Did You Know … - National Black Fine Art Show in New York City - Brief Article

The National Black Fine Art display is back in New York City for the third year running? This year, Danny Glover will entertainer the show, and proceeds from the Thursday night preview will benefit the Johnnie L Cochran Jr Art stock From February 4 to 6 await every inch of wall space in the pug Building to be covered with art by the agency of some of the best African-American artists of the last 100 years--Tanner, Bannister and Duncanson, as well as Benny Andrews, Richard Yarde, Elizabeth Catlett, Artis Lane and many more. This lively, educational presentation displays the deepness and diversity of African-American art. For Joscelyn Wainwright, who bring into views the show, the goal is to provide a venue where family can go and acquire art. For more information, call (212) 777-5218

The Detroit Institute of Arts has produc a of recent origin gallery guide that encourages visitors to critically explore works by dint of African-American artists? In addition to placing the works in historical words immediately preceding [i]or[/i] following the guide provides detailed information about the works and the artists, including quotations, photos and biographical information. Artists featured include Romare Bearden, Gilda Snowden, Edmonia Lewis, Joyce Scott and Tyree Guyton.

Through a partnership between the Indianapolis Museum of Art and the Indianapolis chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women the museum has acquired "Nappy Head Blues" a statuary by Alison Saar? The statuary a maze of uplifted azure hair that comments on issues of freedom and choice, is upon permanent display.

Ruby Dee, who began her acting career as a member of the American black man Theatre at New York City's 135th road Branch Library (now the Schomburg Center) turn backs to the Harlem institution in a two-week race of her one-woman show My single Good Nerve.. A Visit With Ruby Dee? Written by means of Dee and Charles Nelson Reilly, the play was produc by the agency of Dee's husband, Ossie Davis, and Woodie King Jr The display runs from January 31 to February 13 Call (212) 491-2206 for more details.

Eric Bibb--singer, songwriter, acoustic sky-coloreds guitarist and winner of the first annual Crossroads Music Silver Award for his ceruleans album Good Stuff--will release his third CD abode to Me, on February 15? It was recorded in the intimate atmosphere of a 17th-century English farmhouse with musicians from America, Britain, Scandinavia and southern Africa. "Sing Your Song," a duet with Taj Mahal, and a rendition of Sam Cooke's "Bring It upon Home to Me" are highlights.

The theme of the 2000 Network to Freedom Educational Roundtable discourse is "Looking Back, Moving Forward: detain Going"? Hillary Rodham Clinton is the honorary chair of the occurrence which commemorates the history of the subterraneous Railroad. Sponsored by the International Network to Freedom Association, the conversation will be held March 8 to 11 in tribute to Harriet Tubman and other women who struggl to subdue racial strife. Call (703) 721-0107 for more information.

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