Tag: art
Photo Essay: How June Became Birmingham’s Most Festive Month of Year,...
The Birmingham Times
From Vulcan’s 118th birthday atop Red Mountain to the Juneteenth celebration at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in downtown, June has been...
Groundbreaking Orchestra Noir Makes Birmingham Debut on May 7
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For The Birmingham Times
Jason Ikeem Rodgers clearly remembers the epiphany he had that led him to create the Atlanta, Georgia-based African...
What To Expect from African American Symphony at Birmingham’s Lyric Theater
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For The Birmingham Times
Growing up in North Philadelphia, Jason Ikeem Rodgers lived in two vastly different music universes. “I would be...
Larry Silver’s Art of Communication and Conversation
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Larry Silver was first pulled into art by a drawing his mother, Betty, had done that hung in the living...
Imani Barnes Breaks the Mold with Her Metal Sculptures
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Imani Barnes was able to mend a broken heart with a piece of sculptured metal art—literally and figuratively.
One of her...
Alan Thornton’s Visuals Make for a Brighter Birmingham
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Color is an important choice for Thornton, whose work includes paintings and drawings for Black empowerment and pop culture, often...
Artist Carey Fountain Takes Photos, Paints, Records. And That’s a Start.
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Artists have responsibility, according to Carey Fountain, who said his responsibility is to improve the world.
“I want to be in...
Birmingham School Students Star During Opening of Magic City Art Connection
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Hundreds of students from several elementary and middle schools gathered Friday on a bright and warm morning under the shade...
Birmingham Artist Jahman Hill Explores The African American Experience Through COVID
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ArtWorks@TheDJD will present a world premier commissioned work by nationally acclaimed Birmingham artist Jahman Arial Hill on April 9.
Hill is a slam poet and an award-winning...
‘To See and Be Seen’: An Eye-Opening Exhibit at Birmingham Museum...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
When artist Manjari Sharma was growing up in Mumbai (formerly called Bombay) on India’s west coast, she and her siblings...