BRONX:AFRICA is a multi-disciplinary exploration of the art and influence of African cultures that transform our city and impacts the arts as nationals mix and infuse. BRONX:AFRICA celebrates this vital presence as it strengthens and connects the many peoples of African descent, the diaspora, mixed heritage and migration-dispersion-all of whom call the Bronx their home. Artists: Seyi Adebanjo, Olaniyi Akindiya, …
Month: February 2016
OPEN (C)ALL: Up for Debate
Over 125 BRIC Registry artists were featured in OPEN (C)ALL: Up for Debate exhibition.The show presents work responding to current social/political issues or embodying aspirations for the future, given the upcoming Presidential elections. Gallery at BRIC House647 Fulton Street (Enter on Rockwell Place)Brooklyn, NY 11217Tel: 718.683.5600 http://bricartsmedia.org/events/contemporary-art/open-c-all-up-for-debate
Black Lives Matter
BLACK LIVES MATTER is a group exhibition asking the question, What does #blacklivesmatter mean to you? This mixed-media exhibition, inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, was curated by MCLA professors Dr. Frances Jones-Sneed and Melanie Mowinski. #BlackLivesMatter first came to light in 2012 when a young, unarmed, black male, Trayvon Martin, was shot and killed. Martin’s death and the …