The Center for African & African American Studies Visiting Artist Program is an important contribution to building community – both Black community and the Beloved Community – at the University of ...

The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) will relocate and reopen its African American art galleries in October 2025. The new galleries will be centrally located near the Rivera Court, showcasing 50 works ...

How do I describe my cultural identity: African American or American African? As someone grew up in a Congolese family in Nashville, Tennessee, this is a question I often asked myself. Despite being ...

DETROIT – One of the oldest and most complete collections of African American art in the nation just got a major upgrade - and you can see it now at Detroit’s world-class art museum. The Center for ...

American art pottery, influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement, emphasized aesthetic beauty and unique glazes over mass production. Using traditional materials, it was known for a color palette of ...

Hannah Yanez had an audience of one as she looked over a blank canvas propped on a table easel. Arms draped over a kitchen chair, her 5-year-old sister, Catalya Shannon, eyed the young artist as she ...

The Detroit Institute of Arts' new African American art galleries “Reimagine African American Art” open to the public Saturday featuring 50 works and a new central location adjacent to Rivera Court.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A new art exhibit promises visitors an intimate and thought-provoking journey. The African American artwork by a Lake Charles artist will be on display in the Black Heritage ...

"Bayou Women" (1999) by artist and art historian Samella Lewis was supposed to be included in the now-canceled exhibition. (all images courtesy Cheryl D. Edwards) The Art Museum of the Americas in ...