The High Museum of Art in Atlanta today announced a gift of 47 paintings, drawings and sculptures by folk and self-taught Southern artists from a local collecting couple, Harvie and Charles (Chuck) Abney. The donation includes 17 works by the African American artist Nellie Mae Rowe (1900-82), known for vivid colourful drawings brimming with human…
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APRIL 18, 2017 Seeking sixty local arts groups to participate in a yearlong training program to improve racial equity in the arts and culture sector “The arts and culture field, like many other sectors, has historically over-emphasized diversity and audience engagement strategies. In our current political climate these interventions are more crucial than ever –…
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NOVEMBER 23, 2016 Angelique Power, President of the Field Foundation and her funding colleagues have been working together for two years in order to tackle one consistent problem: figuring out how to get more people of color into arts posts at local arts agencies around the city of Chicago. Learn more.
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Digital transformation is sweeping through Australian organisations, driving efficiencies, speeding up processes, cutting costs and helping them focus on what they do best. SEPTEMBER 01, 2020 New technology is sometimes associated with a reduction in headcount. However, organisations – including charities and not-for-profits – are finding it can free up staff to focus on the…
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By CBS 58 Newsroom on August 16, 2020 11:40 AM CDT | Updated August 16, 2020 1:50 PM CDT MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — Artists will officially unveil one of Milwaukee’s newest murals at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16 during an afternoon ceremony. The “massive” mural portraits 21 Milwaukeens, including leaders in the movement for Black Lives, the movement…
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From mythic navigation to generating new built and ecological environments, this year’s cohort seems prepared to take on the future. By Sarah Rose Sharp on August 13, 2020 Today, the Art + Technology Lab at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) announces the 2020 recipients of its annual Art + Technology Grants. The grant awards…
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Healing from trauma is possible, but it takes a relationship with your higher self to show you the path toward healing. At Lwando Dlamini’s debut solo exhibition, the artist’s energetic new paintings capture the experience of trauma and triumph. See photos of the show––on view now at @ebonycurated––at the link in our bio. Shown here: Installation…
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by VICTORIA L. VALENTINE on Jul 3, 2020 • 11:58 pm PROTESTORS HAVE BEEN MARCHING throughout the United States and internationally out of frustration, anger, and fear following the latest spate of police killings. Since late May, people have taken to the streets chanting Black Lives Matter and calling for racial justice, often facing violent reprisals from law enforcement. The…
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by VICTORIA L. VALENTINE on Jul 27, 2020 • 6:58 pm AN ENDURING IMAGE of the Civil Rights Movement, John Lewis (1940-2020) took a knee. It was the summer of 1962 and he was leading a vigil outside a “whites only” swimming pool in Cairo, Ill. Photographer Danny Lyon captured the compelling image and Lewis wrote about the moment and the climate…
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by VICTORIA L. VALENTINE on Aug 13, 2020 • 6:58 am IN A NEW ONLINE VIEWING ROOM, Jack Shainman Gallery is showcasing Carrie Mae Weems‘s iconic Kitchen Table Series (1990). The photographs feature succession of staged scenes that explore female identity, experiences, and relationships in the context of a traditionally female domain. Employing visual performance, image making, and a compelling narrative text, the…
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