Bonnie MacAllister, Philadelphia
Stephanie Renee, DC/Philadelphia
Nina “Lyrispect” Ball, Baltimore/Philadelphia
Cherrie Amour, Baltimore
Dehejia Maat, DC
Archive for April, 2010
Check Out Some of the Spoken Word Line Up for “Soul Revival” Opening next Weekend!
Sunday, April 25th, 2010Check us out on Sophie’s Parlor TODAY on WPFW 89.3 FM to hear more about Soul Revival!!
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010Today, Sharon Burton of Authentic Contemporary Art and DC area poet Margaux Delotte-Bennett will be interviewed on WPFW 89.3 FM at 1:00 p.m. to talk about poetry, art and the Soul Revival exhibition that kicks off May 1st at Meroe Art Gallery in Baltimore.
Sophie’s Parlor is the oldest women’s music show on radio! The show is broadcasted on WPFW 89.3 FM in Washington DC every Thursday between 1-3 PM. Every week, a different woman hosts the show…this week, Kimberly Gaines, a photographer and graphic artist, will be the host.
About Margaux Delotte-Bennett
Margaux is a Washington, DC-based poet, songwriter and performer. As an active performer with The Saartjie Project and Board Member with Sol y Soul, a local arts and activism organization.
Margaux has facilitated numerous writing and performance workshops, performed around the DC metro area and worked with others to produce original shows.
One of her most recent projects was writing, producing and performing Black & Kinky Amongst Brown Waves, which premiered to rave reviews this past November at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop and will be featured during the 2010 Capital Fringe Festival this summer.
Her poetry has been featured in the book Liberated Muse Volume 1: How I Freed My Soul and Divided City Magazine. Margaux has performed on various radio programs on WPFW.
If you are not based in the Washington, DC listening area for WPFW, listen live via internet here.
Margaux performs last fall at A Celebration of Freedom, presented by Liberated Muse Productions and held at the Potter’s House in Washington DC. promoting the book Liberated Muse Volume I: How I Freed My Soul
Soul Revival: A Poetic and Visual Experience of Renewal, Opening May 1st
Sunday, April 18th, 2010
Soul Revival: A Poetic and Visual Experience of Renewal
Meroe Art Gallery
West Baltimore Center for Urban Art
1623 West North Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21217
Co-Sponsored by Meroe Art Gallery and Authentic Contemporary Art
Exhibition Dates: May 1-August 1, 2010
Opening Reception:
Saturday, May 1, 2010, 6 pm – 9 pm
Featuring An Artist’s Talk and Spoken Word Performance by Nina “Lyricspect” Ball, Stephanie Renee, Dehejia Maat, Cherrie Amour, Alan King and Bonnie MacAllister
Artscape Gallery Open House
Saturday, July 17, 2010, 2 pm – 7 pm
Artist’s Talk and Spoken Word Performances (TBA). Music by DJ Fusion of Fusebox Radio
Both receptions are free and open to the public!
This exciting exhibition features emerging artists and poets based the DC/Baltimore Metropolitan area on the theme of “Soul Revival.” What do we mean by revival? We are speaking of revival of the soul, spirit, neighborhood, community, nation, and even the world. The result is a eclectic visual range of artistic expression, ranging from realism to abstract and everything in between!
Selected works of from the artists work has been paired with a poet/ spoken word artist who developed a poem that expresses their view about the art. Their contributions is an integral part of the exhibition, resulting in an innovative creative representation from a variety of artists–literary and visual– of the meaning of Soul Revival!
Visual Artists (Authentic Contemporary Art):
Jade Andwele
Prudence Bonds
Sharon Burton
Keisha Carroll
Marshetta Davis
Sherria Green
Darren Jackson
J’Nell Jordan
Nilja Mumin
Heather Schmaedeke
Marcel Taylor
James Terrell
Other Visual Artists (Meroe Art Gallery):
Darryl Bennett
Teresa Gray
LaShell Rivers
Poets and Spoken Word Artists:
Cherrie Amour
Nina “Lyricspect” Ball
Natasha Brown
Marguax Delotte-Bennett
Victoria Durham
Amy Jackson
Alan King
Dehejia Maat
Bonnie MacAllister
Stephanie Renee
Art Salon: 2010 Porter Colloquium
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
For the first time ever, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) teams up with Howard University and Black Artists of DC for a very special 2010 Porter Colloquium.
This event will honor master artists Elizabeth Catlett, Dr. Floyd Coleman, and Dr. Jeff Donaldson; as well as art collector, educator, and cultural philanthropist Dr. Peggy Cooper-Cafritz.
Named for the pioneer art historian and professor James A. Porter, the Porter Colloquium is the leading forum for scholars, artists, curators, and individuals in the field of African American art and visual culture.
To support the continuation of his legacy, DCCAH joins Black Artists of DC and Howard University to host the April Art Salon. This unique event will celebrate an exhibition of works by the esteemed honorees and bring together scholars, collectors, administartors, and supporters of DC’s creative communities. A special address will be given by DCCAH Chair Dr. Anne Ashmore-Hudson, Commissioner Marvin Bowser, Black Artists of DC Chairman Akili Anderson, and Dr. Gwendolyn Everett, the Howard University Art Department Chair.
Date: April 17, 2010
Time: 6-8pm
Location: Howard University Gallery of Art
The Loyce M. Jones and James Wells Gallery, Childers Hall Division of Fine Arts.
For more information, contact Zoma Wallace at zoma.wallace@dc.gov and join the Facebook Event
New Podcast: Fearless: The 21st Annual James A. Porter Colloquium
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
Image: Elizabeth Catlett, Tired, Terra Cotta, 13 ½” h., 1946, Link
Welcome to our third podcast for the year 2010. For the month of April 2010, we are focusing on The 21st Annual James A. Porter Colloquium which will be held on the campus of Howard University, April 16-17, 2010 in Washington, DC. Started in 1990 by art historian Dr. Floyd Coleman, the Porter Colloquium is one of the foremost academic setting for innovative dialogue and perspectives regarding African American Art from leading and emerging scholars, artist, collectors, and cultural critics.
For this podcast, we have invited Teresia Bush to talk about the history and this year’s Colloquium with the theme of “Fearless.” Ms. Bush is a Assistant Professor of Art History of Howard University. She has a 26 year career in working with museums, including the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum, Corocoran, and New Muse in Brooklyn, New York. Her area of specialization has focused on Modern, Contemporary Art and African American Art.
This year’s Colloquium Gala will honor the lifetime achievements of artist Elizabeth Catlett, philanthropist and community leader, Peggy Cooper Cafritz, art historian and scholar, Jeff Donaldson (posthumously), and art historian, critic, and Colloquium founder, Floyd Coleman.
For more information aboout the James A. Porter Colloquium and to register, visit http://www.jamesaportercolloquium.org/home.html
Down load and listen to the conversation here (or the podcast player on the right column of this blog).
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