Tag: art
Jacob Lawrence Exhibit Closes at BMA on Feb. 7
By Sydney Melson
The Birmingham Times
From his work capturing prominent Black historical figures, such as legendary abolitionists Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass, to the struggles...
Artworks@DJD digital Series Premieres Jan. 29 Featuring Area Performers
By Javacia Harris Bowser
For the Birmingham Times
For years, the Dorothy Jemison Day Theater (DJD) at the Alabama School of Fine Arts (ASFA) has been...
Yolonda ‘Yogi Dada’ Carter: The Essence of an Artist
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Yolonda “Yogi Dada” Carter’s artistry is limited only by her imagination.
Carter has produced a work she’s named GRAFFICA which is...
Poet Jahman Hill’s Short Film Explores Race and Health During COVID
By Javacia Harris Bowser
For The Birmingham Times
Jahman Hill is always looking for ways to evolve as an artist. His idea for the ArtWorks@TheDJD series...
Cellist Hellen Weberpal: A ‘Suite’ Alabama Climb
By Javacia Harris Bowser
For The Birmingham Times
If you think climbing a boulder and playing a cello are two completely unrelated skills, Hellen Weberpal is...
Birmingham’s Newest Mural Honors Civil Rights Icon, John Lewis
By Pat Byington
bhamnow.org
Four months later, Lee Pantazis’s secret is out.
Last August, Pantazis, Gus’s Hot Dogs owner, let me in on a secret. He told me that once...
BMA Visitors Awed by Latest Jacob Lawrence Exhibit
By Sydney Melson
The Birmingham Times
Zachary Montgomery, a Birmingham resident who recently moved to the Highland Park area, heard about iconic artist Jacob Lawrence through...
‘Jacob Lawrence: The American Struggle’ Exhibit Opens at Birmingham Museum of...
By Javacia Harris Bowser
For the Birmingham Times
On Nov. 20, 2020, the Birmingham Museum of Art (BMA) will shine a light on one of America’s...
Local Art Collectors Recall Meeting Legendary Jacob Lawrence
By Javacia Harris Bowser
For the Birmingham Times
When the iconic American modernist painter Jacob Lawrence came to Birmingham in 1994, local art collector Elias Hendricks...
Graham Boettcher’s Knack for Eye-Opening Exhibits at the BMA
By Sydney Melson
The Birmingham Times
In leadership positions dating back to high school, Graham Boettcher, R. Hugh Daniel Director of the Birmingham Museum of Art...
