Murals in Miami to Honor Victims of Police Brutality by Jonel Juste
After George Floyd’s death, a lot of protests erupted in the country. People took to the streets with signs and slogans such as “Black Lives Matter” to condemn police brutality.
Juneteenth
Above: Mark Bradford, Black Wall Street, 2006, Collage on paper, mounted on canvas. When I was in high school, Juneteenth was a Texas holiday.
How to Engage in Healing By Viewing Black Contemporary Art by Chenoa Baker
Above: Derrick Adams, Floater 8 (pizza), 2016. Hero image courtesy of Derrick Adams. Breathe. Breathe. During times of anxiety, people utter these words of comfort.
Four Women: Black Curators who Encapsulate the Shift of the Art World by Chenoa Baker
How These Women Successfully Navigate Their Careers During a Pandemic Dr. Kelli Morgan Above: Dr. Kelli Morgan. Image courtesy of NUVO.
New initiative provides financial assistance to Miami-Dade artists impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had a $43 million financial impact on the Miami-Dade County cultural and arts community with 5,377 arts and cultural jobs affected in March and April 2020. The Jorge M.
What Resistance Looks Like
Black Photographers and their images of World Wide Protest This summer, appears to be an exciting time of change and protest.
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).
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:
What we’re Watching: Art9ist) #8-Sheena Rose
This weeks film featuring Sugarcane favorite Sheena Rose and her character work/performance art.
Black Art Markets: How We Are Holding Up During COVID-19 by Angela N. Carroll
The world, and in this case, Black Art Markets have been indelibly changed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Unemployment rates have soared to levels that exceed those reported in the last recession.