Online Art & Design Studio Instruction in the Age of “Social Distancing”
A Facebook group created by Megan Montague Cash. (Photo by Michael Hall)
Antioch College – Stand for Justice resources
A compilation of resources on dealing with racial trauma, organizing and leadership, voting information and organizations. [Read more]
Culture Type: Painter Titus Kaphur focuses on a black mother’s loss for Time Magazine cover about police killings and American uprising
REPRESENTING THE SORROW of generations, Titus Kaphar painted a black mother for the cover of Time magazine. Her eyes are closed in anguish. She holds her young son, but he is not there. The artist has cut the child from the canvas. All that remains is an empty...
Chicago Tribune: Chicago area artists (some as young as 11) respond to George Floyd protests
Shortly after George Floyd was killed in police custody and unrest started to sweep across the nation and the world, we asked young people in the Chicago area to send us their artwork. We wanted to see the world through the eyes of the people shaping, processing and,...
The New York Times: In Richmond, Black Dance Claims a Space Near Robert E. Lee
RICHMOND, Va. — Janine Bell lived in Richmond for 35 years without visiting Monument Avenue. But that changed in July, when Ms. Bell threw a gathering honoring Emmett Till under the shadow of a statue of Robert E. Lee. Standing at the base of the three-story pedestal...
Culture Type: Art for Change: Collective of 80 Black Photographers is Selling Prints to Benefit Nonprofits Focused on Justice and Uplift
A COLLECTIVE OF 80 BLACK PHOTOGRAPHERS has come together to rally for change. See in Black was formed in response to the latest police killings and calls for racial justice. The group is harnessing its talent and resources to center black visibility and invest in...
The New York Times: Museums Collect Protest Signs to Preserve History in Real Time
History — painful, at times angry, history — unfolded outside the White House in the past week and curators from the Smithsonian Institution toured the area on Wednesday to begin collecting the art, signs, photographs and other artifacts that multiplied there during...
New York Times: Cracking Codes With Sanford Biggers
A studio visit and feature on artist Sanford Biggers. “You don’t have to follow the norms,” says this artist who makes wrenching sculptures transformed by gunfire and radically altered heirloom quilts. A studio visit sheds light on his personal journey. [Read the full...
Luminarts Letter: Reframing Perspectives
The August 8, 2020 version of the Luminarts e-newsletter titled Reframing Perspectives. The Luminarts Cultural Foundation cultivates Chicago’s vibrant arts community by supporting exemplary young artists through its competitive programs that offer financial awards,...