This Week in Black Art and Culture
This week in Black art and culture, history was made in the United States. We swore in our first female, African American, and Asian American vice president.
Aquil Charlton Fuses Music and Environmentalism to Engage Chicago Communities
By April Dobbins In 2016, Chicago musician Aquil Charlton founded Mobile Music Box to teach intergenerational groups how to make instruments from recycled materials to encourage environmental consciousness, particularly in communities of color.
2021 Sundance Film Festival: Juries Announced
22 Jurors to Award Prizes at Awards Night on February 2 22 celebrated voices across film, art and culture will bestow this year’s awards on feature-length and short films at the Sundance Film Festival, at a digital ceremony taking place February 2nd.
Art Basel postpones Basel show to September and announces three Online Viewing Rooms for 2021
Due to the ongoing impact of the pandemic and travel restrictions worldwide, Art Basel has decided to postpone its June fair.
Pérez Art Museum Miami Celebrates Eighth Anniversary of the Fund for African American Art with Virtual Art + Soul Celebration, February 6, 2021
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) is pleased to announce the eighth annual Art + Soul Celebrationon February 6, 2021, a virtual event in support and celebration of PAMM’s Fund for African American Art.
In Memorium Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. : Work by Yvon Ngassam
Fabiola ECOT-AYISSI, Director of Cipcalab Patrimoine Culturel and curator, offers a reading in this video of the work of visual artist Yvon Ngassam:
15 Fellows From Around the Globe Bring 12 Projects to Digital Convening, Developing Visionary Feature Films
Fifteen emerging storytellers from Chile, India, Kenya, Tunisia and the U.S. will convene digitally for Sundance Institute’s January Screenwriters Lab, taking place online via Sundance Co//ab from January 11 -15, 2021.
Film and Art Sale to Launch January 25 Kicking off a Week of Extraordinary Performances by the 2021 YoungArts Award Winners, the Nation’s Most Talented Early Career Artists
National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) announces Together, a short film, an ambitious endeavor to support artists across the country and at every stage of their development.
A Little Something to Get You Through an Insurrection
January 6, 2021 is historical for many reasons. However, I’d rather give you something to make you think about art, culture and possibilities.
Bringing Artwork to Life: Engaging the Community and Spearheading a Local Renaissance by Chenoa Baker
Above: The artist in his studio. Image courtesy of Jaleel Campbell. Jaleel Campbell, a Syracuse, New York-based creative, illustrator, dollmaker, videographer, musician and pop-cultural guru unlocks a distinct style to render cultural moments of Black life.
