Washington Informer Arts: African American Culture, Creativity & DMV Talent

Two prints from Faith Ringgold's "Jazz Series" were exhibited at the David C. Driskell Center in 2023. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Black History Month

Age Is Just a Number for Two Women Who Continue to Produce Art In Their 90s

by Brenda C. Siler February 14, 2024February 14, 2024

On May 13, 1968, Welfare Rights Organization marchers were photographed by W.H. Spradley. This photo is from the exhibition "We Who Believe in Freedom: Black Feminist DC," currently at the Martin Luther King Jr. Library. (Courtesy of George Mason University Libraries)

Black History Month

Impactful Art Exhibitions in Abundance at D.C.-Area Galleries

by Brenda C. Siler February 14, 2024February 14, 2024

February James’ inaugural D.C. solo exhibition, “Homecoming (I’m Coming Home)," opens on Feb. 10 CulturalDC Mobile Art Gallery at Randall Recreation Center in Southwest D.C. (Courtesy photo)

D.C. Artist to Celebrate ‘Homecoming’ in New Exhibit, Dialogue

by Andrew S. Jacobson February 7, 2024February 7, 2024

Temple Hills, Maryland, native Murjoni Merriweather is making a strong return to the arts world, with her work featured internationally as well as in the DMV and New York. (Courtesy of Murjoni Merriweather)

Murjoni Merriweather: Sculpting Her Return

by Andrew S. Jacobson January 24, 2024January 24, 2024

Courtesy of atlasarts.org

Arts

Atlas Performing Arts Center to Host 15th Annual Intersections Festival

by WI Web Staff January 8, 2024January 8, 2024

**FILE** Marlon White (Courtesy photo via Chandler Rudiger)

Marlon White Solidifies Reputation as Art Collector

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. December 18, 2023December 18, 2023

People gathered at The Mondrian Hotel as part of Miami Art Week and Art Basel programming. (Courtesy photo)

Miami Art Week: From the Capital to the Coast

by Andrew S. Jacobson December 13, 2023December 14, 2023

Courtesy of Manolis Projects Gallery via miamiartweek.org

Miami Art Week and Art Basel 2023 Highlight DMV-Based Artists, Organizations

by Andrew S. Jacobson December 4, 2023December 5, 2023

"That Evening Sun Goes Down" by South African artist Peter Clarke in 1960, from the Fisk University Galleries, Gift of the Harmon Foundation (Courtesy of Phillips Collection)

African and American Artistic Minds Meet in Phillips Collection Exhibition

by Brenda C. Siler November 15, 2023November 15, 2023

The Kennedy Center exhibit "America's Voices Against Apartheid" pays tribute to Americans who protested apartheid. (Eden Harris/The Washington Informer)

Kennedy Center Exhibit Showcases U.S. Support for South Africa in Apartheid Era

by Eden Harris October 27, 2023October 31, 2023

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