Visual Arts Archives

African Festival of the Arts Celebrating 30 years in Chicago

Meagan Horstead, Contributing Writer - July 22, 2019

Africa International House will host its 30thannual African Festival of the Arts Friday-Monday, Aug. 30-Sept. 2. The event turns the festival grounds at Washington...

Get a sneak preview of Darrell Walker’s art collection

Site Editor - July 18, 2019

Join Pigment International on July 20thfor art talk and exhibition Former Chicago Bull Darrell Walker will showcase his extensive collection of African American Art...

Art of The Hustle: ORS Brand Manager Kudzai Mutasa Makes Her Artist Debut at Essence Festival 2019

Kiki Camille, Contributing Writer - July 11, 2019

2019 is the year of the millennial entrepreneur, and even more so, African-American female entrepreneurs. According to the 2018 State of Women Owned Businesses...

Fashion, Design, Art and Music Converge

Tia Carol Jones - June 26, 2019

Virgil Abloh: “Figures of Speech” exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art is a representation of all the worlds Abloh exists in – fashion,...

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago to Host Late Night Event

Tia Carol Jones - June 26, 2019

The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, 220 E. Chicago Ave., will host Prime Time: “Question Everything,” from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, June 29....

Art Tour Aims to Activate Cultural Spaces on West Side

F. Amanda Tugade, Contributing Writer - June 26, 2019

For years, Catherine Hollis and her daughter, Catelen, passed by the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Fair Housing Exhibit Center in North Lawndale. Nestled...

Chicagoans You Should Know: Artist and Activist Maxwell Emcays

Katara Patton - September 28, 2018

Maxwell Emcays is not only an artist, but he is revolutionizing Chicago with his art activism project series titled: Demand Justice. With all the...

Telling Our Story: Black Experience Through Murals

Katara Patton - September 26, 2018

Murals that decorate the City of Chicago express the diversity intricately woven into the cultural fabric of the city. And a special feature titled...

Gwendolyn Brooks: The Oracle of Bronzeville

Editor - June 13, 2018

On what would have been renowned writer Gwendolyn Brooks’ 101st birthday, the City of Chicago received a special gift. On June 7, the Chicago...

Stephanie Graham: Redefining the Visual Culture of African American Art

mdatcher - February 23, 2018

Mainstream American culture reflects the beliefs, values, and practices of this country. There is a range of differences, however, bubbling just under the surface...