Tag: art
Artist Mychal Hicks Unifies With Portraits Of People and Places
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Mychal Hicks, a studio artist with autism from Birmingham, AL, expresses his art through the love he has for others....
A Historic Black-Owned Barbershop with Murals Inside Discovered in Georgia
By Yenny Sanchez
CNN.com
A community revitalization group has uncovered forgotten Black barbershop and murals in an alleyway in Sparta, Georgia.
Dream Streets Sparta was removing plywood...
Alabama poet laureate Ashley M. Jones awarded $50,000 grant from the...
By Shauna Stuart | sstuart@al.com
Alabama poet laureate Ashley Jones has been awarded $50,000 to support her public poetry projects.
The Academy of American Poets has...
Artist Rico Gatson brings Rev. Shuttlesworth to life at the BMA
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Rico Gatson, a multidisciplinary artist working from Brooklyn, New York, is familiar with Birmingham’s Civil Rights history. Now he’s found a...
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...