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Birmingham’s ASFA Music and Theatre Students Impress During Concert in Namibia
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
A group of more than 40 Alabama School of Fine Arts (ASFA) music and theatre students and faculty members returned...
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...
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 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...
Blake Showers Bringing Black Representation to Japanese Comics
By Jonece Starr Dunigan
AL.com
Before 28-year-old Blake Showers illustrated for a global publication, he was kid from Birmingham, Ala., who found solace and safety in Japanese...
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...
How Alabama Academics Plan to Preserve Artwork of Joe Minter
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
When he first arrived at the home of Birmingham artist Joe Minter in October 2020 to take digital photos for...
Where Does Birmingham’s Joe Minter Rank Among Black Artists in the...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Joe Minter is among several celebrated Southern Black artists, including Thornton Dial and Lonnie Holley, who were part of a...
Summer Slam Brings Urban Artists to Birmingham (PHOTOS)
(Photos by Tyra Grayson)
The Independence Weekend Summer Slam on July 3 at Birmingham’s Legion Field featured headliner Jeezy, Lil Durk, Boosie Badazz, Yung Bleu,...
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...
