Posts Tagged ‘Art’
Story of enslaved boy featured in 1748 Joshua Reynolds portrait emerges in new study
An investigation has revealed the name of the boy featured with MP Paul Henry Ourry in the nearly 300 year-old painting
Read MoreArt & Activism Retreat with Casa Romero – May
This 3-day, 2-night retreat with Casa Romero Renewal Center is presented in collaboration with America’s Black Holocaust Museum and invites students into a hands-on creative and reflective experience centered on mural-making and social understanding.
Read MoreArt & Activism Retreat with Casa Romero
This 3-day, 2-night retreat with Casa Romero, presented in partnership with America’s Black Holocaust Museum, invites students to create a mural under the guidance of local community artists. As they bring the mural to life, students explore how art shapes activism, reflects culture, and expresses identity. The experience also includes traditional retreat activities such as meditation, guided reflection, and both large and small group discussions, providing time for personal growth and connection.
Read MoreBehind a hidden door, the riches of west African art
Art trading remains popular through and beyond Africa as the art from around the continent is desired by local and international collectors.
Read MoreResearchers at Art Gallery of Ontario identify painter and subject of 18th-century portrait of Black woman
A letter from the artist’s living family helped to identify the painting’s subject as Eleonora Susette, who was enslaved in a Dutch colony.
Read MoreNational Association Arts Education Association Convention
The National Art Education Association (NAEA) National Convention is recognized as the largest gathering of visual arts education professionals in the world, bringing together thousands of educators, researchers, administrators, museum professionals, and teaching artists each year.
Read MoreSweet thing: a personal look at a photographer’s Cuban slavery heritage – photo essay
Artist Jorge Luis Alvarez Pupo uses sugar, which his ancestors were forced to cultivate, as part of his medium when depicting them.
Read MoreIn historic move, MFA Boston returns works by 19th-century enslaved artist David Drake to his heirs
The family has sold one of the pieces of pottery to the museum and will allow MFA Boston to continue to show the other for at least two years.
Read MoreAfroFuture Ghana 2025
Get ready for AfroFuture 2025, formerly Afrochella, bringing a week of vibrant celebration to Accra culminating December 28th to 29th. This premier cultural festival is your gateway to an extraordinary African experience. Dive into the heart of global Black culture with electrifying live performances, stunning art installations, and mouth-watering culinary delights.
Read MoreBlack Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story – exhilarating record of game-changing photographer
A new documentary tells the tail of Kwame Brathwaite, whose photographs of Black people showed another type of beauty.
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