Lory Alexander – He That Runs May Read

Metro DC News and Events.  This lists the news for the local area and events in the local area.  The events are listed first by the end date of the event.  These will be added before the event starts and deleted when the event is over.  The news items will remain as long as they are relevant and will be remove after one year.  An archive of the News items will be kept separately.  The designation NEW! will remain on an item line for 30 days and each line has the date thee event or article was posted.


Check all events before attending as they may have been Canceled or Postponed


“Still We Rise”

Welcome to “STILL WE RISE” BADC and Artist and Makers Studio’s first virtual exhibition. We are pleased to offer you the opportunity to view our talented Artists. More content will be added as we go along so please revisit us often. We also may have other events in conjunction with this exhibition so stay tuned. VIEW EXHIBITION


Can a Noose be Art

There’s one hanging from a porch in Washington, D.C., that’s here to challenge your assumptions VIEW MORE INFO


BADC’s MONTHLY MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELED

BADC’S monthly meetings will be virtual until further notice. In order to comply with Mayor’s concern for the spread of the corona virus we have decided to cancel this month’s meeting. We will inform you of our next scheduled meeting.


NEW! Faith Ringgold Painting Covers Artforum, Inside Kerry James Marshall Writes About ‘Black Artists in Unexpected Places’, VIEW MORE INFO


Major Breaking BADC News!

A Massive Sculpture of an African American Last Supper, Hidden for Years, Has Been Discovered in Columbia Heights; created by non-other than BADC’s own Akili Anderson VIEW MORE INFO, Other articles and News Stories, NBC 4 article, Channel 4 News, Stained Glass Association of America, Hyperallergic, Washington City Paper, Current News-1, Current News-2, Current News-3, Washington Post

Additional information: Daniel Brooking has supplied the Channel 4 story click on Video to view.


Check out this New Resource for DC Artist

They have a suite of resources including: office space, a podcast studio, a photography studio, education and skill building opportunities, a residency program, and so much more – all to help DC’s creators and entrepreneurs reach their goals. Keep up to date with them via our Art Sites page, in our menu “Artist News, Events and Self Help”. VIEW MORE INFO


Black Owned Art Galleries

(Posted 6/2/2019) INTERESTING READ IS THIS ARTICLE ON BLACK OWNED ART GALLERIES; VIEW MORE INFO (pic)


NMWA WELCOMED 465 WOMEN ARTIST

(Posted 10/31/2017) NMWA welcomed 465 women artists today for a historic group photo! The D.C., Maryland, & Virginia-based artists formed the largest gathering of women artists ever organized for a photo in the region; VIEW MORE INFO


Washington Project for the Arts – Artist Compensation

(Posted 8/7/2017) WPA, WE PAY ARTIST; VIEW MORE INFO

 Metro DC NEWS

  • NEW! (Posted 11/20/2020) KYLA MCMILLAN IS JOINING DAVID ZWIRNER GALLERY AS A DIRECTOR FOCUSED ON ARTIST MANAGEMENT AND SALES; VIEW MORE INFO

  • NEW! ROSIE LEE THOMPKINS A RETROSPECTIVE; VIEW MORE INFO

  • NEW! (Posted 11/13/2020) HOW QUILTMAKINGS DEEP TRADITIONS INFLUENCE CONTEMPORARY ART; VIEW MORE INFO

  • NEW! (Posted 8/13/2020) A Moment in Art History – Edvard Munch’s the Scream – the perfect symbol for 2020?; VIEW MORE INFO

  • NEW! (Posted 8/13/2020) VIDEO: A MOMENT IN ART HISTORY – Picassos family  of Saltimbanques – Picasso’s first masterpiece; VIEW MORE INFO

  • NEW! (Posted 8/13/2020) THE ART OF ROMARE BEARDEN; VIEW MORE INFO
  • NEW! (Posted 8/13/2020) THE TROUBLE WITH KEN GRIFFIN’S BASQUIAT; VIEW MORE INFO

  • NEW! (Posted 6/18/2020) THE CHAUPAL SPEAKS – A DIALOGUE ON ARTS CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT; VIEW MORE INFO

  • NEW! (Posted 6/18/2020) BLACK GALLERISTS PRESS FORWARD DESPITE A MARKET THAT HOLDS THEM BACK; VIEW MORE INFO

  • NEW! (Posted 6/18/2020) CURATORS URGE GUGGENHEIM TO FIX CULTURE THAT ‘ENABLES RACISM’; VIEW MORE INFO

  • NEW! (Posted 6/18/2020) NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE RELEASES NEW PROTAL”TALKING ABOUT RACE”; VIEW MORE INFO

  • NEW! (Posted 6/18/2020) JACOB LAWRENCE ON HOW TO BE AN ARTIST; VIEW MORE INFO

  • NEW! (Posted 6/18/2020) NEW ORLEANS GALLERY OWNER STELLA JONES ON 20 YEARS IN THE ART BUSINESS; VIEW MORE INFO

  • (Posted 4/8/2020) WHAT NEW YORK LOOKED LIKE DURING THE 1918 FLU PANDEMIC; VIEW MORE INFO

  • (Posted 4/8/2020) PAINTINGS DISCOVERED IN 5000 YEAR OLD EGYPTIAN MUMMY; VIEW MORE INFO

  • (Posted 3/26/2020) 50 YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH WILLIAM H JOHNSON’S WORK IS SHOWCASED IN MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS AND RARE SOLO PRESENTATION BY MICHAEL ROSENFELD GALLERY; VIEW MORE INFO

  • (Posted 3/26/2020) MAURICE BERGER HISTORIAN, WHO FEARLESSLY CALLED OUT ART-WORLD RACISM, IS DEAD AT 63; VIEW MORE INFO
  • (Posted 3/23/2020) DUTCH GOLDEN AGE ART WASN’T ALL ABOUT WHITE PEOPLE; VIEW MORE INFO
  • (Posted 2/13/2020) BLACK GIRL MAGIC TAKES FORM IN VANESSA GERMAN’S SCULPTURES; VIEW MORE INFO

  • (Posted 2/11/2020) KINDRED SPIRITS: ARTISTS HILDA WILKINSON AND LILIAN THOMAS BURWELL; VIEW MORE INFO

  • (Posted 2/13/2020) COLLECTOR PAMELA JOYNER ON THE ARTISTS DEFINING THE HISTORY AND SHAPING THE FUTURE OF BLACK ABSTRACT ART; VIEW MORE INFO

  • (Posted 2/13/2020) ON THE RISE 47 CURATORS AND ARTS LEADERS WHO TOOK ON NEW APPOINTMENTS IN 2019; VIEW MORE INFO

  • (Posted 2/12/2020) THE WHITE GLOVE SALE OF THE JOHNSON PUBLISHING COMPANY’S ART COLLECTION SHATTERSEXPECTATIONS; VIEW MORE INFO

  • (Posted 2/12/2020) PAINTINGS BY 20TH CENTURY GIANTS ALMA THOMAS, NORMAN LEWIS, AND CHARLES WHITE, SMASHED AUCTION RECORDS AT EVENING SALES IN NEW YORK; VIEW MORE INFO

  • (Posted 2/12/2020) DEBORAH WILLIS WRITINGS AND EXHIBITIONS HAVE SHAPED SCHOLARSHIP ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY; VIEW MORE INFO

  • (Posted 2/12/2020) A FORMER BADC MEMBER, JAMES RICHMOND-EDWARDS, HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2020 JOAH MITCHELL FOUNDATION RESIDENCT PROGRAM; VIEW MORE INFO

  • (Posted 2/11/2020) KINDRED SPIRITS: ARTISTS HILDA WILKINSON AND LILIAN THOMAS BURWELL; VIEW MORE INFO

  • (Posted 2/11/2020) CHINEDU TEACHES VISUAL ARTS IN NIGERIA; VIEW MORE INFO
  • (Posted 1/27/2020) HOW TWO YOUNG MEN BROKE THE MOLD BY USING ART THERAPY TO HELP AUTISTIC CHILDREN; VIEW MORE INFO
  • (Posted 1/27/2020) EVERY BLACK PERSON DESERVES TO SEE THEMSELVES THIS WAY; VIEW MORE INFO
  • (Posted 1/16/2020) SWIZZ BEATZ AND ALICIA KEYS FOCUS ON COLLECTING AFRICAN-AMERICANART; VIEW MORE INFO
  • (Posted 1/16/2020) 2020 PUBLIC ART CONCEPT UNVEILED FOR ALEXANDRIA’S WATERFRONT PARK THIS SPRING; VIEW MORE INFO
  • (Posted 1/16/2020) CULURALLY-SPECIFIC MUSEUMS CREATE BY PEOPLE OF COLOR IN THE UNITED STATES; VIEW MORE INFO
  • (Posted 1/16/2020) PIECEMEAL SELL-OFF OF BANKRUPT JOHNSON PUBLISHING CO. CONTINUES WITH ART AUCTION; VIEW MORE INFO
  • (Posted 1/16/2020) MIKE CLOUD INVENTS NEW KIND OF PORTRAIT PAINTING; VIEW MORE INFO
  • (Posted 1/16/2020)  WHO SHOUL GET THE ART WORK OF PURVIS YOUNG; VIEW MORE INFO
  • (Posted 1/16/2020) CULTURE TYPR PICKS: 14 BEST BLACK ART BOOKS OF 2019; VIEW MORE INFO
  • (Posted 1/16/2020) HOWARD UNIVERSITY RECEIVES MAJOR GIFT OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ART; VIEW MORE INFO
  • (Posted 12/26/2019) JOURNEY OF THE DIASPORA ARTISTS TALK (Video); VIEW MORE INFO

  • (Posted 12/26/2019) EAST CITY ART REVIEWS NOMAD THE ART OF ALONZO DAVIS; VIEW MORE INFO

  • (Posted 12/26/2019) MINOR OFFENDERS CAN SUBSTITUTE JAIL TIME FOR AN ART CLASS AT THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM; VIEW MORE INFO

  • (Posted 12/26/2019) BLACK ART IN AMERICA NEWS/BAIA TALKS DR HALIMA TAHA ON THE AFRICAN AMERICAN ART MARKET; VIEW MORE INFO

  • (Posted 12/26/2019) WATCH THIS JACKSON POLLOCKS MURAL THE STORY OF A MODERN MASTERPIECE; VIEW MORE INFO

  • (Posted 12/26/2019) NEW GALLERY IN WASHINGTON, 11:ELEVEN GALLERY; VIEW MORE INFO

  • (Posted 12/26/2019) BLACK ARTISTS OF DC TALKS ON BLACK ART #1; VIEW MORE INFO

  • (Posted 12/26/2019) BLACK ARTISTS OF DC TALKS ON BLACK ART #2; VIEW MORE INFO

  • (Posted 12/26/2019) HOW HAPPY I AM TO HAVE SEEN THIS LITTLE CORNER OF AMERICA IN A MUSEUM; VIEW MORE INFO

  • (Posted 12/26/2019) PAINTER ED CLARK 93 A PIONEERING FIGURE IN POST WAR ABSTRACTION HAS DIED; VIEW MORE INFO

  • (Posted 12/26/2019) THREEWALLS RECEIVES $1.2 MILLION THREE YEAR AWARD FROM SURDNA FOUNDATION TO EXPAND PROGRAM SUPPORTING ALAANA ARTISTS; VIEW MORE INFO

  • (Posted 12/26/2019) IT’S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL: ART WRAPS ON HISTORIC GEORGIA AVENUE; VIEW MORE INFO

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