When we first began in 2016, it was clear that Black artists worldwide needed more visibility, especially on social media. No one was tagging or crediting artists but everyone was sharing art. In 2020, we opened up our platform through takeovers and subscriptions. In 2023, we’re taking a moment to think about our own sustainability (the mostly anonymous folks behind this platform have never been paid for what we do) and we’re wondering if this is also on the minds of folks in our community.
Black artists, what do we need in 2023? We have more visibility but still not an equal playing field. Change is clearly needed in the art world, but where do we begin? What are some immediate concerns, wants, needs? Comment below 👇🏾
@gianadedierstudio One of three collages for “Cuidar, Sanar, Recordar, Resistir” opening tomorrow evening @mac_panama ‘s
La Bóveda. Show curared by Ana Laguna @anagabrielalm_ ✨
Espacio de contención entre la historia y la memoria (2023), 120 x 80 cm. each
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TWO MORE DAYS to support @ablackcreativesguide ’s kickstarter campaign. Global liberation depends on art! We’re doing our part, are YOU?
Donate to their Kickstarter today to create and protect spaces for BLACK artists. Link in bio.
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#followyournolaartist #followyournola #BLACKneworleans #aBLACKcreative #BLACKart #BLACKcreatives #thisshitisforUS #forUSbyUS #FUBU #Kickstarter #ProjectWeLove #ninasimone #SupportBlackArt
@jasminebestart Woman is Smarter than the Devil Himself is based off a folktale of a woman who breaks up a couple that the devil time and time again failed to. The woman breaks them up. Not by seduction but purely by trickster means. The devil is the ultimate trickster so I found myself drawn to devil folk take stories but I find it even more interesting how gender plays into the trickster type character. Often at the devil’s expense.
Starting next week for Black History Month. I’ll be sharing small drawings inspired by different Southern Black Folktales. It’s a small challenge I’ve given myself I hope you follow along.
💕Share and follow to learn more Black Folk motifs and stories.💕
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Edmonia Lewis, The Death of Cleopatra, 1876, marble. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC. Image credit: SAAM.
The Death of Cleopatra was Edmonia Lewis’ most ambitious project: A large marble sculpture (weighing almost 3 tons), completed for the 1876 Centennial exhibition in Philadelphia.
#EdmoniaLewis #BlackArtHistory #SupportBlackArt
@kiaragilbertart , Ode to Harvest, 2022
Been thinking alot about what it means to grow something. For labor to be devoured. For a body to be eaten by greed. This woodcut is part of a larger installation that pays homage to black legacies that were almost buried.
"Ode to Harvest"
Woodcut
4'x3'
Special thanks to @eclectic_sweetie for modeling the middle figure ❤
#supportblackart #kiaragilbert #woodcut #woodcutart #blacklegacy #odetoharvest
@reneeroyale , Landscapes of Matter 🌿
Landscapes of Matter is a multimedia, time-based exploration documenting the geologic and anthropogenic violence impacting the landscape between New Orleans and Venice, Louisiana, where the mouth of the Mississippi flows into the Gulf of Mexico.
The earth will survive us. I want to bear witness to the messages that the earth is leaving behind through instant photography, as it leaves us behind in the labyrinth that is deep time.
Swipe through to see some of the initial work. You can read and see more on my website. Looking forward to the work that is to come.
#ReneeRoyale #polaroidfilm #LANDSCAPESOFMATTER #filmforever #instantfilm #analogohotography #polaroidoriginals #polaroidphotography #polaroidpov #alternativephotography #polaroidmanipulation
1.22- SUNDAY- JOIN US in conversation with @prosper_jones , Multidisciplinary Artist and producer from New Orleans, LA. Tune In live at 12 PM EST/ 11 AM CST while him and @mitchfactorial discuss his use of multiple mediums to explore themes of cultural identity, aspirational movement, and creative expression.
Link to the livestream is in our bio!
Special thanks to @rise.radio.nyc for the space! If you’re in the area, feel free to stop by and say hello, at:
57 Graham ave
Brooklyn, NY 11206
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