The artist who painted former President Barack Obama's official presidential portrait hailed the former first couple's choice of black artists for both paintings, calling it a signal that it was now ...
Alexandria, Louisiana artist and retired educator, Morris Taft Thomas, has joined forces with area artists and the Rapides Parish Library to introduce young people to giants in Central Louisiana's ...
Kehinde Wiley: courtier or court jester? Sincere artist or shrewd businessman? Visitors can make up their own minds at the Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques-Chirac in Paris, where the African-American ...
In the roaring twenties, the world buzzed with jazz rhythms and a spirit of liberation. It was an era when African American artists found their creative voices and sought new horizons beyond the ...
Viewers should lose themselves in Jeremy Okai Davis’ latest portrait exhibit, from the stage, a calling…, which opens Thursday, Nov. 7 at Elizabeth Leach Gallery, as soon as possible. For his third ...
SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio artist is inviting the community to see his latest artwork for Black History Month. “I did this series, because there is almost this lack of emotions for Black children, ...
Of the 100 artists whose works are held by the nonprofit Artists Archives of the Western Reserve in University Circle, only 10, including Baker and Davis, are Black. The organization is working to ...
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Something shifted the moment I stood inside the Elbow Church art space in Amersfoort in the Netherlands this past September. As journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones delivered a sharp lecture beneath Nina ...
DETROIT – One of the oldest and most complete collections of African American art in the nation just got a major upgrade - and you can see it now at Detroit’s world-class art museum. The Center for ...
The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) will relocate and reopen its African American art galleries in October 2025. The new galleries will be centrally located near the Rivera Court, showcasing 50 works ...