PIGMENT INTERNATIONAL CONCLUDES BLACK FINE ART MONTH® WITH SALON TALK AT DUSABLE MUSEUM AND DISCUSSION AT CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM
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Pigment International® is proud to announce the culminating events for the 5th Anniversary of Black Fine Art Month®. Pigment’s Signature Salon Talk will be held on Friday, October 25th at the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center’s Ames Auditorium and will include a preview of a portion of Richard Hunt: A Monumental Life. The documentary by filmmakers Rana Segal and Laurie Little, tells the story of Richard Hunt’s life growing up in Chicago and the experiences that inspired him to create his beautiful works of art.
Following the preview there will be a discussion of Black nonrepresentational art led by Angel Idowu, Art by Angel and will feature Michelle Duster, great granddaughter of Ida B. Wells and co-chair of the Ida B. Wells Commemorative Art Committee, September Gray of September Gray Fine Art in Atlanta, Pam Eatman of Blackbird Gallery in Detroit and artist Jamele Wright, Sr.
On, Sunday October 27, Pigment founder and CEO Patricia Andrews-Keenan will moderate a post-screening discussion of The Light of Truth: Richard Hunt’s Monument to Ida B. Wells at the Chicago History Museum at noon. Panelists for the discussion will be Dan Duster, great grandson of Ida B. Wells and Monument Committee member; Tony Rogers, monument committee member; Eric Stephenson, studio manager at Richard Hunt Studios; Jon Ott, biographer of Richard Hunt book and website and Rana Segal, producer/director.
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE KAMALA HARRIS VISITS NORWEST GALLERY IN DETROIT
Norwest Gallery of Art hosted Vice President Kamala Harris during a recent visit to the gallery, where she shared her vision for the future of the United States with our community. Norwest was chosen as one of the small businesses the presidential candidate visited in the battleground state of Michigan. Said the Detroit gallery owners, “We are overwhelmed by the love and support from our community, and with the encouragement from future President Harris, we feel more unstoppable than ever. To God be the glory.”
BLACK ART EMPOWERMENT SUMMIT HOSTED BY ART MELANATED IN LOS ANGELES
The inaugural Black Art Empowerment Summit, hosted by Los Angeles based Art Melanated will be held October 26th. The event brings together some of the brightest minds in art for a full day of building, sharing, and connecting.
If you are looking to gain insights into the business of art, hear directly from influential artists, learn how to be a responsible and impactful collector, and discover how to protect and value your art collection — join Art Melanated on October 26th. Pigment International is a media partner. Tickets are $125.00
Schedule
Session 1: The Business of Art
Featuring: Jac Forbes, Richard Beavers, Mashonda Tifrere
Moderated by: Khalil Kinsey
Session 2: Artists: Voices of the Culture
Featuring: Ferrari Sheppard, Harmonia Rosales, Kevin A. Williams
Moderated by: Ayesha Selden
Networking Lunch (meal included with your admission ticket).
Session 3: The Power of Collecting
Featuring: Lyndon Barrois, CCH Pounder, George Fatheree
Moderated by: Tavis Smiley
Session 4: Building Beyond the Canvas
Featuring: Devin Blackburn, Genise Lee
Moderated by: Rikki Hughes
Register here.
COMMUNION OF TREASURES WILHELMINA ‘OBATOLA’ GRANT-COOPER AND ALISON KUO
Dorsey’s Fine Art Gallery presents Wilhelmina ‘Obatola’ Grant-Cooper and Alison Kuo in a two-artist exhibition, titled “communion of Treasures,” o view November 3 through December 8, 2024. The opening reception is on Sunday, November 3 from 3:00–6:00 pm and the Artist Talk is on Sunday, November 10 from 3:00 6:00pm.
The artists incorporate objects familiar to their artistic prowess to communicate knowledge and protect the vulnerable. Not previously being aware of the other’s practice, the show creates a container for the two exchange and share their work.
THE MOVEMENT BY ABIOLA UNVEILED AT NEW LIFE COVENANT CHURCH SE
Pastor John Hannah of New Life Covenant Church SE and Nigerian-born artist Abiola unveiled “The Movement” a massive new landmark and destination piece on Chicago’s South Side.
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