Art

Hammonds House Honors celebrate excellence in Black art

ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — Hammonds House Museum presents Hammonds House Honors, an evening of celebration and recognition of excellence in Black visual art. In the inaugural year iconoclast photographer Roy…

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Artist Erika Mixon: The Art of Healing

BIRMINGHAM TIMES — By day, Erika Mixon of Fairfield, Ala., trains physicians and sometimes hospital staff on how to use electronic medical record software for the University of Alabama at Birmingham…

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IlliniCare Health Launches the HeArt My Block Mural Contest

CHICAGO DEFENDER — Illinois youth invited to celebrate health, family, and the community. IlliniCare Health launched the HeArt My Block mural contest, a celebration of health and art awareness, which…

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Inside the BMA’s Galleries and Exhibitions: Africa to the Americas

BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The Birmingham Museum of Art (BMA)—located at 2000 Rev. Abraham Woods Jr. Blvd., Birmingham, AL 35203—has more than 27,000 paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, and decorative pieces representing diverse…

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Tickets on sale now for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at Orpheum Memphis

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — The celebrated Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is returning to Memphis for a limited weekend engagement February 14-16. For the Orpheum Theatre Group’s new COO, Dacquiri Baptiste,…

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Nerd Turned Chef Gives Back to Black Community

OAKLAND POST — The grandson of two chefs who made their way to West Oakland during the glory days of the railroads. David Austin Smith grew up in the kitchen listening…

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Whittier approves public artwork for York Field

WAVE NEWSPAPERS — The City Council Aug. 27 approved the Cultural Arts Commission’s June 24 recommendation for an Art in Public Places project at York Field Sports Complex, 9110 Santa…

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Birmingham Museum of Art: A Portrait of Excellence

BIRMINGHAM TIMES — During a recent visit to the Birmingham Museum of Art (BMA) downtown, Jonathan Harrell paid close attention to a photograph of a black woman and a child standing…

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A SmARTguide to BMA’s Programs

BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The Birmingham Museum of Art (BMA) is more than just paintings, sculptures, and exhibits. Programming and education initiatives are also a large part of the institution, located at…

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BMA’s Barbie Exhibit: How Society Views Beauty and Women of Color

BIRMINGHAM TIMES — What has Barbie done for you, and what has Barbie done to you? These are the questions curators at the Birmingham Museum of Art (BMA) want visitors to…

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