Friday, February 4, 2011
NEW BRUNSWICK — In recognition of Black History Month, The New Street Gallery located at NJ Blood Services (NJBS) donor room is exhibiting the works of three African American artists. The community is invited to view the ...
Posted Friday, February 4th 2011 at 1:16PM
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National Deadline: February 1, 2011 - This is an Open Call for proposals for an exhibition in the fall of 2011. This call is open to all artists from North America working in all visual media. Proposals for exhibitions by both individuals and groups ...
Posted Thursday, February 3rd 2011 at 11:00PM
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Harriet Jacob’s Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Written by Herself is an epic slave narrative of a courageous woman’s struggle for freedom and personal autonomy. Published in 1861, the first year of the Civil War, the book came at a vital ...
Posted Tuesday, November 30th 2010 at 6:04AM
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“The Homeless in Broward County”
Broward County is made up of approximately 30 cities:
Coconut Creek, Cooper City, Coral Springs, Dania Beach, Davie, Deerfield Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Hallandale Beach, Hillsboro Beach, Hollywood, Lauderdale-B ...
Posted Thursday, November 11th 2010 at 4:03PM
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Former NBA player Desmond Mason has won a competition that will help him establish an art studio in Oklahoma City's MidTown district.
The competition organized by MidTown Renaissance had been designed to bring more retail outl ...
Posted Thursday, September 30th 2010 at 2:11AM
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Who's Who In Black Art has launched the official website for its annual publication featuring profiles of noteworthy African-Americans in the Visual Arts.
Founded by Daniel Moss an artist and President of HBCUconnect.com, the largest website targe ...
Posted Wednesday, September 29th 2010 at 12:56PM
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ERYKAH BADU, N.E.R.D. & JANELLE MONAE
Friday, JUNE 4, 2010
– tickets $75, $55, $35
get yours now at the Chene Park Box Office or any Ticketmaster outlet.
313-393-0292
www.CheneParkDetroit.com
Chene Park is a facility of the City of D ...
Posted Tuesday, June 1st 2010 at 6:36PM
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DEADLINE: Mon, September 13, 2010
Allied Artists of America - Call for Entries
Allied Artists of America 97th Annual National Exhibition: Nov. 12 - Nov.30, 2010 at the National Arts Club Galleries, NYC. Open to all artists; Oil, Watermedia, ...
Posted Thursday, May 20th 2010 at 4:34PM
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Call for Submissions / Proposals
Call Type: Exhibitions
Deadline Type: fixed
Deadline: 5/21/2010
Eligibility: Chicago-City
Noble & Superior Projects is proud to announce our first open call for submissions. YOUNGER THAN JANIS is a celebration ...
Posted Thursday, May 20th 2010 at 4:25PM
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Eastern Edge Gallery — 24hourartmarathon @ 11:29 am
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
24 Hour Art Marathon Festival (August 13-22, 2010)
Deadline for submissions Tuesday, June 15, 2010
We are looking for exciting, engaging contemporary artists! Consider this your invitation to the 2010 festival!
THE FESTIVAL
For ten years, Eastern Edge Gallery has organized an annual summer arts festival, the 24 Hour Art Marathon. The 24 Hour Art Marathon Festival celebrates all contemporary forms ...
Posted Thursday, May 20th 2010 at 4:12PM
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AHSHE…AND SO IT IS
Malcolm X coined the phrase “By Any Means Necessary,” which is the motto of Producer Toni Odom who will launch the Black Soap Opera Webisode Ahshe, on his birthday, May 19th.
"I wrote Ahshe, to speak to the black community that rarely is portrayed in mainstream media," ...
Posted Thursday, May 13th 2010 at 5:07PM
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Joshua Johnson 1763-1824
Robert Scott Duncanson 1821-1872 Painter
Edward M. Bannister 1828-1901 Painter
Harriet Powers 1837-1911 Textile Artist
Edmonia Lewis 1845-1911 Sculptor
Bill Traylor 1856-1949
Henry Ossawa Tanner 1859-1937 ...
Posted Wednesday, April 28th 2010 at 6:23AM
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Abbey Lincoln
A tour of Africa in 1972 resulted in the adoption of two more names for Abbey Lincoln. From President Sekou Toure of Guinea she received the name Aminata, denoting a “divine mother.” The Minister of Information, Mr. Sacomi, of Za ...
Posted Wednesday, April 28th 2010 at 5:55AM
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The Parable of the Sower
Within the first dozen pages of Parable of the Sower, by Octavia E. Butler , readers encounter a typical family armed with guns on their way to church, a headless corpse, a naked homeless woman, a community walled in by te ...
Posted Wednesday, April 28th 2010 at 5:51AM
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By HOLLAND COTTER
Published: April 15, 2010
DETROIT — For centuries Euro-American eyes have been trained on Africa. We’ve scanned it from afar, surveyed it up close, put it behind glass; looked and looked, wonderingly, acquisitively, disdain ...
Posted Tuesday, April 20th 2010 at 6:51AM
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