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Art Sims for the First Time Displays Movies and Messages * Renown Artist/Graphic Designer Art Sims has created a museum exhibition on ‘Never Seen Before’ artwork from his early years. That coupled with his incredible work of his most famous movie posters design for Spike Lee titled “Movie And Messages: The Movie Posters & […]

Chuck D’s Rapstation.com Launches Art of Rap Radio *Chuck D’s Rapstation.com launches a new Art of Rap radio station in association with The Art of Rap festival, which Public Enemy will tour with this year. The radio channel will stream tracks by artists from both the 2015 and 2016 tour as well as the critically acclaimed documentary, […]

*(Washington, DC) — Anacostia Art Center will host the 2nd annual WEAR HOUSE event Saturday, September 9th, from noon till 5:00 p.m. on Good Hope Road at the Anacostia Art Center. This afternoon market will feature 15+ local fashion designers and retailers, Mimosa Bar, Brunch Bites from Art-Drenaline Cafe, and Kerim the DJ, curated […]

African American artist painting – Depositphotos *When we think of artists, our minds automatically jump to the likes of Leonardo da Vinci, Barbara Hepworth, Vincent van Gogh, and Andy Warhol. Can you spot a theme within the list? None of them are Black artists. For many years, Black artists – famous and un-famous – […]

[…] Hall of Fame Museum in keeping with its previous announcement timelines has finally opened up its office headquarters in Harlem, New York and it includes a Youth Arts & Media Education Center in partnership with NYC based Thrive Collective, a non-profit focused on providing arts and mentoring programs for at-risk youth. The Hip Hop […]

[…] Nigeria and the current state of society around him, Stanley is driven by creating drawings that trigger a degree of emotional connection between the viewers and his artworks. Using his works as a form of social and political activism, Stanley hopes to use his art to speak for those who can’t speak out for […]

Shihan Van Clief, Festival Artistic Director. Photo by Neil Raja LOS ANGELES, CA  – Greenway Arts Alliance (Whitney Weston and Pierson Blaetz, CoFounders and Co-Artistic Directors), in association with Da Poetry Lounge, presents the 2ND ANNUAL LA GET DOWN FESTIVAL, celebrating hip-hop and spoken word. The festival takes place from April 7 – 28, […]

Pan African Film & Arts Festival Happens in L.A. Feb. 4-15 PAFF Opening NIght: “America is Still the Place” *The 2016 Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF) today announced their highlighted film selections for opening, centerpiece and closing night films. From director Patrick Gilles, America is Still the Place will make its worldwide […]

[…] 100:The Apollo Celebrates Ella will be featured in the Theater’s Fall/Winter 2016-2017 lineup of dynamic programs and events consisting of music performances, dance, comedy, musical theater and artists talks. The season reflects the nonprofit institution’s commitment to supporting emerging and established performing artists. The Apollo continues to engage its legacy to inform contemporary artistic […]

*Los Angeles – The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) is pleased to announce a pilot cycle of its Neighborhood Engagement Artist Residency Grant Program (NEAR), formerly the Artist in Residence Grant Program (AIR), and launch of a new Creative Opportunities-Optimizing Promise Grant Program (CO-OP) to foster creative collaborations at social […]

Artist Sanford Biggers poses in front of his 25-foot bronze sculpture titled Oracle, situated at the Fifth Avenue entrance to Rockefeller Center’s Channel Gardens, Wednesday, May 5, 2021, in New York (Diane Bondareff/AP Images for Tishman Speyer) *This spring, multiple disciplinary artist Sanford Biggers will transform Rockefeller Center with several public art exhibitions, including […]

The Legendary ICE T was honored with the first ever KDAY HONORZ Award. *Los Angeles — Ice T announced the legendary line up for the upcoming Art Of Rap Music Festival at 93.5 KDAY’s Krush Groove Concert, where he accepted the first ever KDAY Honorz Award. The Art Of Rap Music Festival follows in the […]

[…] Lula Washington Dance Theatre (LWDT) provides brilliant depictions of African-American experiences, past and present. Now, the company— founded in 1980 and considered one of the premier African-American arts institutions on the West Coast—makes its Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts debut featuring three different programs that celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther […]

Da Poetry Lounge Co-Greenway Arts Alliance (Whitney Weston and Pierson Blaetz, Co-Founders and Co-Artistic Directors), in association with Da Poetry Lounge, presents the 3rd ANNUAL LA GET DOWN FESTIVAL Founder Shihan Van Clief serves as Festival Artistic Director.  www.weho.org/arts *LOS ANGELES, CA – Greenway Arts Alliance (Whitney Weston and Pierson Blaetz, Co-Founders and Co-Artistic […]

Chicago-based visual artist, Rahmaan Statik, designed the installation artwork for the Toyota ‘Elevate’ advertising campaign which features original, vibrantly colored 3D pavement art. *Torrance CA  ~ Ready, Aim, Tweet! Toyota and Revolt have teamed up to drive world-class technology with the ‘Make Your Mark’ contemporary art installation during the world’s leading music festival in Austin, Texas. This […]