Tag: black artists
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...
How Matthew Mayes learned that ‘Art Encompasses All’
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Matthew Mayes said he once believed that love, food, and music were core passions that transcended all race, creed, and...
