The Bronx Museum – Boogie on the Boulevard 1 min read Get ready for Boogie on the Boulevard! On 16th, the center lanes of the Grand Concourse from 161st Street to 167th Street will be closed... Read More
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The Bronx Museum – Boogie on the Boulevard 1 min read
The Bronx Museum of the Arts – Bronx Trolley Night Hop off The Bronx Trolley – First Wednesdays Arts & Culture Tour at the Bronx Museum for free, guided tours of the museum galleries. Free admission... Read More
The Metropolitan Museum – “The Artist Project”, I I stumbled on The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “The Artist Project” videos. I hope you find the artists Nick Cave, Visual Artist, on Kuba Cloths and Julie Mehretu on Velazquez’s Juan de Pareja perspectives enlightening. Over the next several weeks to come, I will be sharing other artists’ videos.... Read More
Presidential Candidates and African-American Art? “Preserve the utmost freedom for dream of beauty, creative art, and joy of living.” W.E.B. DuBois Where there is true freedom, there is creative art.... Read More
Presidential Candidates and African-American Art? Leaders of African-American Cultural Institutions are concerned. Read their Open Letters to Hillary, Bernie and Donald. If you, too, have something to say, now is the time. Write US about it. We encourage you to participate, and share your thoughts with the ROUTES community.... Read More
“Legend in My Living Room” Exhibition 1 min read Reception celebrating “Legend in My Living Room." The exhibition will feature specially commissioned photographic portraits by Magnum Foundation Fellow, Jasper Briggs, of LGBTQ older adults in their home environments. The portraits of six subjects (ages 56-84) displayed prominently in the Museum’s window vitrines, will reflect personal stories of struggle, triumph and perseverance.... Read More
“Identities: Real & Imagined” Exhibition Reception: May 18, 2016, 6-8pm May 19 – June 19, 2016 Gallery at BRIC House 647 Fulton Street (Enter on Rockwell Place) Brooklyn BRIC present... Read More
The Brooklyn Museum – Disguise – Masks and Global African Art Through September 18, 2016 200 Eastern Parkway 718-638 5000 Brooklyn Disguise: Masks and Global African Art connects the work of twenty-five contemporary artists with historical African... Read More