Comments on: “Black Artists, Collectors and the new Black Art Boon–What’s to Come of This?” by Debra Hand

By: Melvin Hardy

Melvin Hardy — Sun, 23 Jan 2022 15:44:13 +0000

Debra Hand, in speaking directly to us as Black peoples and our sycophants predicating our psychic cultural identity and creative output on “human flourishing and human betterment” provides the onramp for all participants in the Afro-Americana ecosystem to reconsider and recalibrate our collective sense-of-self in the creative humanistic franchise. This is a tour-de-force of: amalgamating our Arts, Culture and Humanities (ACH) history; the present state of our participation in the fine visual and plastic arts enterprise; and her distinctive prophetic voice as guide to our better future leveraging our creatives. Thanks to BAIA for delivering this essay. Thank you Ms. Debra for the clarity and articulation of your self-endowment messaging to us.

Mel

By: Art History

Art History — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 22:41:53 +0000

You make great points. You might also appreciate this article as well, also from the. BAIA website. These convetsations are so important right now. http://media-archive.blackartinamerica.com/index.php/2022/01/05/culture-and-inclusion-versus-inclusion-and-dilution-be-aware-of-the-difference-by-debra-hand/

By: Paul Daniel Curtis

Paul Daniel Curtis — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 16:34:03 +0000

I’ve been listening to Dr. Greg Carr, head of Africana Studies ar Howard Universary, about an analytical model created for the teaching of Africana Studies in the Philadelphia Public Schools and now used at HU and in Knarrative and Knubia via a platform fostered by Professor Karen Hunter and Dr Carr. Artists and collectors of African and African American art must remember who we are to each other while engaged in culture and meaning majing. The tools for seeing through the distractions and noises that occur every day beamed at us to create confusion and disruption exist. We just gave to use them. The Alaine Locke and Arthur Schomburg models are documented and are available for use as models fir maintaining memory and meaning as we forage into this briar patch. Our destiny is not dependent on other’s acceptance of us. That will never happen. Our destiny remains on our self reliance. Inclusion should not result in confusion.