Closing reception tomorrow
Call for writing submissions
a/b: Auto/Biography Studies invites submissions for a special issue focusing on African American life writing. We are interested in essays that focus on the contemporary issues of identity that complicate the categories “African American” and “life writing,” particularly where these intersect with discussions of genre or discipline. We would like especially to see essays addressing [...]
Let me do this while the movers finish their work…
Checking out Ananda Leeke’s post this morning, “African American Art at the White House and in Ananda’s Debut Novel, Love’s Troubadours -Karma: Book One,” I discovered a new blog written by James McKissic about which I didn’t previously know, Black Visual Artist. I love what he’s doing. Thanks for your work, James!
William H. Johnson painting to be auctioned
(I received an email from the auction house regarding the recent discovery in Ohio of this William H. Johnson painting. I love this kind of unexpected thing, a painting that turns up out of nowhere—collectors [and budding Peggy Cooper Cafritzes], get your checkbooks!).
Announcing a rare opportunity to own an original William H. Johnson painting
Auction [...]
as I pack my stuffed raven…seriously
THE GALLERY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON
After Poe: Works of Mystery and Imagination
Deadline: August 15, 2009
The Gallery at UMF is planning a juried exhibition of works conceptually in keeping with the mood and spirit of Edgar Allan Poe. To open in October, 2009. All media welcome.
Please submit entries in the form of a [...]
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- Taking a Break February 7, 2012Site visitors will probably notice that I haven’t updated here frequently. I am taking a break from my site(s) for at least the summer. I’ve been working in this field for 25 years and I’m burned out on photography and art, the site(s) are in need of major updates/ revamping/ retooling, social media is exhausting, [...] […]
- A New Mission for Aperture? February 7, 2012[…]
- Mambu Badu’s Inaugural Magazine February 7, 2012Danielle was briefly a contributor to this site; I am very excited to hear about her latest venture, the collective and now journal Mambu Badu “that seek to find, expose, and nurture emerging female photographers of African descent.”  Congrats, Danielle! As you may (or may not) know, last fall, I co-founded Mambu Badu, a photography collective […]