5 days agoPigment International Joins Chicago Independent Media Alliance for Annual Fundraising Campaign Supporting Award-winning, Independent Media OutletsChicago — For the second year Pigment International joins the Chicago Independent Media Alliance (CIMA), a coalition of more than 80 local media entities, for its annual fundraiser from June 5–19. With the theme “Powering Independence,” the fundraising campaign will highlight the real-world impact of these independent outlets, how they…Cima1 min readCima1 min read
May 30BY ILLUMINATING AN ANCIENT ART FORM AN ARTIST SHOWS US OUR INNER LIGHTArtist D. Lammie-Hanson wants to showcase Black ‘glow up,’ highlighting that our beauty comes from within. To do this the self-taught artist has mastered the 15th-century craft of silverpoint, a fine line drawing technique that preceded ink and pencil. …Art2 min readArt2 min read
Apr 25‘Women of a Certain Age’ exhibition shows that creativity has no expiration dateby P. Andrews-Keenan Your mother likely told you it is impolitic to ask a woman’s age, yet today age is of no consequence when said women are creatives. …Art2 min readArt2 min read
Apr 10SIMONE YVETTE LEIGH SPEAKS SOFTLY, BUT HER GRAVITAS IS AS WEIGHTY AS THE BRONZE SHE COMMANDSU.S. tour opens one year after artist’s triumphant turn in Venice By P. Andrews-Keenan As the news outlets began to gather for a tour of Simone Leigh, the artist’s eponymous show at the ICA | Boston, I find myself standing next to Leigh. She quietly turns and in a soft…3 min read3 min read
Mar 27HARLEM’S CALABAR GALLERY ANNOUNCES NEWEST ARTIST FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE RESIDENCYHarlem based Calabar Gallery has selected Afro-Latina artist Vanezza Cruz for the second iteration of its signature Art Residency Program. …Art2 min readArt2 min read
Mar 21DIASPORA STORIES: SELECTIONS FROM THE CCH POUNDER COLLECTIONBy P. Andrews-Keenan CCH Pounder’s contemporary art collection is showcased in what many might think an incongruous space, The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center. The works in Diaspora Stories: Selections From the CCH Pounder Collection are culled from the award winning actress’ New Orleans home and are not…2 min read2 min read
Mar 6Black galleries are the beating heart of our communitiesBlack galleries are the beating heart of our communities. Treasures like the eight-decade old South Side Community Art Center was a gallery when there were no galleries for Black artists. …Black Fine Art3 min readBlack Fine Art3 min read
Feb 27AFRICAN BEAUTY THROUGH AFRICAN EYESDecolonizing African art was the goal of the exhibit African Beauty Through African Eyes that closed out Black History Month at the Art Institute of Chicago. The exhibit included more than 250 sculptures from dozens of distinct cultures across the African continent. When Westerners began collecting, studying African art in…African Art1 min readAfrican Art1 min read
Feb 201–54 CONTEMPORARY ART SHOW AS VIBRANT AND COLORFUL AS THE ANCIENT CITY OF MARRAKECHP. Andrews-Keenan What better way to celebrate Black History Month than to visit The Continent and surround yourself with Black art. Pigment International’s trip to Marrakech for the 1–54 Contemporary African Art Fair was without compare. Marrakech is a balm for the soul, especially for ones weighed down by a…Black Art4 min readBlack Art4 min read
Jan 30WHICH BLACK ART PILL WILL YOU TAKE?What constitutes Black art? Collector and art historian Michael K Butler, MD, MHA, CPE, of Griot Galleryin Miami emphatically states, “Black artists do Black art period.” Black artists, like all artists, do the work that moves them and us; the work that pays their bills; the work that shocks; the…Black Fine Art2 min readBlack Fine Art2 min read
