Tag: art
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...
Birmingham Museum of Art Kicks Off 2022 Spring/Summer Season
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After slowly reincorporating in-person events during the fall of 2021, the Birmingham Museum of Art presents a full slate of programming and exhibitions for...
How Two Small Business Owners Partnered; Found Success in Birmingham
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
When Tanesha Sims-Summers and Yogi Dada met during a Minority Business Network entrepreneurial event in 2017, there was an immediate...
The Art of Yogi Dada’s Passion for Humanity
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Yogi Dada picked up her first paintbrush at age 5—and she hasn’t looked back.
“I have been creative since childhood. My...
Artist Joe Minter’s renowned “African Village in America” in SW Birmingham
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Joe Minter stands with one boot on a cinder block path, one on grass.
His eyeglasses, the kind that go dark...