizmodo Media Group: NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER | 2018 — The Root, the premier news, opinion and culture site for African-American influencers, has just today published their annual list, The Root 100. Every year for the past nine years, The Root has paid tribute to black innovators, leaders and…
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Participate: SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 25TH AFRICAN AMERICAN ART EXHIBITION ARE NOW OPEN THROUGH OCTOBER 15, 2018
ABOUT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN ART EXHIBITION The 25th African American Art Exhibition at Actors Theatre of Louisville will run from January 8 through February 17, 2019. The exhibition is not theme-specific and accepts submissions from a variety of art forms. Actors Theatre is a not-for-profit professional regional theatre located in the heart of downtown Louisville, Kentucky. Over 20,000 theatre…
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