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Monday Musings: Febraury 14, 2022
This morning while I was journaling, I began working on a piece about networking and managing core belief while excelling in capitalism. If that’s possible. There are some harsh realities surrounding capitalisms #stayingpower. I delve into those deeper on Medium. Ideas about #democracy, making things equitable, and doing the work of our own hands. Since money is […]
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A Vision For the Future: The NMAAHC’s Searchable Museum
On November 18th the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture launched a comprehensive interactive digital platform, the Searchable Museum. This is a visually engaging and dynamic platform that is intuitive for users. Upon the very first click, viewers are immersed within a labyrinth of information uniquely chronicling the trajectory of the African American lived experience beginning […]
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Words Formed The World: Kenturah Davis
I first learned of Kenturah Davis’ work while perusing the SCAD Museum of Art’s most recent offerings. Davis is currently on exhibition the museum now until December. I was drawn her graphite drawing “Meditation” immediately. The drawing had a certain familiarity of a family member or a someone I once knew. In order to understand […]
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August 28: A Day In The Life of A People
In commemoration of the historic March on Washington in 1963, where more than 200,000 people marched for jobs and freedom, the National African American Museum of History and Culture has a fantastic offering for the public. For only 24 hours viewers are invited to watch the film August 28: A Day In The Life directed […]
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We Are Free to Chose But We are Not Free From The Consequences of Our Choices: Lin Jing Jing
As technology evolves, so does the landscape and context in which we create and view art. The global reach of the internet makes distant communities feel close. We can feel a level of intimacy being created within the constructs of social media and digital culture. The use of zoom and interviews and talks happening in […]
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Contemporary Digital Art Fair
CDAF is happening June 25-28. This is a moment to participate and both educate. If you would like to be a part of this ongoing initiative in digital arts and galleries take a look. Visitors are free. LIBERTY ART AWARD 2020 CADAF is collaborating with Liberty Specialty Markets to support young artists working with digital […]
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Lost and Found: Decoding the Visual Capital of Artist Judith Scott
Judith Scott was an internationally recognized artist that came to her craft late in life. Scott began art making in her 40’s and did so without fail until the age of 61 when she died. What makes her work so unique is the undeniable emotive quality that is created with both positive space and various […]
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Black Radical Women Artists 1965-1985
I had the fortune of partaking in an intimate virtual lecture with Catherine Morris, curator, of the Elizabeth Sackler Center for Feminist Art locates the @brooklynmuseum. Lots of these wonderful artists featured in these exhibits you may learn about on my new site chiaratoyebi.com along with many nameless, faceless creators that add meaning and hold […]
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When A Trumpet Sounds: Kara Walker, Examining Root Causes With Pencil and Paper
Kara Walker. 1995. Look Away! Look Away! Look Away! / The Battle of Atlanta, Being the Narrative of a Negress in the Flames of Desire / The End of Uncle Tom and the Grand Allegorical Tableau of Eva in Heaven. Sculpture and Installations. https://0-library-artstor-org.library.scad.edu/asset/LARRY_QUALLS_10310855292. In Kara Walker’s Study for The End of Uncle Tom and […]