Posts Tagged ‘black artists’
Connecting With Nature to Celebrate Black History Month
Outlandish, a hiking store and adventure group in Brooklyn, is one of several organizations on a mission to encourage Black people to spend time outdoors and reconnect with nature at a time of upheaval.
Read MoreEbb/Flow: Pritika Chowdhry, Chotsani Elaine Dean and Courtney M. Leonard
The phrase “ebb and flow” is defined as a recurrent or rhythmical pattern of coming and going or decline and regrowth. It is often used to evoke a sense of calm by suggesting that lows will be followed by highs in an endless and certain course. This usage, however, belies the fact that ebbing and…
Read MoreIn the Footsteps of the Enslaved
Artist Dawoud Bey exhibition at the Sean Kelly Gallery in New York takes spectators on the path that tens of thousands were forced to walk, from the slave ships that landed at the James River’s docks to Richmond’s slave pens and markets.
Read MoreUnapologetic: Art Beyond Borders
“Unapologetic: Art Beyond Borders” brings together five dynamic artists—, Larry “Poncho” Brown, David Wilson, Najee Dorsey, Marlon Hitchcock, and Akinola Taoheed—whose mixed media collages and photomontages celebrate the depth, beauty, and resilience of our global diasporic culture. With their bold use of materials and innovative techniques, these artists push the boundaries of the collage and…
Read MoreThe Biggest Surprise at the Met’s Egypt Show? Live Performance
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is set to open its new exhibition “Flight Into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876 — Now” this weekend. The exhibit has nearly 200 works made largely by African American artists looking to define their cultural history after the violent severance from their African roots through the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Read More‘Beautiful pots enhance humanity’: Magdalene Odundo on her quest to make the perfect pot
Kenya born artist discusses her artistic journey from being raised on apartheid orientated education to her rise to the mainstream for her ceramic pots.
Read MoreCarrie Mae Weems Awarded 2024 National Medal of Arts
Artist and photographer Carrie Mae Weems is the first Black female visual artist to receive the prestigious honor of a National Medal of Arts.
Read MoreKara Walker Is No One’s Robot
One artist is using technology in creative ways to comment on her identity and the trauma experienced as a Black person.
Read MoreHe missed a chance to be the first Black astronaut. Now, at 90, he’s going into space
Edward J. Wright, an artist and former Air Force pilot, will finally accomplish a dream that was postponed for decades.
Read MoreWakanda Wellness Week 2023 Fashion Show
It’s time for an evening of elegance, fashion, culture and community with the Wakanda Wellness Week 2023 Fashion Show! Join Milwaukee’s top fashion designers on the runaway as they take us on a journey through time, chronicling the Black cultural experience embodied in style and grace.
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