Adventures in the Art of Life: Music, Dance, Film, Theater, Travel, Activism, Culture …
#ArtIsAWeapon
🎨#ArtIsAWeapon #ArtistTalk with @reneecoxstudio and @halimatahaproarts tonight, March 28, & #ArtForLife #benefit to support @rush_arts April 4 at @swanngalleries :
Reposted from @swanngalleries @swannaafa
▪︎Swann Salon Series: Herstory
a talk with Renee Cox & Halima Taha
March 28, 6-8 PM ET at Swann Galleries: 104 East 25th Street, 7th Floor, NYC
Our guests will share their impactful roles and the legacy of the Rush Foundation in supporting emerging women artists.
We’ll be hosting this artist’s talk in person at Swann Galleries, but also live-streaming it via Zoom.
▪︎Art for Life: A Benefit for the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation — April 4
This special evening celebration of the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation will offer an opportunity to collect contemporary works while supporting Rush. Artists represented include Dawoud Bey, Renee Cox, Roberto Lugo, Adebunmi Gbadebo, Derrick Adams, Carrie Mae Weems, and Hank Willis Thomas. Join us in person, online, or over the phone to bid. This evening session will begin on April 4th with registration and cocktails at 5 p.m. with the auction of African American Art beginning at 6 p.m. eastern with lot 194.
The Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, established in 1995 … aims to provide inner-city youth with access to the arts and exhibition opportunities for emerging and underrepresented artists, significantly impacting the landscape for artists of color and emerging talents. Since March is Women’s Month, Rush has also supported numerous prominent women artists of color. With support from a wide network, Rush Education programs annually serve 3,500 students, offering alternatives to high-risk behaviors and enhancing academic performance. Rush exhibits over 50 emerging artists yearly, attracting 12,000 visitors, and providing career opportunities in the arts for young people. Operating galleries in Manhattan and Brooklyn, along with programs in five NYC public schools, Rush fosters artistic inspiration and education in underserved communities.
@rushartsphilly #swanngalleries @dannysimmonsjr #womenshistorymonth #BlackGirlArtGeeks
💐#ArtIsAWeapon
The #DivineOne, Miss #SarahVaughan was born 100 years ago today!
🎥 Sarah Vaughan - Misty (Live from Sweden) Mercury Records 1964 - via @youtube
Caption reposted from @jazzizmagazine Today we celebrate Sarah Vaughan, the “Divine One,” whose voice transcended genres and touched the souls of listeners around the world. Born on March 27, 1924, in Newark, New Jersey, Sarah’s extraordinary talent and unique style made her a jazz legend.
With her mesmerizing vocal range and impeccable technique, Sarah Vaughan captivated audiences with every note she sang.
Sarah Vaughan’s influence extended far beyond the stage. As a woman in the male-dominated world of jazz, she shattered barriers and blazed a trail for future generations of artists. Her legacy as a pioneer and innovator continues to inspire musicians today.
#WomensHistoryMonth #Jazz #JazzLegend #Trailblazer #Soul #RnB #Vocalist.
🖤🙌🏿 #ArtIsAWeapon
The impact and influence of these fly, brilliant Black women arts and culture leaders in Harlem are immense and immeasurable! So glad to see them recognized and highlighted by @thecut / @nymag
#WomensHistoryMonth #HarlemHeroes #BlackWomen
Reposted from @thecut / @nymag Since the #HarlemRenaissance , #Blackwomen have shaped the culture uptown. Yet only now are the majority of the neighborhood’s most prominent theaters and museums being simultaneously led by Black women — women who are fortifying and expanding their organizations in spite of funding cuts for libraries and arts programs and the rapid gentrification of their community. To crown Harlem’s reigning tastemakers, we dressed them in this season’s most elegant clothes. Explore the full story in all its glory at the link in bio.
www.thecut.com/article/women-who-run-harlem-cultural-institutions.html
Photography by @rahimfortune
Styling by @jessswill
Written by @_najha_
Digital Tech @paulctucker and @christianmingle93
Photo Assistant @ashleysmclean
Hair: @anikerabiu
Hair Assistants: @anarilaurette and @emmamcjuryhair
Makeup:@michelawariebi
Makeup Assistants: @alovethepro and daniellealycewilsonbeauty
Tailor: @zunyda
Production: @kindlyproductions
The Cut, Editor-in-Chief @lrpeoples
The Cut, Photo Director @nono_elle_
The Cut, Photo Editor @_maridelis
The Cut, Deputy Culture Editor @brkmrn
The Cut, Senior Social Editor @sash.fm
The Cut, Editorial Assistant @brookelamantia
#ThelmaGolden #SadeLythcott #JoyBivins #KamilahForbes #TracyHyterSuffern #AnnaGlass #PatriciaCruz #MichelleEbanks
🇧🇷⚖️#ArtIsAWeapon
Illustration honoring Brazillian human rights activist #MarielleFranco by @fepparodrigues. Six years after she was assasinated, police and political figures have been arrested.
Read the story by @ajplus:
“Six years after the assassination of #human rights activist and councilor Marielle Franco, three of Brazil’s major political and police figures have been arrested. Bank accounts of family members and alleged accomplices have also been frozen.
In 2016, Franco was elected as the only Black woman in Rio de Janeiro’s city council. She consistently advocated for racial equality and an end to police corruption. She was killed in a drive-by shooting in 2018 while leaving a Black women’s empowerment event.
Producer: Thelma Annan”
#MarielleVive #Mariellepresente
▪︎Images 2-9 and story reposted from @ajplus
▪︎Image 1 reposted from @marielle_franco Linda ilustração em homenagem à Marielle, de @fepparodrigues
#MarielleFranco #Brazil #Rio #MarielleVive #MariellePresente #WomensHistoryMonth
👖💙#ArtIsAWeapon
Image: “Feed-In Braids by Hawa”
Denim on Canvas
24in x 30in
by Janett Kabeh @janettkabeh , “a contemporary textile artist specializing in denim artistry.”
#Art #Artists #BlackArtists #BlackWomenArtists #TextileArtists #BlackGirlArtGeeks
🧡📷 #ArtIsAWeapon
Award-winning actress-director @IamReginaKing is gorgeous and glowing in these photographs by @luisalbertorodriguezstudio for @harpersbazaarus
Images & caption reposted from @harpersbazaarus Introducing our April 2024 cover star: @iamreginaking.
For BAZAAR’s Possibility Issue, the Oscar-winning actor and director opens up about the legacy of Shirley Chisholm—who she will portray in the upcoming film, ‘Shirley’— the loss of her son, and finding a way forward.
When it came time to photograph this very cover, King carefully selected a @poloralphlauren gown in her son Ian’s favorite color— #orange—in honor of him.
Read story by Salamishah Tillet
Photography: @luisalbertorodriguezstudio
Styling: @mr_carlos_nazario
Creative Director: @lauragenninger
Story: @salamishah
Hair: @iamaraxilindsey
Makeup: @makeupbylatrice
Manicure: jessicaleenails
Entertainment Director: @angcutt
Production: @ctdinc
Set design: @spencervrooman
#ReginaKing #ShirleyChisolm #BlackBeauty #springsolstice
⚖️#ArtIsAWeapon “Artists have the ability to depict the humanity and the dignity of people, even in the midst of something brutal and violent … It’s a tough subject. It’s a challenging subject. And we wanted to use art to help people manage the weight of this history and engage in a more complete way with the lives of enslaved people.” - Lawyer, Social Justice Activist, Founder of Equal Justice Initiative @eji_org Bryan Stevenson @bryanstevenson1959 .
🎥 reposted from @cbssundaymorning
“An Alabama sculpture park evokes the painful history of slavery” by Mark Witaker March 17, 2024
“In Montgomery, Alabama, wedged between a maze of train tracks and the river, a long-neglected plot of land has been transformed. It’s now home to the #FreedomMonumentSculpturePark, the vision of lawyer and social activist #BryanStevenson.
The 17-acre park, set to open this month, is filled with nearly 50 sculptures by world-famous artists like Kehinde Wiley, Simone Leigh. and Kwame Akoto-Bamfo, collectively evoking the history of slavery in America…
It’s the latest project for Stevenson, founder and director of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), also based in Montgomery. For more than 30 years, Stevenson and his team have provided legal services to people on death row, to date helping overturn more than 140 convictions and sentences. He said understanding the racial injustices of the present begins by reckoning with the tortured legacy of the past.”
#WillTravelForArt #Sculpture #BlackArtists #SocialJustice
⚖️#ArtIsAWeapon
#WomensHistoryMonth
Image: Civil rights activist #MyrlieEvers speaking at a NAACP rally in 1963
📸 Courtesy of Bettmann/Getty Images
Reposted from @nmaahc Civil Rights activist Myrlie Evers-Williams was born #OnThisDay in 1933. This Vicksburg, Mississippi, native was an honor student at the HBCU Alcorn A&M College. While enrolled, she met and married Medgar Evers.
The couple opened and managed the first @NAACP Mississippi State office and lived under constant threat of violence and death. Medgar was assassinated outside of the family’s home in Jackson, Mississippi in 1963. Following her husband’s murder, Evers-Williams continued to advocate for voting rights, economic stability, fair housing, equal education, and equal justice.
In 1976 she told the Los Angeles Sentinel that she feared the progress made in previous generations could be lost if people did not take action. “It appears that attitudes have changed and those rights we fought and died for are being taken away from us,” she said.
Evers-Williams published her autobiography “Watch Me Fly: What I Learned on the Way to Becoming the Woman I Was Meant to Be” (1999). Additionally, she edited a book of her late husband’s journals, speeches, and letters, titled, “The Autobiography of Medgar Evers: A Hero’s Life and Legacy Revealed Through His Writings, Letters, and Speeches" in 2005. #SmithsonianWHM #HiddenHerstory #WomensHistoryMonth
#MedgarEvers
🎨❤️❤️#ArtIsAWeapon
Reposted from @thekinseycollection Gratitude to @cbsnews @elisepreston for sharing our story and special thank you to @jacforbes for sharing her time and poignant perspective.
The Kinsey Collection is currently on view at 2 locations:
@sofistadium through March 31st, 2024 and @hmhou through June 23rd, 2024
Reposted from @cbseveningnews Bernard and Shirley Kinsey’s love affair is more than 60 years strong. But in addition to their commitment to each other, the couple has committed to their love of art - putting together one of the largest collections of African American art and history.
H/t @robfields
#thekinseycollection #BlackArt #BlackArtLovers #BlackArtCollectors #mythofabsence #BlackArtLovers #blackhistorymatters #blackhistorymonth #BlackGirlArtGeeks
🎼#ArtIsAWeapon
Celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth with the @schomburgcenter at their annual Women’s Jazz Festival! A special 2-for-1 ticket offer ends today, March 13!
www.nypl.org/locations/schomburg
Reposted from @schomburgcenter Monday, March 18 at 7 PM: Join us for the second night of #WJF2024, which will feature The Original Pinettes Brass Band @originalpinettes. They are one of the only all-women Brass Bands in the world and will be bringing that authentic Bourbon Street flavor to the Schomburg stage!
Monday, March 25 at 7 PM: Don’t miss the final night of #WJF2024! It will feature Melvis Santa & Jazz Orishas @melvissanta, who will celebrate women’s legacy in Afro-Cuban and Jazz traditions.
Tickets are 2-for-1. Offer ends March 13. Click the link in our bio to purchase tickets. #SchomburgCenter #Jazz #AfroCubanJazz #BrassBand
🎨#ArtIsAWeapon I see you @ayeshaselden 🖤 #Goals
Reposted from @artsy 🎨 In recent years, Los Angeles has grown into a thriving scene for Black art and has emerged as an attractive and welcoming destination for Black artist transplants from other cities. In time with Los Angeles Art Week, Artsy spoke with luminary collectors supporting the development of a thriving Black arts community in the city.
Read more in Artsy Editorial: “7 Black Collectors Shaping the L.A. Arts Scene” by @lookatdominique
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-7-black-collectors-shaping-la-art-scene
#BlackArt #BlackArtLovers #BlackArtists #BlackArtCollectors #BlackGalleries #BlackGirlArtGeeks
🎶🌍 #ArtIsAWeapon
Wow!!!! @louievega ’s #ElementsofOfLife dropped 20 years ago today (March 9, 2004)!!! This album raised the bar for dance/House music, and so many of these songs STILL blaze the dancefloor!!! I vividly remember experiencing this music at Winter Music Conference in Miami when it first came out. That’s when WMC was EVERYTHING for us #HouseHeads!!! Thank you to everyone who created this timeless piece of my life’s soundtrack!!!
Reposted from @louievega
20 Years of Elements of Life 🌞🌍
Unbelievably, today marks 20 years since the release of the first Elements of Life album. We have found the original notes that I wrote about everyone involved in the project, so I wanted to share those with you, along with some of the music from the project. A very special time in my life, and a body of work that I’m VERY proud of .
1. The artwork (w/ Journey’s Prelude)
2. Our tracklist (w/ Brand New Day)
3. A dedication to Anané & Nico (w/ Cerca De Mi)
4. Words about Anané (w/ Ma Mi Mama)
5. Anané Vega (w/ Nos Vida)
6. Words about Raul Midon (w/ Mozalounge)
7. Words about Hector Lavoe (w/ Summer Night In Spanish Harlem)
8. Words about Blaze (w/ Elements of Life)
9. Words about the EOL band (w/ A Better Day)
10. Elements Of Life now perform worldwide at venues like the historical Blue Note in NYC to HERE and Southbank Centre in London, and from Japan to South Africa and in between…this is now 20 years later!!! (w/ our new single ‘Dusk On The Beach, check it out and enjoy !)
Thank you to all the singers, musicians, songwriters, engineers, who make this project so special… Elements of Life is a FAMILY!
I have created a special EOL discography playlist on Spotify, which you can find via link in my bio. 🔗
#LouieVega #ElementsOfLife #EOL #Band #Jazz #DeepHouse #HouseMusic #HouseMusicAllLifeLong #Disco #Anane #AnanesWorld #Blaze #RaulMidon #HectorLavoe #JoshMilan #CindyMizelle #LisaFischer #LuisitoQuintero #GenePerez #AxelTosca #YinYan
🎶🌍 #ArtIsAWeapon
Wow!!!! @louievega ’s #ElementsofOfLife dropped 20 years ago today (March 9, 2004)!!! This album raised the bar for dance/House music, and so many of these songs STILL blaze the dancefloor!!! I vividly remember experiencing this music at Winter Music Conference in Miami when it first came out. That’s when WMC was EVERYTHING for us HouseHeads!!! Thank you to everyone who created this timeless piece of my life’s soundtrack!!!
Reposted from @louievega
20 Years of Elements of Life 🌞🌍
Unbelievably, today marks 20 years since the release of the first Elements of Life album. We have found the original notes that I wrote about everyone involved in the project, so I wanted to share those with you, along with some of the music from the project. A very special time in my life, and a body of work that I’m VERY proud of .
1. The artwork (w/ Journey’s Prelude)
2. Our tracklist (w/ Brand New Day)
3. A dedication to Anané & Nico (w/ Cerca De Mi)
4. Words about Anané (w/ Ma Mi Mama)
5. Anané Vega (w/ Nos Vida)
6. Words about Raul Midon (w/ Mozalounge)
7. Words about Hector Lavoe (w/ Summer Night In Spanish Harlem)
8. Words about Blaze (w/ Elements of Life)
9. Words about the EOL band (w/ A Better Day)
10. Elements Of Life now perform worldwide at venues like the historical Blue Note in NYC to HERE and Southbank Centre in London, and from Japan to South Africa and in between…this is now 20 years later!!! (w/ our new single ‘Dusk On The Beach, check it out and enjoy !)
Thank you to all the singers, musicians, songwriters, engineers, who make this project so special… Elements of Life is a FAMILY!
I have created a special EOL discography playlist on Spotify, which you can find via link in my bio. 🔗
#LouieVega #ElementsOfLife #EOL #Band #Jazz #DeepHouse #HouseMusic #HouseMusicAllLifeLong #Disco #Anane #AnanesWorld #Blaze #RaulMidon #HectorLavoe #JoshMilan #CindyMizelle #LisaFischer #LuisitoQuintero #GenePerez #AxelTosca #YinYan
🎨✊🏿#ArtIsAWeapon
Shout out to these and all artists who use their art practices and platforms to fight against oppression and injustice around the world!
And fuck @instagram for preventing me from reposting this information from @ajplusenglish-blog . The platform logged me out of my own account and “warned” me that it could be permanently removed.
#ArtistActivists #CeasefireNow #Gaza #Sudan
Reposted @ajplus A group of anonymous artists hacked advertisements on dozens of New York City subway trains to bring attention to U.S. tax dollars being used to fund Israel’s attacks in Gaza.
The guerrilla artists visually mimicked ads typically seen on the subway and replaced them with commentary on Israel’s attacks or quotes from Palestinians. One poster looks like a hospital ad, but features images of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Joe Biden, and New York Rep. Ritchie Torres, with text reading, “Looking to kill healthcare workers? Look no further.”
The act of public disruption came the night before New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced she’d be sending members of the National Guard to the busiest MTA locations in response to a handful of recent violent incidents at stations.
“The subway is a space for, and occupied by, normal working New Yorkers. In this time where public services are being cut and money is being sent overseas to fund war in our names, we want to take back that public space,” one of the hackers said in a press release.
“Our daily lives and commutes should not — in fact cannot — continue as usual.”
Writers Against the War on Gaza, Art Against Displacement and the Palestinian Youth Movement cross-posted a video about the ad hacks on Instagram and asked people who spot the ads to snap photos and share them with hashtags #MTAArts and #FreePalestine.
…
Producer: Emily Barger
#News #Gaza #Palestinian #Activism #NYC #Subway #Palestine #Israel #Protest #MTAArts #Resist #Disrupt
👏🏿💰#ArtIsAWeapon
STREAMING SERVICES NEED TO PAY ARTISTS FAIRLY!!!
THANK YOU @reprashida, @repbowman @weareumaw
Please read about and support their effort to help #musicartists receive equitable compensation from streaming platforms.
Video reposted from @dynastytheking
Reposted from @reprashida Detroit is a global music capital, and our artists have made their mark on our culture in countless ways. Streaming has upended the music industry, making it harder for artists to survive. The Living Wage for Musicians Act aims to give artists the economic justice they deserve.
We worked with @WeAreUMAW to give countless musicians here in Motown and across the country a chance to thrive. Our bill aims to ensure artists are paid at least a penny per stream, because it’s only right that those who make the music we love get their fair share.
Reposted from @weareumaw UMAW is thrilled to share what we’ve been working on for the last few years: #TheLivingWageforMusiciansAct, with co-lead sponsors @reprashida and @repbowman 💪🏿
It’s time for artists to be paid fairly from streaming services! This new royalty, based on the previous UMAW Penny Per Stream campaign, is a NEW royalty in addition to what musicians already receive from streaming services. Scroll through our explainer here, and visit our website to learn more.
UMAW has launched a petition on our website, and is calling for all musicians, music workers, musician advocacy groups, and independent labels to sign on in support! Visit our website to sign on and learn more about the Living Wage for Musicians Act.
You can also become a UMAW member, and work on campaign like this one to better the music industry for all!
#MusicIsLife #PayArtists #WomensHistoryMonth
👏🏿💰#ArtIsAWeapon
STREAMING SERVICES NEED TO PAY ARTISTS FAIRLY!!!
THANK YOU @reprashida, @repbowman @weareumaw
Please read about and support their effort to help #musicartists receive equitable compensation from streaming platforms.
Video reposted from @dynastytheking
Reposted from @reprashida Detroit is a global music capital, and our artists have made their mark on our culture in countless ways. Streaming has upended the music industry, making it harder for artists to survive. The Living Wage for Musicians Act aims to give artists the economic justice they deserve.
We worked with @WeAreUMAW to give countless musicians here in Motown and across the country a chance to thrive. Our bill aims to ensure artists are paid at least a penny per stream, because it’s only right that those who make the music we love get their fair share.
Reposted from @weareumaw UMAW is thrilled to share what we’ve been working on for the last few years: #TheLivingWageforMusiciansAct, with co-lead sponsors @reprashida and @repbowman 💪🏿
It’s time for artists to be paid fairly from streaming services! This new royalty, based on the previous UMAW Penny Per Stream campaign, is a NEW royalty in addition to what musicians already receive from streaming services. Scroll through our explainer here, and visit our website to learn more.
UMAW has launched a petition on our website, and is calling for all musicians, music workers, musician advocacy groups, and independent labels to sign on in support! Visit our website to sign on and learn more about the Living Wage for Musicians Act.
You can also become a UMAW member, and work on campaign like this one to better the music industry for all!
#MusicIsLife #PayArtists #WomensHistoryMonth