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Frank Frazier: I Still Ain’t Got No Damn 40 Acres and Where’s the Damn Mule?

baiadmin — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 10:25:43 +0000

Pencil on Paper Gallery is celebrating Frank Frazier and Juneteenth in a solo exhibition with guest artists, Seidah Williams and Frederick Douglass Moore. Sponsored by The Simmons Family Foundation and Chocolate Secrets, an artist reception will be held from 2pm … Read the rest

BAIA BITS: Frank Toby Martin

baiadmin — Mon, 31 May 2021 10:39:45 +0000

BAIA BITS: Frank Toby Martin

Little Moments Where Knowledge Meets Art

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It all started while climbing through his grandfather’s dump. As a child in Jacksonville, Florida, Toby Martin was fascinated by the debris and discarded items he encountered … Read the rest

Lois Mailou Jones and Outwitting Jim Crow

baiadmin — Sun, 27 Dec 2020 04:38:07 +0000

Lois Mailou Jones and Outwitting Jim Crow

by Schuyler Price -- art lover, writer and curator of @SheLovesBlackArt

“I was just full of the desire to be an artist and I don’t think anything could have stopped me.” –Lois Mailou … Read the rest

A Cultural Legacy Carved in Wood

baiadmin — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 13:57:19 +0000

A Cultural Legacy Carved in Wood

by D. Amari Jackson

He is simply known as “Baba Atu,” yet there is nothing simple about knowing him, given his vast life experience, his 80 years of accumulated wisdom in the realms of … Read the rest

Activating an Afrofemcentric Critique

baiadmin — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 14:32:03 +0000

Activating an Afrofemcentric Critique

by Shantay Robinson

Barbara Smith invokes in her seminal 1978 essay, “Toward a Black Feminist Criticism,” that her goal in developing a Black feminist criticism is to reveal “the state of Black women’s culture and the … Read the rest

George Hunt: The Man, The Myth, A Legend

baiadmin — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 12:08:51 +0000

George Hunt: The Man, The Myth, A Legend

by Dr. S. Alexis Anderson

A jigsaw puzzle is a tiling puzzle that requires the assembly of often oddly shaped interlocking and mosaic-ed pieces. Each piece usually has a small part of … Read the rest

“Artistic Styles: Is this Artwork ‘Inspired by’ or ‘Stolen by?’ You be the Judge” by Debra Hand

baiadmin — Sat, 23 Nov 2019 13:49:24 +0000

“Artistic Styles: Is this Artwork ‘Inspired by’ or ‘Stolen by?’ You be the Judge” by Debra Hand

There’s a heated debate about the visual artist, Deborah Roberts, and her artwork. The discussion concerns whether or not her style … Read the rest

Dreaming As I Touch The Sky With Lynn Marshall-Linnemeier

baiadmin — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 16:22:25 +0000

Dreaming As I Touch The Sky With Lynn Marshall-Linnemeier

by Cynthia Short

The thing about history is that it is hardly ever monotone. There are many different impacts of every event; there are numerous sides to even the smallest … Read the rest

Just Out Here Livin’ His Best Life: Goin’ Back and Forth With Cedric Michael Cox

baiadmin — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 20:16:48 +0000

Just Out Here Livin’ His Best Life: Goin’ Back and Forth With Cedric Michael Cox

 Dr. S. Alexis Anderson

Cedric Michael Cox is a fun and intriguing mix of oxymorons: suburban yet urban, complex yet simple, the hip hop vibes … Read the rest

BAIA Talks: Dean Mitchell

baiadmin — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 16:28:18 +0000

Hazel by Dean Mitchell

Najee Dorsey in conversation with Dean L. Mitchell. Dean was born 1957, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and reared in Quincy, Florida. He is a graduate of the Columbus College of Art & Design in Columbus, … Read the rest