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Moving On Up: 35 Museum Curators and Arts Leaders Who Took on New Appointments in First Half of 2024
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Moving On Up: 35 Museum Curators and Arts Leaders Who Took on New Appointments in First Half of 2024

by Victoria L. Valentine on Sep 24, 2024 • No Comments
Culture Type reports on new appointments of Black curators and arts leaders to get a sense of representation in museums, with an emphasis on art museums. Museum leaders, curators, and educators shape the management and intellectual direction of institutions, determine the art visitors see and the programming they experience and, by extension, whether audiences of...
Latest News in Black Art: Kelly Sinnapah Mary Joins James Cohan, Gary Tyler Wins Frieze LA Impact Prize, Harlem Landscape Designer Working with Dia Beacon & More
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Latest News in Black Art: Kelly Sinnapah Mary Joins James Cohan, Gary Tyler Wins Frieze LA Impact Prize, Harlem Landscape Designer Working with Dia Beacon & More

by Victoria L. Valentine on Mar 10, 2024 • No Comments
Latest News in Black Art features updates and developments in the world of art and related culture   KELLY SINNAPAH MARY, Installation view of “Notebook of No Return: Memories (Mama),” 2022 (triptych, acrylic on canvas, 99 x 77.5 inches each, three total), “everything slackens in a wreck.” Shown, Ford Foundation Gallery, New York, N.Y. (2022)....

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New York Museums are Showcasing African American Art, Exhibitions Focus on Connections to Ancient Egypt, Alvin Ailey, Elizabeth Catlett, Ralph Lemon & More

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Moving On Up: 24 Museum Curators and Arts Leaders Who Took on New Appointments in Second Half of 2024

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