It was an era when African American artists found their creative voices and sought new horizons beyond the racial constraints of America. With its bohemian atmosphere and open-minded cultural ...
Nicola Wood, Senior Editor Designed to replicate the three-tiered crowns found in Yoruban art from ... of enslaved African Americans, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History ...
This large museum, named for its founder Charles Wright, tells the story of the African American experience from the beginning of time to the presidency of Barack Obama. Opened in 1965 ...
This article highlights the exciting revival of African folk art, featuring artists who are redefining tradition with a contemporary twist. By infusing new energy into ancestral forms, these ...
With Khumbulani Kay Sibiya, Trix Vivier, and Menzi Biyela. Directed by Fikile Mogodi, “Umjolo: Day Ones” is a South African romantic drama that delves into the complexities of friendship and love. The ...
The definition of American folk art is notoriously difficult to pin down. In the twentieth century “folk art” has embraced everything from Pennsylvania German frakturs to eccentric architectural ...
As an African American female, I am passionate about raising ... are first-generation, artists, entrepreneurship, and career development. I integrate my professional training and therapeutic ...
In December 1980, the exiled African Brazilian artist and scholar ... be celebrated in the exhibition Project a Black Planet: the Art and Culture of Panafrica, at the Art Institute of Chicago.