WOOSTER ― Looking at a painting of a Black woman holding back tears, Allison Allison could feel her pain. It was a familiar pain she has recognized in herself at times. Standing in the middle of the ...

The Smithsonian American Art Museum has its first Augusta Savage Curator of African American Art. According to ARTNews, Dalila Scruggs — an educator and curator with a background in mediums including ...

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 ...

Gerri McCritty said she honors Black art and its power to educate and inspire. The 65-year-old native of Liberia features African and Afrocentric artwork at PAVAA Gallery, the 632 N. Christian St. art ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A new gallery at the Telfair Academy Museum will showcase the African American art scene during the 19th and 20th centuries starting this Friday. The Dr. Walter and Linda Evans ...

As a Black woman, Linda McMillion takes great pride in the African American art that covers almost every wall of her home in west Bexar County. The works, by some of the most accomplished Black ...

Allie McGhee, “Black Attack” (1967), Detroit Institute of Arts, Museum Purchase, Friends of Modern Art Acquisition Fund, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Fleischman, and gift of anonymous donor, by ...

There are countless examples of the ways that Black creativity in America has literally changed the world — from jazz, rock, and hip-hop, to soul food, to literature, to the power of a picture. The ...

An exploration of the vast works by African American artists is the current centerpiece exhibit at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University. "Cinderella Man," an oil ...

When Calvin Woodum first took over as president of Telfair Museums’ Friends of African American Arts (FAAA) in May 2020, there were just 33 members. As his run as head of the organization comes to an ...

After years of planning and negotiations, the Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition (SAACC) has secured a path forward for its long-anticipated African American Art Center and History Museum.

Editor's Note: This interview is part of an ongoing Star series highlighting Kansas Citians from historically underrepresented communities and their impact on our region. The series builds on The Star ...