CALL FOR ARTISTS 1 min read
The Harlem Arts Alliance Visionaries (HAAV) is calling for art submissions for their upcoming Black Music Month exhibit for June 2015. The exhibit will be... Read More
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Interested in African-American art? We feature black artists and their work, inform you about the latest museum exhibitions and you get to know the people behind the scenes.
Retiring Brooklyn Museum Director Arnold L. Lehman April 15 through August 2, 2015 Director Arnold L. Lehman Diverse Works: Director’s Choice, 1997-2015 200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn (718) 638-5000 A selection of 100... Read More
MoMA’s Jazz Gala Honors Sherry B. Bronfman April 8, 2015 7:00 p.m. Cocktails 8:00 p.m. Dinner and Performance The Museum of Modern Art 11 West 53 Street Manhattan The Museum of Modern... Read More
Little-Known Basquiat Notebooks 4 min read April 3, 2015 through August 23, 2015 The Brooklyn Museum Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing, 4th Floor 200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn Eight rarely seen... Read More
Basquiat: The Unknown Notebooks James Kalm, despite some stinging comments published in a critique of the exhibition "Crossing Brooklyn," and the initial disappearance of his name from the guest list, is inadvertently admitted to the Museum's Brooklyn Artists Ball. While celebrity artists schmoozed with deep-pocket donors in the main foyer, your correspondent slinked upstairs to an empty gallery, and records video of "Basquiat: The Unknown Notebooks".... Read More
Simmons Says: Blackjack Dispatch Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 6:00pm—8:00pm JHU Comic Book Store 32 East 32nd St. (Park and 5th Aves) Manhattan Blackjack creator/writer Alex Simmons, mystery author Chris Ryan,... Read More
Public Programs for Adults, Teens, and Kids 5 min read Saturday, March 7, 3–9 p.m. The Brooklyn Museum Art and Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon The Great Hall, 1st Floor The Brooklyn Museum will present a variety... Read More
Featuring Exhibits Focusing on Artists of Color I recently visited the Brooklyn Museum to view some of the outstanding African/African American-centered exhibits on display, in particular the Kehinde Wiley oils and sculptures... Read More