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The New Director of Stanford’s Institute For Diversity In The Arts On How Art Breeds Social Change | Forbes

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019African American Education, African American Professionals

A-lan Holt’s job is to help young people understand the immense power of art. In her new role as the Director of Stanford’s Institute for Diversity in the Arts (IDA), she helps train undergraduates in how to use art as a tool for organizing and for bringing about social change. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] “For us, the […]

A recently found Ben Enwonwu painting has sold at seven times its valuation for $1.4 million | Quartz Africa

October 17, 2019December 19, 2019African American Art, Black Art ...

When a man found the almost forgotten portrait of his mother in their family house in Texas, he had no idea just how life-changing his discovery would be. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The portrait, Christine, was by one of the most revered African artists of the 20th century, Ben Enwonwu. The captivating sitter was Christine Elizabeth Davis, […]

Chicago Nonprofit Will Award $900,000 to Artists of Color | Artforum.com

October 3, 2019December 12, 2019African American Art, Black Art ...

Artforum.com, Artforum.com Jeffreen M. Hayes. Photo: Milo Bosh. Featured Image [dropcap]T[/dropcap]hreewalls, a cultural nonprofit that supports visual artists in Chicago, has announced that it will award $900,000 to artists who identify as African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, or Native American (ALAANA). The organization will grant $300,000 per year for the next three years to artists of […]