Tag: artists
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...
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...
Lauren “Lo” Harris: Bessemer (Ala.)’s Illustrious Illustrator
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
When Lauren “Lo” Harris broke her hand while riding a crowded train, it rekindled a passion she had put aside—ironically,...
Birmingham artist: ‘Heaven’s not segregated, so why should earth be ....
Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
Brian Moore admits he knew little about the Bham Cleanup project that grew from the rubble and shattered glass...
Welcome to Studio 2500, North Birmingham’s Space for Emerging Artists
By Nathan Watson
bhamnow.com
Since the age of four, Willie Williams, Jr. has been creating art. During his childhood, he experimented with mediums such as paint...
How Druex Kaine Uses Music to Bridge the Generational Gap
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For the Birmingham Times
Growing up in Alabaster, Angelo “Druex Kaine” Lacey knows how tough it can be for independent artists to...
Rocquelle “Rocki” McKeithen: Miles College grad on the upswing
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For the Birmingham Times
Rocquelle “Rocki” McKeithen earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and accounting from Miles College in 2011—and it’s...
Artist Nadia Tellis is the ‘Cover Girl’ in music and fashion
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For the Birmingham Times
Having developed a reputation as a stellar cover singer is not a problem for Ensley native Nadia Tellis.
“I...
Ensley Native, Ashley Sankey, Self-Taught Musician
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For the Birmingham Times
Even though she’s a classically trained keyboardist and percussionist and a formally trained jazz and opera vocalist, Ensley...