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Black History / My History Curated by Fran Joy

"Art is Business"



Sojourner Truth African Heritage Museum- Big Day of Giving is Everyday

"Art is Business"

Sojourner Truth African Heritage Museum- Big Day of Giving is 365 days.

Shonna McDaniel's the Founder and Director of the Sojourner Truth Art Museum (founded in 1996). McDaniels is a professional artist/teacher/muralist, and community activist. She has an extensive background in art instruction and mural designs. She has studied under some of the finest professors in the Los Rios Community College network and master artists in the San Francisco Bay Area. While residing in Germany, McDaniels instructed art classes for two years on Military Bases and organized art exhibitions and programs. 

Before 1996, Shonna McDaniels was one of the co-founders and artists of the Visual Arts Development Project (founded in 1988); McDaniels taught art classes, conducted workshops, and organized art exhibits throughout the Oak Park and Del Paso communities.   She has donated art to various organizations and helped raise money for charitable causes throughout the Sacramento Region. She has over 25 years of community involvement with multiple organizations that support the arts through exhibitions, artist residencies, community activism, community murals, and organizing community-based festivals in South Sacramento.

Ms. McDaniels has contributed over 150 murals to the landscape of Sacramento, Stockton, and San Francisco:

These collections can be found: in Sacramento Unified School District, Sacramento Arts Commissions,
County of Sacramento, Florin Business Arts Complex/Sojourner Truth Murals Project 
And her artistic legacy within the community is renowned to grassroots, professional artists, politicians, and the business community. Her contributions have been recognized by Council members: Lauren Hammond, Bonnie Pannell, Larry Carr, Mayor Kevin Johnson, Congress Doris Matsui, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Entertainer Russell Simmons.  Mrs. McDaniels is a committed “social artist-activist.” Her work is dedicated to creativity and social change within the context of an evolving, healthy community.

Personal Statement: My purpose as an artist is to leave a legacy for future artists. I want young black girls and boys to see my art and experience something of worth, pride, and value. For this reason, I strive to have the essence of my work reflect dignity, strength, and the beauty of each subject I present. For me, youth education is critical, and I have spent a large part of my career as an artist educating youth. I feel today, more than ever, that art is needed by young people as a forum for safe expression, communication, exploration, imagination, and cultural and historical understanding. Art is an essential, encompassing life element that can produce an environment with a productive cultural exchange of ideas. In addition, art promotes acquiring intellectual skills in literature, science, and math. Indeed, art should be a priority in human development. Art can inspire youth to be creative, think outside the box, and use their skills to beautify their environment.


Black Artists on Art: Past, Present, and Future celebrates legendary and contemporary Black artists and the legacy of the “Black Artists on Art” book series.

"Art is Business" https://www.crockerart.org/exhibitions/black-artists-on-art.


This group exhibition showcases work by legendary artists Benny Andrews, Romare Bearden, Dumile Feni, Elizabeth Catlett, Jacob Lawrence, Samella Lewis, Ruth Waddy, and Charles White; as well as contemporary artists EMONI, Alpha Bruton, Beth Cosetta Rubel, Joha Harrison, Dwight Head, Laurelin Gilmore, Claude Lewis, Keia Kodama, Lee McCormick, Shonna McDaniels, and more. 

The Black Artists on Art exhibition series is organized by Unity Lewis, the grandson of the late Dr. Samella Lewis, the artist, historian, author, and educator often referred to as the godmother of Black art. The presentation of Black Artists on Art at the Crocker is the ninth iteration of the series and is unique in its pairing of well-known legends with contemporary and youth artists. The exhibition series takes its name from the "Black Artists on Art" book series, originally published by Dr. Lewis and Ruth Waddy in 1969. It brought attention to the many notable Black artists neglected or overlooked by the mainstream art world.

Black Artists on Art: Past, Present, and Future celebrates legendary and contemporary Black artists and the legacy of the “Black Artists on Art” book series.

  "That's Community," Unity Lewis, the exhibition's co-Creator, explains. "When we bring an artist into the show, we bring them into the family. We're all here to help each other grow, whether an artist at the height of their career or an artist just starting out. In presenting our work together, we're having a dialogue. We learn from, enrich, and educate each other and offer the same to the community that experiences the exhibition."

The exhibition is the ninth unique iteration of a series that shares the title of the historic "Black Artists on Art" book. Initially published in 1969 by Dr. Samella Lewis and Ruth G. Waddy, "Black Artists on Art" brought attention to the many notable Black artists who were neglected or overlooked by the mainstream art world.

More than 50 years later, the "Black Artists on Art" book series is foundational to the arts community, acting as a record of the collaborative effort of Black artists throughout the country to unite and discuss their work.
Dr. Lewis' grandson, Unity Lewis, initiated the eponymous exhibition series to continue building community among Black artists, and each exhibition features a unique presentation. The presentation of
Black Artists on Art at the Crocker is the first to take place after Dr. Lewis' passing on May 22, 2022, at the age of 99, and it is unique in its pairing of well-known legends with contemporary and youth artists.
Lewis hopes these exhibitions honor his grandmother's legacy and continue to raise the profile of Black artists, keeping the spirit of her work alive: "My grandmother gave me the history and the resources I need to accurately represent the work and curate these shows. I'm looking forward to presenting this to the Sacramento region. It's important that Crocker is helping us put this exhibition together and acknowledging the value these artists have to the art world."

ABOUT THE CROCKER
The Crocker brings people together and connects them in unexpected ways with art, ideas, each other, and the world around them. Founded as a public/private partnership in 1885, the Crocker features the world’s foremost display of California art and is renowned for its holdings of master drawings and international ceramics, as well as European, Asian, African, and Oceanic art. The Crocker
serves as the primary regional resource for studying and appreciating fine art and offers a diverse spectrum of exhibitions, events, and programs to deepen visitors' understanding of art, including films, concerts, studio classes, lectures, and an array of family activities and children. 

More information about exhibits and programs can be found at
crockerart.org.
ABOUT BLACK ARTISTS ON ART
“Black Artists on Art” is a book series by Samella Lewis and Ruth G. Waddy in 1969. The original two volumes featured the works and words of over 150 actively producing artists of the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Now, over 50 years later, Black Artists on Art is releasing new volumes of the book highlighting black artists who have redefined what it means to be a black artist while still preserving the traditions of African cultural expression.

Black Artists on Art is currently accepting artist submissions for Volumes 3 & 4 of the book.



TO INHERIT THE EARTH: An Artistic RoundTable On RACE, RELIGION, AND RESISTANCE

"Art is Business" 


 Taurean J. Webb Named Director of the Center for the Church and the Black Experience and Instructor of Religion and Race at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

The Institute for Research in African American Studies Alumni Council congratulates Taurean J. Webb named as the new director of the Center for the Church and the Black Experience and Instructor of Religion and Race at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary.

IRAAS ALUMNI COUNCIL We are Columbia University's Institute for Research in African American Studies Alumni Council Reposted March 2019

EVANSTON, Illinois – Having just completed a national search, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary is pleased to announce the appointment of Taurean J. Webb as director of the Center for the Church and the Black Experience (CBE). In addition, Webb will be joining the faculty as an instructor of religion and race and will be named as assistant professor of religion and race upon completion of his dissertation. Webb will begin his position on May 1, 2019. A leading center of Garrett-Evangelical, CBE was founded in 1970 and has empowered and trained generations of leaders for the African American religious community and society-at-large.

Webb, who has been serving as the interim director of CBE since July 2018, will focus on building a strong financial and programmatic foundation for the center. With experience in pastoral ministry, intersectional justice movement building, cultural education, non-profit governance, and interracial/interfaith coalition training, Webb aims to engage a wide cross-section of professional domains as the director. He is particularly interested in engaging faith communities, educators, and civil society organizations to both enhance the experiences of current Garrett-Evangelical students and also help maximize CBE’s impact outside of the seminary.

“We are delighted that Mr. Webb has accepted our invitation to join the Garett-Evangelical faculty and to direct our historic Center for the Church and the Black Experience,” said President Lallene J. Rector. “His work in black theology, commitment to interfaith dialogue and activism, and expertise in critical race theory are gifts that will enhance and strengthen the seminary’s commitment to preparing spiritual leaders for today’s church and world. Welcome, Taurean!”

CBE has been a beacon of hope and inspiration for Black students, pastors, churches, and communities for nearly five decades. It has been instrumental in fusing Black people and Black religious life into the entire seminary community. As the director, Webb seeks to address the unique challenges facing Black students—across the diaspora—while educating and inspiring all persons who live, work, and study at the seminary.

“In so many ways, CBE stands in such a storied lineage of Black institutions that came of age in the thick of twentieth-century liberation struggles. For this reason and others, I count it such a great honor to lead this center into its half-century mark—a historical moment in which Garrett-Evangelical, its denomination, and Africa-descended people the world over are urgently wrestling with important questions about God, equity, and justice,” Webb noted. “I’m grateful to the search committee for its tireless work and to Garrett-Evangelical for its commitment to liberation-minded ministry.”

Webb is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Morehouse College, with a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy and religion. He holds a master of arts degree in Black and cultural studies from Columbia University and Northwestern University. He is currently in the doctor of the philosophy program at Garrett-Evangelical, with doctoral research that looks at “Blackness” and “Palestinian-ness” as racial formations, and the ways in which an internationalist theological hermeneutic of [visual material] culture can uncover how these communities organically move against white supremacy and Judeo-Christian hegemony. His work is supported by the Forum for Theological Exploration.

Previously, Webb served as Scholar-in-Residence at the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference, where he produced writings, researched, and managed the organization’s Palestine justice portfolio. He also formerly served as director of staff and academics at the W.E.B. DuBois Scholars Institute in Princeton, New Jersey.

Instituted in 1970 as one of the primary emphases of the seminary, the Center for the Church and the Black Experience (CBE) focuses on African and African American experience and ministry. Part of its purpose is to ensure the integration of the Black religious experience into all aspects of seminary life, including student recruitment, faculty development, curriculum planning, and special programs. Its aims are instituted by incorporating African and African American experience into existing curricula, rather than establishing separate Black studies programs; by the endowment of scholarships for black students; and by the establishment of a parity committee made up of equal numbers of Black and white faculty. To learn more about CBE, go to Garrett.edu/CBE.

Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, a graduate school of theology related to The United Methodist Church, was founded in 1853. Located on the campus of Northwestern University, the seminary serves more than 450 students from various denominations and cultural backgrounds, fostering an atmosphere of ecumenical interaction. Garrett-Evangelical creates bold leaders through master of divinity, master of arts, master of theological studies, doctor of philosophy, and doctor of ministry degrees. Its 4,500 living alumni serve church and society around the world.

Source: IRAAS ALUMNI COUNCIL We are Columbia University's Institute for Research in African American Studies Alumni Council

“What is Racial Justice?” Closing

"Art is Business" Fran Joy Artist/Curator/Life Coach

We will have a guest speaker, a psychologist, Dr. Litesa Wallace, and former running mate to mayor Daniel Biss when he ran for governor. She will speak on the current racial climate and its psychological impact.



This has been a significant exhibit. Please let me know if you can make it by replying to this email. I look forward to seeing you all again soon. Also, there have been requests from various sources for a closing event for the "What is Racial Justice?" Exhibit.

I want to thank Angela Allyn, the Noyes curator, for this opportunity to make it happen. I hope that you all will be able to attend. It has been an honor to have you all participate. People are still coming to view the exhibit, and some have returned to see it again and brought others, including curators from the Block Museum and a class of Northwestern students.rtists,

We started this with an opening on “What is Racial Justice?” What does it mean? What does it look like? How do we get there?
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere!” MLK Jr

We opened with featured guest speaker, Jude Laude, former school board member, speaking on Haiti and we raised $1080 for the relief effort at the border. We closed with featured speaker, Dr Litesa Wallace, former IL State Rep, speaking on the impact of the current racial climate. Both were educational, informative and moving.

I would like to say that we closed also at this time period with a clear, historic and rare example in America of what racial justice is and how we get there, with the “guilty" verdict of three men in the south who hunted down and killed an innocent man for the color of his skin. 

My heart felt thank you goes out to all the participating artists who answered the call with varied expressions of what it all means.
The exhibit received a lot of buzz, visits, repeat visits and praise and made me humbled and proud as a curator. Mayor Biss visited with his family, Block curators came and took pics, Northwestern classes came through and many others.

Thanks also to the artists who donated prints for the silent auction and those who gave artist talks at the closing. It’s always inspiring to hear more from the artists about their work.

I hope we find more collaborations in the future, because art crosses boundaries and constructs.
Take care and have a safe and joyful season!







PRESENT/BREATH: PARTICIPATORY DRAWING/PERFORMANCE ACTION September 5th, 2021

"Art is Business"https://www.evanstonartcenter.org/events/presentbreath-participatory-drawingperformance-action




PRESENT/BREATH: PARTICIPATORY DRAWING/PERFORMANCE ACTION

 
Date
Sun, 09/05/2021 - 01:00 PM - Sun, 09/05/2021 - 02:00 PM
Two event participants
Sunday, September 5 at 1pm | Register Today!
Let's look at one another again - freed from Zoom screens and lonely living rooms. Let’s see each other as humans in the three-dimensional wild.

Come and join 10-min participatory drawing actions. Community performance artist Petra Kuppers invites people to create surreal contour drawings of one another, of dancing participants, and of quietly meditating ones. All materials provided, zero drawing experience necessary, grounded in disability culture values.

Enjoy spending a few minutes to look deeply at and witness another human being.

Register today. This event is free and open to the public.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

EITHER WRONG OR RIGHT JUST EXAMINE

"Art is Business"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/either-wrong-or-right-just-examine-curatorial-fellowship-2021-

JOIN US: RSVP- 1pm - 4pm, with Virtual Artist Talk 2pm - 3pm






ARTISTIC VISION FOR CURATED EXPERIENCES AT 
EVANSTON ART CENTER. 
Our artistic vision entails an intergenerational curatorial practice that seeks to provide a model for emerging and established curators to innovate in curating inclusive experiences, gain practical curating experience, and critically reflect on how their curatorial style will imprint on the Evanston community and the world. Four exhibitions, each running two weeks, on how artists examine the state of their environment in society through themes of Racism, Spirituality, Documentation, and Art as Wellness
A call for diverse artists (i.e. Women, People of Color, LGBTQIA, and Disabled Artists) to provide works that reflect each theme, ensuring experiences are accessible, inclusive, and educational for all people with visible/invisible disabilities.

Bruton and Adero’s artistic vision entails an intergenerational curatorial practice
that seeks to provide a model for emerging and established curators to innovate
in curating inclusive experience, gaining practical curating experience, and critically
reflect on how their curatorial style will imprint on the Evanston community and
the world. In four exhibitions, each running two weeks, exhibiting artists will
examine the state of their environment in society through themes of Racism,
Spirituality, Documentation, and Art as Wellness.


7@7: Black Artists & their Art with Seven [UK], Curators Rose Cannon & Alpha Bruton


Rose Cannon of Rose Cannon Gallery facilitated the discussion. 



7@7: Black Artists & their Art with Seven [UK]; Curators Rose Cannon & Alpha Bruton & Artists Baz@ Cumberbatch; David Niari; David Anthony Geary; Sholo Beverly; William Kwahmena-poh
WATCH ON EXOPOLITICSTV https://youtu.be/BlkwdO07y18

WATCH ON TRUE TUBE.CO: https://newsinsideout.com/2020/07/77-black-artists-their-art-with-seven-uk-curators-rose-cannon-alpha-bruton-artists-baz-cumberbatch-david-niari-david-anthony-geary-sholo-beverly-william-kwahmena-poh/

WATCH LIVE July 25, 2020 STREAMING ON Exopolitics TV: https://youtu.be/C7XEjz9yrTw

Black Artists show their Art:
Black Artists: https://www.evanstonartcenter.org/black-lives-matter
Black Artists: https://www.evanstonartcenter.org/exhibitions
Rose Cannon: Facebook.com/CannonFineArtGallery/
Alpha Bruton: https://alphabrutonartprojects.blogspot.com/
Baz: http://www.bazmauiart.com
Alpha Bruton: https://www.blogtalkradio.com/phantomgallerychicago/2020/07/21/soulwork-a-conversation-with-william-kwamena--poh-part-2​
David Anthony: http://www.Davidanthonyart.com
David Niari: www.davidniari.com

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Backed by a cooperative of Truth journalists citing contractual rights to mainstream access, NewsInsideOut.com offers investigative reporting, news, and opinions turning the matrix of manufactured consensual reality inside out. In addition, reports from the site deconstruct memes (evolutionary principles in the spread of ideas and cultural phenomena) whose ongoing production was identified as a de facto mission of the current mainstream.

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B. Ra-El Ali Thunder Zoom Virtual Open Studio Artist Interview

BRael Ali Thunder
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BReal Ali  
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My title B’Rael Ali is an affirmation that I use so that I always remain conscious of my spiritual identity and purpose. My purpose being a creative force sent from the cosmos, a bringer of truth.  I was born on the south side of Chicago and I have lived much of my life in the urban City. I am a graduate of the Southern Illinois University of Carbondale achieving a BFA in Painting and Drawing. I am also a spoken word artist. My artwork and poetry are infusions of urban life, history, and social commentary. I believe that knowledge of self is the true answer to anyone’s individual struggles because gaining it has improved my life tremendously. My artwork and poetry serve as a form of education, displaying the lessons and philosophies that help me during my struggles in order to help others through their struggles as well. Art is my language, Art is my way of solving the problems of today in order to create a better future.

 Much of my artwork features dancing figures. Dance is the physical cultivation of the Spirit through mental release and rhythmic processes. Dance historically, and contemporary is a large part of African and African American culture being used for ritual purposes, ceremonial, as well as social. My artwork depicts those traditional uses of dance through 2D drawings on paper that are enhanced with acrylic paint and pastels. I use the dancing figure as a creative vessel to express African American culture and issues. Through compositions designed from the figurative image of the dancer, I compose narratives that describe the African American experience, largely addressing identity, reconnecting African Americans to their African ancestry. The collaboration of symbols new and old creates the persona of "Afrofuturism" in my work, allowing my art to become ritual. 


The Phantom Gallery will look at how the city influences art, and artists transform the city by contributing to civic dialogue and quality of life. These installations will produce "Creative Conversations" presenting artists speaking about their art.

2020 Program virtual gallery openings will focus on Examining the State of Our Environment- and having conversations with artists in their studios. 

The aim of the Phantom is to examine changes in current curatorial production and to develop innovative displays in relation to virtual spaces. "Curatorial Practice" explores the impact of the urban environment on the artist and their work, and the contributions that artists make to the vitality of a city. The place where art is imagined and made, whether in a physical or virtual space, affects the idea, the process, and the final product. 

Join us on December 18th, 2020 for our final installment of Virtual Open Studio featuring:

Renee Baker- Experimental Film 
Post Modernism:
Lois Stone
Phillip Cotton


Creative Conversation Presenting Artists Speaking About Their Art

"Art is Business"

ZOOM Virtual Gallery Tour Run of Show- November 20, 2020

Facebook: Live Stream
Phantom Gallery: http://bit.ly/Phantom_Tour Meeting ID: 859 7433 6882



B real Ali Thunder, photo by Toni Smith




Nicholas Conlon, "Last American Poet",  PINK GUN PROJECT






Conversation Town Hall "You Get What You Deserve: Welcome to the indignation

"Art is Business" Press release update: You may already know,  Space in the Gap (SG).  evolved out of Phantom Galleries LA (PGLA) programming.
 

SPACE IN THE GAP

Every idea needs space



 Space in the Gap produces, co-produces, and hosts cultural events and creative small businesses in vacant commercial spaces.  PGLA organizes the art in storefront programming for SG.  Loiter Galleries, a non-profit art in storefront program that launched out of PGLA’s stARTup program to incubate new art in storefront programs will curate exhibitions as well. 


Pop Up Research Station is a space to pool resources and support those working in temporary public art. PGLA loves The Conversation Art Podcast so we invited Michael Shaw to host his virtual cafĂ©’ in collaboration with the SG online calendar.  

This last year, PGLA & SG had quite a few false starts. No surprise due to rapidly changing environments  We remain committed to creating opportunities for our arts community. New spaces are launching in Mission Viejo, Orange County this November. Loiter is programming in Long Beach.  This email blast is to invite you to Friday’s Conversation CafĂ©!  We knew you wouldn't want to miss it and we look forward to seeing you!   Don't forget to VOTE! :)

Cafe: The Conversation Art Podcast 11:30 AM PST. FRIDAY. 10.30.2020




You are not going to want to miss our next virtual cafe with special guest Nato Thompson  (curator, and author of Culture as Weapon, and former 2-episode guest of this podcast, will be doing a short presentation titled  "You get what you deserve: welcome to the indig-nation." 
[hosted by artist Michael Shaw host of The Conversation Art Podcast.]


Friday, October 30, 2020, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm PST.  
Online:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86576127651 
Password:  art podcast (zoom details below)

Thompson will discuss "the rise of effect as a semiotic expedient in the age of social media. This net-based emotional roller coaster has lent an all-too familiarity with internet trolls and moral outrage as the go-to language of online communication... this phenomenon that has not only provided the rise of Donald Trump, but also a growing understanding that affects holds more sway than content."

Thompson will do a roughly 15-minute presentation, followed by a q&a.
The continued conversation after the Q&A may be offered where we will choose topics prompted by our discussion and take them into the break out rooms for more intimate and in-depth exchanges. into the break out rooms for more intimate and in-depth exchanges. 

 
About Nato Thompson
From: https://www.natothompson.com/about

I am an author and curator based in the city of brotherly love, Philadelphia. I love this city. I write often about contemporary art and politics. I have also been doing interviews on Instagram on IGLIVE @natothompson with a show titled Let's Talk Alternatives.

Currently, my passion is the production of cultural infrastructure. I should soon be announcing something a little more specific in this regard. It has been a long time coming. I arrived at it by way of working in a variety of contemporary art non-profits while also navigating the complex territories of art, activism, and the production of meaning.

This journey has been informed by my work with Philadelphia Contemporary where the dream has been to build a civically engaged world-class kunsthalle (contemporary non-collecting art museum) in Philadelphia. Previous to Philadelphia Contemporary (I joined in November of 2017), I worked at Creative Time as Chief Curator from the years 2007 to 2017, before that I was at MASS MoCA from 2001-2007. 

 

More about Cafes:
Cafe's range from an hour to 90 minutes. You can drop in at any time during the call. Custom breakouts are available so you can move into small groups as desired with whomever you choose, or on any topic you wish.  A Cafe Menu is posted for each cafe.   Cafes happen on a regular schedule or can occur spontaneously. Cafes are a place to connect, network, and hang out. 

 Our intention is to inspire participation and collaboration creating an online experience like no other.   The SG Calendar offers our communities a place to network on an ongoing and casual basis.

For questions or more information contact Space@SpaceintheGap.com
SG Mailing list  http://eepurl.com/space 
Space in the Gap produces, co-produces, and hosts art & culture events and creative small businesses in vacant spaces. Every idea needs space.

SOULWORKS: A Post Conversation With David Niair

"Art is Business" Pop Up Research Station- BETA "Creative Conversation"

David Niari (Pronounced “Nee-Ai-ree”)




David Niari makes illustrations, paintings, and mixed media artworks. By referencing romanticism, grand-guignolesque black humor, and symbolism, his drawings reference post-colonial theory as well as the avant-garde or the post-modern and the left-wing democratic movement as a form of resistance against the logic of the capitalist market system.

His drawings demonstrate how life extends beyond its own subjective limits and often tells a story about the effects of global cultural interaction over the latter half of the twentieth century. It challenges the binaries we continually reconstruct between Self and Other, between our own ‘cannibal’ and ‘civilized’ selves. By choosing mainly formal solutions, he tries to develop forms that do not follow logical criteria but are based only on subjective associations and formal parallels, which incite the viewer to make new personal associations.


His works are often classified as part of the new romantic movement because of the desire for the local in the unfolding globalized world. However, this reference is not intentional, as this kind of art is part of the collective memory. By demonstrating the omnipresent lingering of a ‘corporate world’, he creates work through labor-intensive processes which can be seen explicitly as a personal exorcism ritual. 



They are inspired by a nineteenth-century tradition of works, in which an ideal of ‘Fulfilled Absence’ was seen as the pinnacle.



His works are based on formal associations that open a unique poetic vein. Multilayered images arise in which the fragility and instability of our seemingly certain reality are questioned. 
David Niari currently lives and works in Chicago, IL.

www.davidniari.com
www.facebook.com/davidniari
www.twitter.com/davidniari
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7@7: Black Artists & their Art with Seven [UK]; Curators Rose Cannon & Alpha Bruton & Artists Baz@ Cumberbatch; David Niari; David Anthony Geary; Sholo Beverly; William Kwahmena-poh
WATCH ON EXOPOLITICSTV 

https://youtu.be/BlkwdO07y18

WATCH ON TRUE TUBE.CO: https://newsinsideout.com/2020/07/77-black-artists-their-art-with-seven-uk-curators-rose-cannon-alpha-bruton-artists-baz-cumberbatch-david-niari-david-anthony-geary-sholo-beverly-william-kwahmena-poh/

WATCH LIVE July 25, 2020 STREAMING ON ExopoliticsTV: https://youtu.be/C7XEjz9yrTw

Black Artists show their Art:

Black Artists: https://www.evanstonartcenter.org/black-lives-matter

Black Artists: https://www.evanstonartcenter.org/exhibitions

Rose Cannon: Facebook.com/CannonFineArtGallery/

Alpha Bruton: https://alphabrutonartprojects.blogspot.com/

Baz: http://www.bazmauiart.com

Alpha Bruton: https://www.blogtalkradio.com/phantomgallerychicago/2020/07/21/soulwork-a-conversation-with-william-kwamena--poh-part-2​

David Anthony: http://www.Davidanthonyart.com

David Niari: www.davidniari.com



"Art is Business"


Bronzeville Art District Virtual Trolley Tour- Phantom Gallery Chi Featured Artist Shonna McDaniels

"Art is Business"  visit SOJO Museum at https://www.sojoartsmuseum.org/




August 21, 2020, Featured Artist Shonna McDaniel's, Artist/Muralist/Museum Practice

Shonna McDaniels founded the Sojourner Truth Art Museum in 1996. In addition to her Executive Director duties, she is also a professional artist, teacher, muralist, and community activist. Prior to 1996, McDaniels was one of the co-founders and artists of the Visual Arts Development Project, teaching art classes, conducting workshops, and organizing art exhibits throughout the Oak Park and Del Paso communities. 


The Sojourner Truth Multicultural Arts Museum (also known as SOJO Museum) has been actively involved in serving youth and families in the South Sacramento area since 1996 when it developed numerous creative arts programs under the National Academic Youth Corps. Its purpose was to enable youth from culturally diverse backgrounds to stretch their minds and imaginations and to provide a safe environment that stimulates creativity, promotes healthy lifestyles, and develops social skills. After obtaining 501(c)(3) non-profit status in 2002, the Museum has offered scores of no- or low-cost programs, workshops, and activities on-site and out in the community to thousands of youth.




The Museum's programs have positively affected the lives of its participants and the cultural environment of the community. The Museum was founded as collaboration between Sojourner Truth Multicultural Art Museum and the Florin Business Arts Complex where the Museum is housed. SOJO operates as both a traditional Museum and a learning and education center for children, youth, and their families. We offer programs that educate youth about diversity and involve them in hands-on art projects including mural development, clay sculpting, and storytelling. SOJO offers a diverse spectrum of theme-oriented murals, art installations, exhibitions, events, and programs representing African American, Mexican, Latino, Asian, Alaskan, Pacific Islander, Eastern, and Native Cultures. The Sojourner Truth Multicultural Arts Museum was awarded official Sacramento Museum status in 2008, and in February 2009, participated in the highly attended Sacramento Free Museum Day.


Leadership Statement
As the Founder and Executive Director of the Sojourner Truth Arts Museum (SOJO Museum), Shonna McDaniel's takes pride in ensuring community-driven projects come alive and enable underserved children and families from culturally diverse backgrounds to engage in creative experiences. McDaniel's is a highly qualified, professional artist that has an extensive background in art instruction and mural design. Shonna McDaniels also has over 20 years of managerial and executive experience from both the business and non-profit sectors. By providing access to art experiences, she aims to increase livability, spread cultural understanding, nurture healthy interactions, and support socially responsible programs.

GET IN TOUCH
916-320-9573
info@sojoartsmuseum.org
2251 Florin Rd #126
Sacramento, Ca 95822

The museum is located on the corner of 24th and Florin inside the Florin Business Arts Complex, in Sacramento California.

Bronzeville Art District Virtual Trolley Tour- Phantom Gallery Chi- Featured Artist Renee Baker

"Art is Business" http://www.reneebakercomposer.net/




IMMEDIATE RELEASE- COVID-19 REMOTE PROGRAMMING:

Renee Baker as Guest- Artist in Residency 2020- IN THE VIRTUAL ROOM
The Phantom Gallery Chicago Network is proud to announce Renee Baker as an artist in resident. She will be working directly with Phantom Gallery Chicago’s chief curator Alpha Bruton. The Phantom Gallery Chicago will provide AIR with technical and administrative support, support for the creation of new work, and the exploration of new ideas.


Renée Baker has created sonic arenas and compositions for many museums including MCA CHICAGO, MOFA St. Petersburg, Fl., Museum of Fine Art, Boston, MOMA, NY, ARTS CLUB OF CHICAGO, DESTEJILK MUSEUM, Zwolle, NL , MOMA NY, Spurlock Museum Champaign, Il, Krannert Art Museum, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Stony Island Arts Bank, DuSable Museum Chicago, Gardener Museum Boston, alongside prestigious music organizations, Symphony Center, Chicago. She has the privilege of being a Visiting Resident Artist of the CHICAGO SYMPHONY AAN 2017-2020.

Her film scores for BODY AND SOUL, THE SCAR OF SHAME along with two new opera projects BALDWIN CHRONICLES MIDNIGHT RAMBLE and A SOVEREIGN POUT both premiered at Symphony Center in 2019 and upcoming in 2020.

Films with her scores have aired on NETFLIX and TCM.




BECAUSE WE ARE NATURE-  
ZOOM Virtual Tour and Artist Talk
Renee Baker New Sculpture Assemblage
Opening August 21, 2020 
7PM - 8PM
436 E. 47th Street, Room 205
Chicago IL 60653
Contact: ReneeBaker@comcast.net

INSPIRATION FROM POET JON CONE APPLICATION FOR LIFE.
Because We Are Nature is a surreal environment that shows how pleased we are with ourselves.

Because We Are Nature is an exhibit of our everyday life and fears. Too fat, too skinny, did we leave the stove on, are our teeth too yellow, scared of worms and turnips, the taste of fingernail clippings are we too ugly, are your panty lines showing, frightened of bees and electric wiring... we are composites of nature and fears.

Because We Are Nature is our lives birthing a new every moment, we're alive and beyond..….
stepping into the sunlight of our casual journeys.














Note: You must be registered to participate in this event. You'll receive an event access link by email from Eventbrite up to 30 minutes before the Trolley Tour. You will use the link along with your email address and a password provided in that email to access the event portal.  The email address you used to register through Eventbrite for the event will have access to the event portal. You MUST use the SAME email address you registered with to gain access to the Virtual Trolley Tour. Thank you in advance, and looking forward to seeing you on our ZOOM Artist Talk and Virtual Tour. 



Curatorial Practice in the Virtual Space- A Creative Conversation with Fran Joy 07/07 by Phantom Gallery Chicago Network | Visual Arts

Curatorial Practice in the Virtual Space- A Creative Conversation with Fran Joy 07/07 by Phantom Gallery Chicago Network | Visual Arts:



FRAN JOY, a recipient of the Evanston Mayor's Individual Artist of the Year Award, is known for her works depicting women's issues and topics of social injustice. Her subjects are wide-ranging, including intimate portraiture, ethereal figures, historical portrayals, tribal imagery, scenes of violent injustice, and cosmic vistas.

Fran is a visual artist, curator, designer, and life coach who grew up in a small town in southern Illinois, but who subsequently has called New Orleans, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Evanston home, and who makes frequent visits to New York. Fran has a depth of experience in curating. She created and curated the? Justice for Peace? exhibit for the Noyes Cultural Art Center, which included local and Chicago artists as well as ETHS art students. She produced and curated shows for the Executive Director of the Illinois Arts Alliance at the time, Ra Joy for the Chicago Home Theater Art and Music Festival.

She helped curate one of Evanston's World Lakefront festivals and the Illinois One State Art Convention for the Arts held at Evanston's Orrington Hotel. She curated a show for Art Encounter at the three-story historic home of collectors Ra and Falona Joy in Bronzeville.
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Snap Shot Series: BLAC Detroit | Visions of our 44th President



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"Visions of our 44th President" is a collection of work complied from 44 prominent Black artists to commemorate the first Black president, President Barack Obama. The exhibit is now open at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History and will run until September 14, 2013.

Caryl Henry, Artist with a Purpose

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 Caryl Henry, Artist with a Purpose

For more than 40 years her work has harnessed the power of creative collaboration with multi-generational, multicultural, and interfaith communities. Together, we conceive, design, and implement public art projects in diverse public settings.

She works with media that are both traditional and experimental, often incorporating recycled or found objects, and natural plant materials. In the studio, this work has spanned painting, mixed media printmaking, paper making, textiles, installations, and sculpture. A strong long-term focus in my artwork is on ancestry, culture, environment, and nature. This art has exhibited throughout the US and internationally in small museums, in galleries and online.

When she workings in the community, she endeavors to combine elements of her skill set that include, visual artist, teaching artist, curator, researcher, lecturer, writer, and social activist.



Connecting communities with our natural world. Inspiring creative and collaborative environmental action.


Creative Grounds - Overton Business and Technology Incubator.

"Art is Business" reposted for  www.creativegrounds.org/contact.



What happened to the closed school in your neighborhood?


Anthony Overton Elementary School was closed in 2013. In 2015, the Washington Park Development Group purchased the school and will soon be redeveloped as the Overton Business and Technology Incubator. The school was designed and built by prominent Chicago architects Perkins & Will in 1963; Overton represented a modern and progressive approach to education reform and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. 

This summer, Creative Grounds hosted monthly activation days and networking events to bring life into the former Anthony Overton Elementary School – and invited teams to work collaboratively to create design installations as part of 8x3: Art + Architecture
Activation Days @ Anthony Overton
All summer, Chicago creatives gathered at the former Overton Elementary to work on 8x3 to activate classrooms with art, design, and architecture. Architects, designers, artists, and Bronzeville residents have responded to 8x3's prompt with site-specific installations exploring Overton's past, present, and future. Installations will open to the public at Celebrate Anthony Overton Day on Saturday, September 22 – hope to see you there!
    Celebrate Anthony Overton > GoFundMe
    Join us on Saturday, September 22 (4-9pm) for Celebrate Anthony Overton Day!, an evening of food, music, and culture honoring the legacy of Anthony Overton, the first African American conglomerate owner.

    We want this celebration to become an example of how closed Chicago Public Schools can serve as community beacons of public life, art, design, and culture – even in their shuttered state.


    Help us reach our goal!
    Creative Grounds Online Store Now Live
    Creative Grounds Threadless online store now lives selling custom t-shirts of all 43 public schools that closed in 2013. 50% of your purchase supports Creative Grounds programs and activations. 

    Order Now!

     
    Thank you, Volunteers and Partners!
    Creative Grounds would not be possible without all the enthusiasm and support of all our volunteers and partners – THANK YOU for your time, energy, and resources invested in helping our purpose:

    Building awareness, enabling open dialogues, and sparking collective imagination about the future of social infrastructure in our city.

    Would you like to volunteer with us? Send us a message!

    Celebrate Overton with us on Sept 22nd

    Creative Grounds is an initiative led by BORDERLESS to explore school sites' community and urban role after the largest Public Schools Closure in Chicago's history. 

    One school at the time.

    Learn more about this research and design initiative:
    https://www.creativegrounds.org/about
    www.creativegrounds.org
    Send us a message:
    www.creativegrounds.org/contact

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    Village of Hazel Crest Open Lands "Arts in the Woods" Soundscape- Reggie Nicholson Concepts

    On August 9, 2025, the Village of Hazel Crest will host a Moonlight Social at the Open Lands Arboretum, featuring a community listening sess...