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Coronavirus Postponements Hit Biennial Circuit as Africa’s Biggest Exhibition Delays Opening of 2020 Edition A biennial in Latvia has also been postponed, while the just-opened Biennale of Sydney remains open.

Curator of African and African diaspora fashion Job at V&A View and apply for the Curator of African and African diaspora fashion job advertised by V&A in London.

May, “Mes de La Etnia Negra” | Black History Month in Panama May is El Mes de La Etnia Negra - or Black History Month - in Panama. This month serves to highlight the contributions people of African descent have made to Pa

Cultura congo, Patrimonio inmaterial El reconocimiento por la Unesco de las expresiones rituales y festivas de este grupo de descendientes de cimarrones como patrimonio supone un realce de estas tradiciones tanto en Panamá como el resto del mundo

Go Amy!

Amy Sherald on Her "Gentle Presentation of Black Identity" and More Sherald, who has a solo show at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, shares her reasons for painting and what's next for her career.

Journal of West Indian Literature Special Issue on Marlon James | The Caribbean Commons Journal of West Indian Literature Special Issue on Marlon James Leave a reply CFP Deadline: 31 July 2018 The Journal of West Indian Literature announces the November 2018 Special Issue dedicated to the work of Marlon James. From his first novel, John Crow’s Devil, that engages q***r sexual identit...

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Jeff Koons, art dealer running Ponzi scheme: investor Famed sculptor Jeff Koons and the superdealer Larry Gagosian are pulling a Ponzi scheme on the world’s richest art collectors, according to a scathing new lawsuit by multimillionaire investor Steve…

Author Junot Diaz: And always I was afraid—afraid that the r**e had “ruined” me; afraid that I would be “found out”; afraid afraid afraid. “Real” Dominican men, after all, aren’t r**ed. And if I wasn’t a “real” Dominican man I wasn’t anything. The r**e excluded me from manhood, from love, from everything.

Junot Díaz: The Legacy of Childhood Trauma I never got any help, any kind of therapy. I never told anyone.

H/T Jaki Shelton Green

The Retreat Jack Jones Literary Arts is a Los Angeles-based book publicity company that privileges the narratives of black women and women of color. Kima Jones founded Jack Jones in March 2015.

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Association for Critical Race Art History

2017 WILLIAM H. JOHNSON PRIZE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2017, 6PM Eastern Time The William H. Johnson Foundation for the Arts is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization that seeks to encourage African American artists early in their careers by offering financial grants. The Johnson Foundation awards grants to individuals who work in the following media: painting, photography, sculpture, printmaking, installation and/or new genre. [ 201 more words ]

http://acrah.org/2017/11/06/2017-william-h-johnson-prize-application-deadline-nov-16-2017-6-pm-eastern/

Attention Artists: The Obama Foundation Wants You to Apply for Its New Fellowship | artnet News

news.artnet.com The Obama Foundation seeks artists who are civically engaged and at a tipping point in their careers for this new fellowship.

Mosaic Magazine

"Each year, the Cooperative Children’s Book Center tracks the diversity in children’s and YA books. According to last year’s survey, Latinx authors only wrote 94 of 3,200 books – a number that accounts for just 2.9 percent, even though Latinx comprise about 17 percent of the US population. Looking at this data, there’s no easy way to tell how many Afro-Latinx authors wrote these 94 books, but given the continued lack of visibility for this marginalized group, it’s likely that the number is very small."

So exactly how many years of sexual abuse of black women is too many? 10 years? 20? 30? At what point has someone gone too far and we all say f**k them, f**k their music, f**k their money, f**k their legacy, and f**k their freedom?

Sign the Petition

It's time for us to come together as a community and stop allowing artists to get away with the sexual abuse of Black women. Join Creative Currents in ending R. Kelly's career, getting him off of our airways and in jail where he belongs. We will be delivering our petition to all of Atlanta's black radio stations and having them pledge to no longer play the music of a known ra**st, pe*****le and child molester. Black Lives Matter includes not just external threats to our lives, safety and well being, but internal ones as well.

Please sign the petition today and spread the word to your communities. We encourage cities across the nation to do the same!!



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change.org Atlanta Black Radio Stations: Ban child molester, R. Kelly, from Atlanta radio!

"Ebony" (2017) by artist, Alfred Conteh. 11 in. x 15 in. Charcoal, Acrylic and Atomized Steel Dust on Paper

Black Arts Executive Director Pipeline Program

docs.google.com Are you a Black artist, creative or maker considering running an arts institution in the next 2 years? We’ve designed the first program specifically for Black artists, makers and grassroots leaders of color to deepen their capacity to lead arts institutions across our movement. This four-month inten...

Biennale Dak’Art 2018 : Open Call for Submissions | Contemporary And

contemporaryand.com La treizième édition de la Biennale de l’Art Africain Contemporain Dak’Art se tiendra au mois de mai et juin 2018 ...

Museum of Modern Art | MoMA

Art Internship Alert: The Museum of Modern Art MoMA is looking for Museum Interns. 12-month internships come with $30,000 stipend and an additional $2,000 "to cover travel expenses for an approved research trip related to the intern’s field of interest." Seasonal 12-week internships provide a $2,800 stipend. Internships are available in various departments: Photography, Education, Drawing and Prints, Painting and Sculptrue, Collection Management, etc.

moma.org The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is a place that fuels creativity, ignites minds, and provides inspiration. Its extraordinary exhibitions and collection of modern and contemporary art are dedicated to helping you understand and enjoy the art of our time. Caption: The Museum of Modern Art, designed by...

A Novel of the Sacred and the Profane in Jamaica

Kei Miller's 'Augustown' reviewed by the New Yorker.

newyorker.com “Augustown” suggests that everything to know about human beings can be found in an overlooked little community, if you pay it sufficient attention.

Mickalene Thomas (Part One)

This is the last week to catch the Mickalene Thomas exhibition, "Mickalene Thomas: Mentors, Muses, and Celebrities", at the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art. It's an amazing exhibit of one of the most important artists of our time. Check the podcast interview with Mickalene below and make your way over to Spelman this week!

soundcloud.com Mickalene Thomas joins the podcast to discuss her latest exhibition, "Mickalene Thomas: Mentors, Muses, and Celebrities", on view at the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art February 9th

Chuck Davis, founder of the African American Dance Ensemble, dies

RIP Baba Chuck Davis

newsobserver.com Chuck Davis, founder of the African American Dance Ensemble, had died. He was 80.

Summer Artist Residency alum, Tiffany Williams, will be celebrating the Grand Opening weekend of her female artist co-working studio space, TiLa Studios on May 12th-14th. Support female artists and entrepreneurs!

Congrats to Summer Artist Residency Alum, Andrea Chung, on her solo exhibition, "You Broke The Ocean In Half To Be Here..." If you're in the , please go support! dremae

Andrea Chung: You broke the ocean in half to be here...
On view 5/18/17-8/27/17
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Downtown
1100 & 1001 Kettner Boulevard
San Diego, CA 92101

Photography of Nadine Ijewere.

Growing up part (on her mother's side) and part (on her father's side) in was difficult for Nadine Ijewere. She didn't entirely identify with the culture of either heritage, partly because, like her, both her parents were born and raised in the . She remembers being jealous of friends who were more connected to their traditions.

"A strong part of one's identity is their cultural background," she says. "So, as I got older, I went on a journey to really find and connect with my own." This journey inspired Ijewere to further explore and express that theme through her photography. "I'm interested in how other people identify and celebrate who they are and where they're from," she explains.

Artists at work during a past Artist Residency.

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Artist Kristen Hayes working on a site specific mural during a past Summer Artist Residency. Kristen Hayes

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CCAC Program Director, Renée Alexander Craft, artist Rachel Schmidt, and filmmaker Toshi Sakai during a past Artist Residency.

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Actor Marcus Harvey and performance artist Meccasia Zabriskie during a past Summer Artist Residency. Official fan page of marcus d. harvey, actor/singer/writer

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