A new AfricanAmerican Studies initiative will educate the next generation of scholars in celebration of 50 years of hip-hop culture ... Bunche Center for African American Studies introduced a new series of postdoctoral fellowships and lectures through its Hip HopInitiative, according to UCLA Newsroom ... Bunche Center for African American Studies.
Meet Looty, a New Project That Infiltrates Museums, Makes NFTs From Stolen Objects, and Sells Them to Fund YoungAfrican Artists ... Chidi Nwaubani has come up with the virtual restitution project Looty, which produces NFTs of looted objects in major institutions and sells them, with 20 percent of the proceeds going to grants for young African artists.
African authenticity ... These include people like Kenyan comedienne Elsa Majimbo, Ghanaian internet personality Wode Maya, Ghanaian visual artist Prince Gyasi, Kenyan journalist Brian Otieno, South African illustrator and artist Slaying Goliath, SA comic Donovan Goliath and others ... The group reaches a total of 50 African countries.
The Road to Freedom Day” and will honor Black artists and artisans, performers, elders, and musicians. Juneteenth is an annual holiday in the U.S., having been celebrated by AfricanAmericans since the late 1800s ...Children and teens 18 and under of any cultural background are invited to create an art piece exploring the Black/African diaspora.
A Syracuse artist's examination of the faith of Harriet Tubman will be featured in a new exhibit at the Cayuga Museum of History & Art...Johnson is a griot, a WestAfrican historian and storyteller, as well as a playwright, actor, fiber artist, museum consultant and teaching artist.
A gallery roundup of art shows to see in Louisville this month. Note... Through December ... 700 W ... Features more than 20 local, national and international artists inspired by Black life. Kentucky Center for AfricanAmerican Heritage ... 7 ...First survey of quilt-based works, inspired by African American quilters, produced by the American interdisciplinary artist.
AFP, NEW YORK...View of a looted artwork from Nigeria that now resides in a British museum, has been turned into a non-fungible token (NFT), with the project’s aim to give part of its sale proceeds to fund young African artists, in this handout image obtained on Monday ... Beyond the art world, “they don’t have a lot of functionality ... .
... Africa-focused Ariob Incubator program, in collaboration with @iceaddis, a pan-African business incubator, and accelerator hub🌍 https.//t.co/c1pQrNWsus ... Harriman intends to purchase works by emerging African and Asian artists underrepresented in the NFT community.
Dakar, Senegal - One of the most prominent events in the world of contemporary African art is kicking off in the Senegalese capital after a four-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... About 100 spectators gathered on Dakar's ocean walkway as dancers outfitted in traditional West African costumes gyrated to the sound of djembes.
Spread over four floors, phase one of its redevelopment will see an African restaurant and lounge bar on the ground and first floors and spaces for exhibitions, debates and events on the second ... It has been a safe place and key platform for African activists, intellectuals and artists to discuss and drive the African narrative.
LAGOS, May 24 (Reuters) - A Nigerian man has launched a project called "Looty" to reclaim African artifacts stolen by European colonisers by creating 3-D images of them, selling them as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and using the proceeds to fund young African artists.
LAGOS (Reuters) – A Nigerian man has launched a project called “Looty” to reclaim African artifacts stolen by European colonisers by creating 3-D images of them, selling them as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and using the proceeds to fund young African artists.
Last year, he was named AppleMusic’s up next artist and, along with several other nominations, won freshman of the year at the SouthAfricanHip Hop Awards (SAHHAs) ...View this post on Instagram. A post shared by somnyama, yena yedwa ... 1 year ... His post was filled with congratulatory comments, there was even one from Artist of the decade Cassper Nyovest.
SouthAfrican artist Daniel Popper's largest exhibition in the world is getting even bigger. On June 17, the Morton Arboretum will unveil three new sculptures to join the popular Human+Nature exhibition's five current pieces ... .
Founded by Wayne and Helen Wilcox in 1949, the MalibuRiviera attracted artists, musicians and writers, including Bob Dylan who wrote his album “Blood on the Tracks” while residing at the motel in 1974... emerging artists, with select rooms offering private hammocks and bunk beds.