Tag: art
Chantal Drake Named Deputy Director at Birmingham Museum of Art
artsbma.org
The Birmingham Museum of Art this week announced the appointment of Chantal Drake as its new James Milton and Sallie R. Johnson Deputy Director....
Birmingham Museum of Art Welcomes Six New Major Works on the...
The Birmingham Times
The BMA recently announced the acquisition of six major works of art advancing one of the Museum’s main collection development priorities, the...
Poze Bazaar Foundation to host annual fashion benefit on Nov. 12
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
The Birmingham Times
On Saturday, November 12, the Poze Bazaar Foundation will host its annual fashion benefit at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention...
How Mikiba Glover’s Studio Uplifts a Community of Dancers
By Nicole S. Daniel
Birmingham Times
Mikiba Glover, owner of Magic City Studios in Fairfield, AL. makes sure dance students stay busy. “They don’t have free...
A.Nichel: Master Portraitist Known for Celebrity Clientele
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
While working at a mobile communications store in Homewood A.Nichel found herself drawing more than selling phones until her...
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...