Talks At The Schomburg: Black Curators Matter Oral History In Harlem
A series of conversations about Black visual art curators presented by Department of African American/ African Diaspora Studies, Columbia University in Harlem, NY.
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“The Conductor,” Live And Streamed By Ishmael Reed At Theater For The New City
In “The Conductor,” satirist playwright Ishmael Reed attacks the race-baiting and divisiveness that were widely seen in the recent, widely-reported San Francisco School Board Recall.
Harlem-Based Artist Commissioned by Museum Of Arts & Design Gala Awards
On Monday, November 14, 2022, beginning at 5:30 pm, the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) will hold its annual MAD Ball gala at the Museum’s home at 2 Columbus Circle, New York.
Ta-Nehisi Coates And Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter Talk Their Creative Process, Their Inspirations And More Live At The Apollo
Hailed as “our most vital public intellectual” (Vanity Fair), MacArthur “Genius” Fellow Ta-Nehisi Coates is no stranger to the Apollo stage in Harlem.
Oprah Winfrey To Join Ta-Nehisi Coates At The Apollo Theater Tonight In Harlem
The Apollo Theater announced today that media mogul Oprah Winfrey will join critically acclaimed writer, artist and thinker Ta-Nehisi Coates tonight as he begins his national book tour for his latest work, The Water Dancer, on the world-famous Apollo stage.
Apollo Theater Announces Ta-Nehisi Coates As Inaugural Artist-In-Residence 2019
The Apollo Theater announced today that critically acclaimed writer, artist and thinker Ta-Nehisi Coates will begin the national book tour for his latest work, The Water Dancer, at the world-famous Apollo stage.
“The Harlem, The Unmaking Of A Ghetto,” Book By Camilo José Vergara
Setting out with a 35 mm camera in 1970, urban sociologist, historian, and photographer Camilo José Vergara (How the Other Half Worships) photographed the New York neighborhood of Harlem for 43 years.
Women’s Jazz Festival: Bernice Johnson Reagon Compositions In Harlem
Bernice Johnson Reagon, a scholar, singer, song leader, composer, activist for over half a century, has been a profound contributor to African-American and American culture.
Landmark Harlem Stage Announces Gala 2023 Honoring Legends In The Arts
Harlem Stage, the nationally influential New York cultural institution that commissions and presents new work by visionary artists of color holds its 2023 gala on June 5, 2023.
Shariffa Ali Named 2022 Hermitage Major Theater Award Winner Finalists Jonathan McCrory, Vanessa German, José Rivera
Andy Sandberg, Artistic Director and CEO of the Hermitage Artist Retreat, announced today that accomplished theater artist and director Shariffa Ali has been selected as the 2022 recipient of the Hermitage Major Theater Award (HMTA).
PitchBLACK: Largest Pitch Competition for Black, Independent Filmmakers where Participants Compete for up to $150K in Funding
Filmmakers and creative technologists will vie for up to $150,000 in project funding at Black Public Media’s PitchBLACK Forum, on April 26 and 27, 2022 the largest pitch competition for Black, independent filmmakers and creative technologists in the United States.
Announcement Of New Ailey II Artistic Director Francesca Harper
Robert Battle, Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater,
Tracee Ellis Ross And Others In Virtual Conversations With Studio Museums Thelma Golden
For the first time, The Studio Museum in Harlem will expand access to its Spring Benefit and annual Joyce Alexander Wein Artist Prize by presenting special dialogues in conjunction with both, to be offered online in May 2021.
Producers Vie For Up To $150,000 At The PitchBLACK Forum (Updated)
Ten producing teams will vie for up to $150,000 in project funding at the Black Public Media (BPM) PitchBLACK Forum, an interactive pitching competition to public television and commercial distributors and funders.
Flashback To New York City’s Dance Theatre Of Harlem
In 1969 dancers Arthur Mitchell and Karel Shook founded the Dance Theatre of Harlem.