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Maker’s Medium: Student artist exemplifies powerful potential of charcoal through her drawings
Daily Bruin 16 Jan 2021
The mastery of materials is fundamental to the artistic process and the career goal of any artist in their chosen medium ... Printmaking lecturer Jacob Samuel said Belcher’s use of charcoal creates a sense of drama, and contrasted her work to drawings in the same medium made by 20th century artists Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso....
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Palm Beach Daily News
15 Jan 2021
Cultural Council's new exhibit celebrates local Black artists
Palm Beach Daily News
15 Jan 2021
A Celebration of Black Artists> in Palm Beach County." ... What this exhibit is trying to show is Palm Beach County’s Black artists working in a wide variety of media and how diverse their styles are," Ransom said ... “What we found was that people were concentrating more on the term 'African diaspora' and not their true selves as artists....
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Atlanta Journal
15 Jan 2021
Photos: Martin Luther King statues around the country (and beyond)
Atlanta Journal
15 Jan 2021
"Homage to King," by Barcelona artist Xavier Medina-Campeny ... King's statue on the National Mall by Chinese artist Lei Yixin ... A statue of MLK by famed African-American artist Selma Burke ... The sculpture was created by African-American artist Selma Burke, who also designed FDR's portrait on the dime....
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The Philadelphia Tribune
15 Jan 2021
Guggenheim names first Black deputy director and chief curator
The Philadelphia Tribune
15 Jan 2021
At the MCA, where Beckwith has held curatorial posts since 2011, she has focused on issues of identity and multidisciplinary practices through exhibitions like the first major survey of African-American artist Howardena Pindell and the legacy of the Black avant-garde in “The Freedom Principle....
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Tongo Eisen-Martin becomes San Francisco’s eighth poet laureate
San Francisco Examiner 15 Jan 2021
He will suceed poet Kim Shuck in the role. “I’ve had the pleasure of working with Tongo when he was teaching artist at the African American Arts and Culture complex, and I’ve seen his remarkable ability to spur creativity in youth and inspire them to find their own voice,” Breed said ... (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)(Kevin N....
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After a year that reignited a movement, Duluth and Minnesota plan virtual MLK events
Duluth News Tribune 15 Jan 2021
Monday marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day ... In Duluth, what’s usually celebrated with days of events, a breakfast and a march will be a live streamed event from 12-1.30 p.m ... The theme ... City Councilors Janet Kennedy and Renee Van Nett will discuss Duluth’s African Heritage Commission. Duluth artist Di Jay will sing the Negro National Anthem ... Holiday ... What ... ....
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The State Journal-Register
14 Jan 2021
Recipients of 2021 Community Arts Access grants named
The State Journal-Register
14 Jan 2021
The Springfield Area Arts Council has announced the recipients of its 2021 Community Arts Access grants in Sangamon and Menard counties ... -James Weldon Johnson Study Guild, “We Join Hands,” a program to heighten awareness of African-American artists and authors ... -The Pharmacy Gallery and Art Space, to mentor emerging artists....
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The Roseburg News-Review
14 Jan 2021
Biden’s Inaugural Will Bring Out Stars, but Few Crowds
The Roseburg News-Review
14 Jan 2021
Obama’s inaugural events, which strove to involve everyone, were suffused with African-American soul like the rest of American pop culture,” Pareles wrote in The Times. Some Artists Rebuff Trump, Others Draw ScornIn the run-up to President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the news ......
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10 Nigerians make YouTube’s inaugural #YouTubeBlackVoices creator grant
Business Day Online 13 Jan 2021
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‘Vodou Roots’ embraces active living spiral of Black identity, culture
Metro USA 13 Jan 2021
A Brooklyn-based, Haitian-American artist, educator, visual anthropologist and racial equity coach has produced a mixed-media art project embracing the active living spiral of Black identity and culture through “Vodou Roots.”. Régine Romain said “Vodou Roots” also remembers “who we were and are as people of African descent living in the Americas....
photo: Creative Commons / Ameyaw Debrah
Burna Boy leads the pack in second list of MTV Africa Music nominees
Independent online (SA) 13 Jan 2021
Five talented African musicians – Innoss’B, Master KG, Nomcebo Zikode, Simi, and Wizkid – also topped the second nominees’ list ... African artists deserve the recognition and must be celebrated for their commitment and dedication in driving the power of creativity and music to inspire the youth on the continent to take African culture to the world.”....
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Dance shows the spirit of genuine friendship
China Daily 13 Jan 2021
While in Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of Congo, artists are beating drums with passion as if summer never ends ... As observers expect a brighter future for China-African relations, the story of the Tibetan kids and Congolese artists is also to be continued for the next chapter....
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