The series Making Faces on Film gathers daring and singular films about being black in the United States, from 1913 to today.
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Painter Barkley L. Hendricks Dies at 72 – Hyperallergic
The artist, best known for his bold portraits of Black people, passed away early this morning.
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From Books by Black Women to Electricians’ Stories, a Show Catalogues Alternative Archives – Hyperallergic
An exhibition at Nurture Art features evolving collections of art and testimony from people too often left out of official histories.
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The Women of Cape Town International Jazz Festival Showed the Beautiful Diversity of ‘Africa’s Grandest Gathering’ – Okay Africa
This year’s 18th annual Cape Town International Jazz Festival had some heavy-hitters when it came to performers, but the highlight were the women who graced the stage.
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An Art of Dislocation and Reinvention Reflects the Epic of Black America – Hyperallergic
Quite simply, the history, not just of art in Los Angeles, but of modern American art generally will have to be reconceived on the basis of Now Dig This!, the exhibition curated by Kellie Jones, and her new book, South of Pico.
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Wildly Talented Nigerian Artist Made This Drawing Without Any Training Whatsoever – The Huffington Post
But your stick figures are really awesome, too!
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The ‘We Love You’ Project Embraces Black Men – The Root
Frustrated by the recent deaths of black men at the hands of the police, Washington, D.C.-based photographer Bryon Summers felt the need to do something to change the image of black men.
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Grappling with Racism Past and Present in Segregated Cleveland – Hyperallergic
Exhibitions by Imani Roach, Soda_Jerk, and Anthony Warnick at SPACES gallery explore American racial prejudice across different periods of time.
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200 years of groundbreaking African American art – in pictures – The Guardian
From Henry Ossawa Tanner, the first African American painter to move to Paris and be accepted into the Salon, to superstars of today like Kara Walker, here’s how generations of artists have tackled race, identity and prejudice.
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Artist Shanequa Gay brings inspiring black experiences to canvas in new exhibition – The Undefeated
‘Fair Is Foul and Foul Ain’t Fair’ opens at Wofford College in honor of Women’s History Month
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