
Vendor Opportunity at the 3rd annual Baltimore Urban Book Festival Sunday July 14, 2013

Are you an artist, author or publisher who wants exposure for…
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Inquiry & Perspectives On the Illusion of Separateness: works by Ann C. Saunders
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Black Art and Culture in the 20th Century (World of Art) by Richard J. Powell

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Southwest Black Fine Art Show April 19 -21
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Patric McCoy, dubbed a 'heavyweight collector' by the Wall Street Journal

Art Collector and Co-Founder of Diasporal Rhythms of Chicago, Patric McCoy, dubbed a 'heavyweight collector' by the Wall Street Journal, confirmed the power of African-American collectors and The Art of Collecting during his standing-room only Royal Vanguard™ lecture at the The Wolfsonian-FIU. Susan Taylor, former Editor of Essence magazine, was a guest and looks forward to 'Baseling' next year. Ms. Taylor also toured the museum with famed curator Lowery…
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Carolyn Mazloomi : Spirits of the cloth

Carolyn Mazloomi is among the most influential African American quilt historians and quilt artists of the twenty-first century. Her desire to tell the African American experience in cloth fueled her exploration in appliqué and narrative quilts. Consistent with the African American folklore tradition of storytelling, Mazloomi is a "fabric…
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The High Museum of Art names Dr. Andrea Barnwell Brownlee, the 2013 recipient of the David C. Driskell Prize.

FRAME OF REFERENCE: Andrea Barnwell Brownlee at the museum with Carrie Mae Weems' "I Looked and Looked and Failed to See What So Frightened You." (photo:…
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Frank Frazier, An Extraordinary African American Artist
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Gallery Owner, Artist and Philanthropist, Merton D. Simpson, Sr. dies at age 84 in New York City
It was a terribly sad moment when we received the announcement of Mert's passing. He was so very many good things to so many people that it would be impossible to list all his positive efforts. Mert was a visionary whose interests encompassed a myriad of fields, including American furniture and folk art, African art and African American art. He was a mentor to many and a resource for all. To say that it was a pleasure and privilege to know and work with him is…
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Picasso's African-influenced Period - 1907 to 1909: Called the Negro Period or Black Period.

Picasso's African Period was the period when Pablo Picasso painted in a style which was strongly influenced by African sculpture. This period lasted from 1907 to 1909. This period, which followed his Blue Period and Rose Period, was also called the Negro Period or Black Period.
As Henri…
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The history of R.D's Backroom by Najee Dorsey
R.D's Backroom is a performance voice over by Najee Dorsey set to his original art as backdrop. "I got it bad" is the opening scene of the saga which has 4 parts. Art imitates life, "R.D's Backroom" takes you into a popular hole in the wall gambling joint of one southern town in Arkansas. Stay tuned as the story unfolds. Artwork by Najee can be seen at …
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January/February Happenings at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center
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Reflections is a documentary-style photography series of black and white photographs
Reflections is a documentary-style photography series of black and white photographs of personal living spaces of over sixty renowned individuals whose lives and careers have addressed the fundamental political,…
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Meeting at the Mayor's office tomorrow!
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Are the days of a white male dominated art world coming to an end, are works by women and African-Americans getting the 'Buy' signal?
Are the days of a white male dominated art world coming to an end, are works by women and African-Americans getting the 'Buy' signal?
What’s wrong with being a white American male artist under the age of 45? The odds of getting into an international survey of contemporary art in Europe right now are stacked against you.
“The market is somewhat behind the developments since the 1990s, when the art world began ‘opening up’,” says Katerina Gregos, another curator of Manifesta 9.…
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Lenny Kravitz, closing night performer for Sunday Dec,9. Culmination for the week-long celebration of the 11th Annual Art Basel Miami Beach.
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Under the Boardwalk: Anacostia River's Veiled Beauty
In this show Mr. McNeil presents photographic images of the nation’s capitol waterways in his distinct painterly approach—abstract expressionism. He emphasizes the reflection and interactions of light and movement on the surface of the Chesapeake Bay and Anacostia River. He captures a mystical world of…
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BAIA BEST OF: As a gallery owner, I am interested in how others are keeping the doors open. Posted by Christine McCray Bethea

While I am always happy to rep for emerging artists, I have issues with maintaining a good, diverse art base. I started with mostly Afican-Amereican themes, but felt the need to expand my base to include all kinds of art. Can a black-only art gallery survive in this…
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Watch our very own Najee & Seteria Dorsey's featured artworks in the Lifetime remake of "Steel Magnolias" TONIGHT at 9/8c!
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson. This was an amazing, magnificent book chronicling the history of great numbers of Blacks who began leaving the south to seek a better life in the big cities of the North during the time period between 1915 through 1970.
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