Black History Month Artist Spotlights
The People of Bisa Butler's Portraits. Butler using "...intricately layered and vibrantly colored quilts, resurface and reimagine historical narratives of Black life." (Art Institute of Chicago, website)
The Storm, the Whirlwind, and the Earthquake, 2020
Bisa Butler. Toledo Museum of Art. Image courtesy Claire Oliver Gallery. © Bisa Butler
Bisa Butler. Toledo Museum of Art. Image courtesy Claire Oliver Gallery. © Bisa Butler
Southside Community Arts Center
We Are Here: Women in the Center's Collection features artworks made by women artists in the Center's collection. The exhibition provides an opportunity to think about the materiality of Black women's art, while also expanding biographical and visual information on Black women artists. Online: sscartcenter.org
We Are Here: Women in the Center's Collection features artworks made by women artists in the Center's collection. The exhibition provides an opportunity to think about the materiality of Black women's art, while also expanding biographical and visual information on Black women artists. Online: sscartcenter.org
Museum of Science & Industry
MSI's Black Creativity: Juried Art Exhibition is the nation’s longest-running exhibition of African-American Art, presenting nearly 200 works of art from emerging and established African American artists, thru Apr. 14. Online: msichicago.org
MSI's Black Creativity: Juried Art Exhibition is the nation’s longest-running exhibition of African-American Art, presenting nearly 200 works of art from emerging and established African American artists, thru Apr. 14. Online: msichicago.org
DuSable Museum of African American History
The groundbreaking immersive, The March, recreates one of the most iconic moments in American history, the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The video features a selection of noteworthy individuals and activists reading sections of the speech, underscoring the parallels between the Civil Rights Movement of the 60s and the global non-violent demonstrations of today. Online: dusablemuseum.org
The groundbreaking immersive, The March, recreates one of the most iconic moments in American history, the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The video features a selection of noteworthy individuals and activists reading sections of the speech, underscoring the parallels between the Civil Rights Movement of the 60s and the global non-violent demonstrations of today. Online: dusablemuseum.org
American Writers Museum
Originally on view at the American Writers Museum in 2019, Frederick Douglass: Agitator is now available virtually. Visitors can see the original content from the exhibit that explores the later life of writer and orator Frederick Douglass, learn about his use of portraiture, download curriculum and more. Online: americanwritersmuseum.org
Originally on view at the American Writers Museum in 2019, Frederick Douglass: Agitator is now available virtually. Visitors can see the original content from the exhibit that explores the later life of writer and orator Frederick Douglass, learn about his use of portraiture, download curriculum and more. Online: americanwritersmuseum.org
Articles
In honor of Valentines Day, sharing a great article from The Art of Education. Artwork that depicts love. Sometimes all we really need is a little love.
Artist & Photographer Spotlights
ARTWORK International Inc. Press highligted Jeff Corwin, a photographer who will showcase his work in Chicago at Dragonfly in May. Click to learn more.
