Sundance Institute Announces 2018 Episodic Lab Fellows

Sundance Institute has selected nine original television pilots for support at its fifth annual Episodic Lab, which runs from September 27 to October 2at the Sundance Mountain Resort in Utah. With topics and formats ranging from half-hour comedies about friendships put to the test to historical dramas about the struggle for Native American land sovereignty,...

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Juana Valdes: The Colored Bone China

Above: Juana Valdes, Black Sapphire Colored Bone China Rag, 2017. Porcelain bone china fired 1234c, 24 x 16 x 8 inches. The Herter Art Gallery at the University of Massachusetts is pleased to present The Colored Bone China, an exhibition of new work by faculty member, Juana Valdes. A professor in the Department of Art, Valdes uses printmaking, photography,...

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Modern African-American Artists Shine in October 4 Swann Sale

Above: Lot 78: Charles White, Nobody Knows My Name #1, charcoal and crayon on illustration board, 1965. Estimate $100,000 to $150,000. African-American Fine Art sales at Swann Galleries offer the opportunity to see marketplace history happen, and the October 4 auction is no exception, with a significant selection of works by Elizabeth Catlett, Eldzier Cortor and...

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African American Art Auction Al Loving Elizabeth Catlett Swann Galleries

HIDDEN GEMS: A Blind Date for Artists and Collectors by Dominique Clayton

The exterior during the INCOGNITO benefit art sale at the Institute of Contemporary Art on September 8, 2018, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Dominique Clayton) Last Saturday, I attended INCOGNITO, a benefit art sale and in celebration of the one year anniversary of the new downtown location of the Institute of Contemporary Art...

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The Apollo Theater Announces the Fall Lineup for APOLLO MUSIC CAFÉ Including The Hamiltones

The Apollo Theater today announced details for its 2018-2019 Fall/Winter lineup for Apollo Music Café, part of its Late Nights at the Apollo. The Apollo Music Café presents forward-thinking, innovative artists and features diverse performances across a myriad of genres: R&B, hip-hop, soul, jazz, pop, funk, and rock. Past Café artists have included: PJ Morton,...

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ECADC Presents the Gallerists Master Course

This fall the Estonian Contemporary Art Development Center (ECADC) is presenting the fourth edition of its Gallerist Master Course in Tallinn, Estonia, offering training for both practicing and emerging gallerists. Under the guidance of John Riepenhoff (The Green Gallery, Milwaukee), Hanna Laura Kaljo (independent curator, London), and Mathieu Borysevicz (BANK/MABSOCIETY, Shanghai), course participants will learn...

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Estonian Contemporary Art Development Center (ECADC)

JASMINE WAHI OF PROJECT FOR EMPTY SPACE CURATES ALUMNI EXHIBITION AT YOUNGARTS – OPENING OCT 9

National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) is thrilled to announce today, during National Arts in Education Week, its fall exhibition curated by Project for Empty Space’s Jasmine Wahi titled Education as the Practice of Freedom. The exhibition, featuring works by 20 YoungArts alumni from 1987 through 2018, will open to the public with a reception on October...

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Random Thoughts on Random Acts (of Flyness)

There are so many people, places and things within Random Acts of Flyness, all seemingly coming straight from creator Terence Nance’s imagination. Unfiltered, unapologetically Black and weird, HBO’s new series shows a thoughtful side of Black culture, a counterbalance to the mainstream obsession with bling, booty, and TMZ recorded fights. Thoughtful does not always mean...

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ICA Miami Presents Symposium on Frantz Fanon

Above: Frantz Fanon Xavier Célanie Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami presents a daylong investigation into the life and works of renowned post-colonial theorist and philosopher Frantz Fanon. This symposium, hosted at ICA Miami, convenes a panel of theorists, historians, and cultural studies scholars to explore how the writings of Fanon have profoundly influenced generations...

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Frantz Fanon ICA Miami Simone Browne

RED STRIPE DELIVERS MUSIC AND OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH NEW GLOBAL CAMPAIGN – “STAND FOR YOUR STRIPE”

From delectable dishes to tropical, homegrown music, the tiny island of Jamaica has long since proven itself to be a powerful force that continues to shine its light of influence across the world. As a part of that influence, Red Stripe, the island’s beloved heritage beer, has played a big role in the development of...