Black Fine Art™ Salon Talk to discuss what’s next for the Public Square
For its Salon Talk of Black Fine Art Month™ 2021, Pigment International will continue the conversation of how to create a more inclusive and complete portrait of America’s history through art. This Salon Talk will be specific to Chicago’s consideration of monuments in shared public spaces. Ernest Wong, principal of Site Design Group, LTD and a committee member of the Chicago Monuments Project, author and educator Michelle Duster, who spearheaded the Ida B. Wells Monument Committee that erected the monument to her great grandmother by international sculptor Richard Hunt, and noted artist, sculptor and poet Gerald Griffin will discuss how we can develop a framework for making our shared public spaces more equitable and accurate. The dinner and conversation will be held at The Cliff Dwellers, 200 S. Michigan Ave., on Friday October 15 from 6 pm — 8 pm. Registration for the dinner event is $35.00
On Friday, October 1, Pigment hosted a conversation about our Missing History in the DuSable Museum’s Roundhouse in front of the Kara Walker Exhibition. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter was in conversation with artist Gerald Griffin, artist and activist Dwight White and Dr. Robert Hanserd, professor of African American History at Columbia College. The event drew over 50 participants and included students from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism, Columbia College Chicago Chronicle and TrueStar Media. The event also showcased Griffin’s bust of Kamala Harris titled, MVP, Madame Vice President.
From October 1–3 Pigment International was a media partner for The Other Art Fair held in Revel Fulton Market where they hosted a booth with their Pigment Magazine and shared information about Black Fine Art Month. The three-day event is one of the largest contemporary fair shows in the city. On October 2, The Global Experience organized by Alexandria Maloney, MPA, an international affairs officer, featuring a keynote by Patricia Andrews-Keenan, the founder of Black Fine Art Month was held virtually.
An international discussion on murals will take place on Thursday, October 21st in partnership with Instituto Allende in San Miguel, MX; the AARP Experience Corp will host a virtual conversation with Richard Hunt on October 22nd; and Black Fine Art Month ends with a reception on October 29th at Bourdeau Griffin Design Center. This year’s celebration includes partnerships with the African American Arts Alliance, Diasporal Rhythms and the South Side Community Art Center. A full schedule of Chicago and national events is available at the Black Fine Art Month website.
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About Black Fine Art Month
Held each October, Black Fine Art Month is a global celebration of the Black Fine Art aesthetic, an annual recognition of artists, innovators, collectors, curators and those vested in the Black Art tradition, and an opportunity to commemorate and elevate these contributions through art programming. Black Fine Art Month is an initiative ofPigment International™. The Salons will be streamed live via YouTube and on social media. The celebration will be documented in Pigment Magazine, an Ozzie Award Finalist for “Best Design for New Magazine.” Visit Pigment International on IG, FB and Twitter.
