Art & Literature
prAna Awards $100K to Software Engineer Turned Poet in Dream Job Promotion
prAna, creator of the Clothing for Positive Change movement and leader in sustainable, outdoor fashion, announced November 14 the winner of their $100,000 Dream Job Promotion. Queena Bergen was selected from more than 2,400 entries with a dream of quitting her software engineer job and embarking on a national poetry tour to motivate and inspire others. Her story was both original and…
Read MoreTraveling Gullah Geechee Art Exhibit to Debut at Hampton Gala
The Hampton County Arts Council have announced that the Stanley Arts building will be the first venue to exhibit the Private Art Collection of Gullah native Victoria A. Smalls. A formal Gala will mark the opening of this prestigious exhibit, which will then run through the month of February. The public is invited to come…
Read MoreThe Charleston Friends of the Library Host Holiday Book Sale
Looking for some extra stocking stuffers this Christmas? Shopping for Kwanzaa or a New Year’s Party? Come shop the Charleston Friends of the Library Holiday Book Sale, and support your local library system for the holidays. That HOLIDAY Book Sale is set for Friday, December 6 from 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and Saturday, December 7 from 9:00…
Read More‘The Christians’ features a 1960s Louisiana love story
By Cora Lester, The Drum Newspaper The Christians, book one, follows the life and love of Mary Jean Woods, a young, Christian woman in 1960 South Louisiana as she maneuvers through self-discovery, unrighteousness, and betrayal in hopes to find a true spiritual identity. Through this first release, B.J.T Ledet weaves a story that answers “What…
Read MoreSpelman College Museum of Fine Art Kicks Off the New Decade With the United States Debut of Theaster Gates’ “Black Image Corporation”
The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art is proud to present the United States premiere of “Theaster Gates: Black Image Corporation” Jan. 28 – May 16, 2020. This exhibition, which was curated by internationally recognized artist Theaster Gates, includes 10 large format prints by two important African American photographers who both work for the Johnson…
Read MoreBritish Museum – The World’s Largest Receiver Of Stolen Goods, Says Book Author
An outspoken human rights lawyer in a new book is calling for European and US institutions to return treasures taken from subjugated peoples by “conquerors or colonial masters.” In the new book by Geoffrey Robertson, the British Museum is accused of exhibiting “pilfered cultural property” and urged to ‘wash its hands of blood and return…
Read More$100,000 Naming Rights Contribution Announced by Cecil Williams Civil Rights Museum in Orangeburg
A $100,000 contribution to the Cecil Williams Civil Rights Museum in Orangeburg has been announced with naming rights to one of the museum’s eight history galleries. “In accordance with wishes of the donors, Kathy and Kenneth Chenault of the Ayco Charitable Foundation, the entrance foyer and gallery in the museum has been named the,…
Read MoreCall for Submissions 14th Annual African American Fiber Art Exhibition: Sankofa
Sankofa is a word in the Twi language spoken by the Akan tribe of present day Ghana. It is associated with the proverb, “Se wo were fi na wosankofa a yenkyi,” which translates to “it is not taboo to fetch what is at risk of being left behind.” Today, it is more simply interpreted as “go back and get…
Read MoreRaves For Anglo-Nigerian Writer Awarded Major Literary Prize
England’s most prestigious literary prize has been awarded to Bernadine Evaristo, an Anglo-Nigerian writer, for her eighth work of fiction, to be shared with Margaret Atwood , author of “The Testaments” in a surprise double award approved by the judging panel. Of Nigerian and British parentage, Evaristo is the first black woman to win the…
Read MoreGibbes Museum of Art Announces Finalists for the 2019 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art
The Gibbes Museum of Art announced this week the finalists for the annual 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art. The 2019 finalists are Damian Stamer, Donte’ Hayes, Herb Parker, Martha Clippinger, Michi Meko and Stephanie Patton. One of these artists, whose work demonstrates the highest level of artistic achievement, while contributing to a new understanding of…
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