[perfectpullquote align=”full” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=”15″]This week, Theaster Gates announced a groundbreaking apprenticeship program to provide training for local residents through his Rebuild Foundation in Chicago; Rodney McMillian received an important inaugural art prize; and a number of African American artists were honored at galas and benefit dinners.[/perfectpullquote]
RETROSPECTIVE is a review of the latest news and happenings related to visual art by and about people of African descent, with the occasional nod to cultural matters. This week, Theaster Gates announced a groundbreaking apprenticeship program to provide training for local residents through his Rebuild Foundation in Chicago; Rodney McMillian received an important inaugural art prize; and a number of African American artists were honored at galas and benefit dinners. LaToya Ruby Frazier photographed Noah Purifoy‘s Outdoor Museum and UCLA students created a searchable database of African American silent films. Plus, new exhibitions feature the work of Hurvin Anderson and Glenn Ligon.
NEWS
Theaster Gates announced Dorchester Industries, a new apprenticeship program through his nonprofit Rebuild Foundation providing artisan and craft training for unemployed and under-employed residents of Chicago’s South Side.
Nick Cave‘s professorship at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago has been endowed with a gift of $2 million from Chicago-area arts patrons Stephanie and Bill Sick, longtime friends of artists.
AWARDS & HONORS
Los Angeles-based artist Rodney McMillian won the inaugural Suzanne Deal Booth Art Prize—a $100,000 award that also includes a solo exhibition at The Contemporary Austin museum in Texas.
Performa’s benefit gala honored curator Okwui Enwezor and included a commissioned performance by South African artist Athi-Patra Ruga.
The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum held its annual fundraising gala in New York, a gathering of artists, curators and collectors, where 40 artists including Rashid Johnson, Tony Lewis, Rodney McMillian, and Adam Pendleton, were honored.
British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare MBE was honored by the Museum of Arts and Design in New York.
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center in New York is honoring Mickalene Thomas tonight, presenting the artist with a Community Impact Award at its annual Women’s Event benefit dinner and celebration.
The New Museum in New York honored photographer LaToya Ruby Frazier at its Next Generation dinner. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″]
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