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WATCH: Artist Reconstructs Image Of An African American Woman
Posted on · Martin's piece "The Dinner Table" is her latest attempt to showcase a range of black identities to spark conversation.
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Arts InSight
WATCH: A Houston Artist Re-Casts Famous Figures Of Art History And Literature
Posted on · Noted authors and artists inspire and inform the paintings of David McGee.
Houston Matters
Live on Juneteenth from Houston’s Newly Renovated Emancipation Park
Posted on · (Above: Newly renovated Emancipation Park in Houston’s Third Ward. (Photo Courtesy Perkins+Will/Mark Herboth Photography) Today marks Juneteenth — the day when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston to announce the end of slavery in the United States. Since 1872, Juneteenth celebrations in Houston were held at Emancipation Park in the Third Ward — with the exception […]
Houston Matters
Preserving Communities of Color in Greater Houston
Posted on · In a couple of weeks, Houston will host a workshop called Preserving Communities of Color. The discussions will focus on case studies and available resources to preserve places that embody the African-American experience in America. The event comes a little over a month since the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture […]
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African-American Culture, Gardening, and Faust: Tuesday’s Show (November 1, 2016)
Posted on · In a couple of weeks, Houston will host a workshop called Preserving Communities of Color. The discussions will focus on case studies and available resources to preserve places that embody the African-American experience in America. The event comes a little over a month since the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture […]