Michael Rosenfeld Gallery Acquires the Estate of Bob Thompson
Above: Stairway to the Stars, c.1962 oil and photostat on Masonite40″ x 60″ Michael Rosenfeld Gallery proudly announces the historic acquisition of the Estate of Bob Thompson (1937-1966).
$500 for COVID-19 Photos
Everyday Africa is seeking submissions for visual art and storytelling that addresses key public health messages in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In partnership with CatchLight and Dysturb, they present Artists Against an #Infodemic, a collaborative visual journalism initiative to fight misinformation about COVID-19, and an open call for artists to participate.
Netflix to Roll Out Hip-Hop Crime Comedy as First Dutch Film
Today Netflix and production company Fiction Valley announce the first Dutch Netflix feature film. The film is written by Golden Calf winning duo, Shady El-Hamus (De Libi, Nightshade) and Jeroen Scholten van Aschat (De Libi, Fenix).
Curatorial opportunity:CCCADI Curatorial Fellowship in Afro-Caribbean Art
The CCCADI Curatorial Fellowship in Afro-Caribbean Art is dedicated to emerging curators of color committed to the artistic and cultural production of the Afro-Caribbean and its Diaspora, including the Dutch, English, French, and Spanish-speaking Caribbean.
Hammonds House Museum Presents A Virtual Evening with jessica Care moore on May 29
Join Hammonds House Digital for An Evening with jessica Care moore. She will read poetry from her new book, We Want Our Bodies Back, and engage in conversation with Hammonds House Executive Director Leatrice Ellzy Wright on Friday, May 29 at 7 pm.
Shortlist for 2020 AKO Caine Prize showcases huge diversity in the writing of African lives
The shortlist for the 2020 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing has been announced, featuring five stories that “speak eloquently to the human condition” through a diverse array of themes and genres.
Art Book Review: Uniform and African Cosmologies Look at the Future of Black Life by April Dobbins
Above: Nyaba L. Ouedraogo La Vie [The Life] From the series The Phantoms of the Congo River, 2011 Inkjet print. Courtesy of Nyaba L.
Juggerknot Theatre Company and PopUP Theatrics present LONG DISTANCE AFFAIR Six Cities. One World. Make possible an impossible trip.
Juggerknot Theatre Company producers of the critically acclaimed immersive show Miami Motel Stories (MMS) and PopUp Theatrics the New York-based site specific immersive theatre company led by Tamala Woodard (director, Miami Motel Stories:
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM (SAM) ANNOUNCES EXHIBITIONS FOR FALL 2020-SUMMER 2021
Above: We have no property! We have no wives! No children! We have no city! No country! —petition of many slaves, 1773, Panel 5, 1955, Jacob Lawrence, from Struggle:
MAYORS FROM ACROSS THE NATION SEND JOINT LETTER TO CONGRESS IN SUPPORT OF ARTS AND CULTURE FUNDING IN THE WAKE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
This week, mayors from cities across the nation—supported by San FranciscoMayor London N. Breed and spearheaded by the San Francisco Arts Alliance, an alliance of arts organizations working with the San Francisco arts and culture sector to ensure community arts needs are met on a federal, state and local level—sent a joint letter to Congress in support of funding for the arts and culture sector in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.