The Detroit Institute of Arts has revamped its African American arts collection and brought it to the heart of the museum. “Reimagine African American Art,” which opened Saturday, was organized by the ...

Submitted photo Sam Gilliam’s “Mars at Angles” is shown unrolled at the Butler Institute of American Art, where it has been in storage for decades. It is one of the works featured in the exhibition “A ...

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 ...

By itself here on the wall, the painting has the appearance of a devotional image — which, in a way, it is. Simpson, who is 65 and a conceptual artist of immense standing, bought it because it ...

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 ...

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 ...

Black cultural institutions are more than just buildings filled with artifacts; they are guardians of history, protectors of truth, and spaces where narratives can be told by those who lived them—that ...

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 ...

One of the most important African American art collections lives in a Los Angeles home. How does someone become a fine art collector? Dr. Joy Simmons discovered her love of art when taking a class ...

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (WFXR) — It is a piece of artwork that illustrates the military heritage of African-Americans in Martinsville and Henry County. Martinsville’s Fayette Area Historical Initiative ...