On February 9th, Atlanta’s acclaimed Trap Music Museum hosted the grand opening of their Black History Month exhibit dedicated to honoring black-owned businesses and artists making waves throughout Atlanta.
Last week, Paper Route Entertainment (PRE) and Trap Music Museum presented ‘Dolphland’ at the LA Art Box last Wednesday on Melrose in Los Angeles.
The second annual Southampton African American Museum Benefit took place at Blu Mar in Southampton, New York on Thursday, July 28th and was co-chaired by Jean and Martin Shafiroff, Aisha Christian and Michael Steifman.
On the scene we spotted Aisha Christian and Jean Shafiroff greeting early arrivals in the garden of Blu Mar Southampton including, Brenda Simmons, NYS Assembly Woman, Rebecca Seawright, Mar Morose, Bill Morose, Judith Kasen-Windsor, Anita Farrington and Noel Blackburn.
A museum tour preceding the benefit was led by executive director and co-founder Brenda Simmons and guests were able to see firsthand the vision of Simmons and the labor that it took to pay tribute to the contributions made by African Americans to The Hamptons…16 years to be exact.
In her remarks, Shafiroff she shared and highlighted the contributions of African-Americans made to the community of the Hamptons. “It is a privilege for me to be involved and the African-American community was instrumental to building the Hamptons to what it is today,” Shafiroff said.
The Southampton African American Museum is the first African American site to be historically designated in the Village of Southampton. Its mission is to promote an understanding and appreciation of African American culture by creating programs that will preserve the past, encourage learning, and enhance the life of the community and is definitely worth the visit.
Art lovers rejoice – exhibits are back!
The sixth annual Art of the Party event, presented by Valentino, toasted artists and Miami philanthropists.
The beginning of February marks the start of Black History Month which was the perfect time for the Paley Center of Media to honor Black Entertainment Television (BET). Founded in 1980 as the first black-owned TV network dedicated to depicting the black experience, BET turns 40 years old this year and was celebrated at a VIP cocktail reception at the Paley Center on January 30.
Takashi is back at it again with a fresh new collab.
Seurat’s Circus Sideshow Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is on display now thru May 29,2017.
The Whitney Biennial of 2017 features the work of many American artists, such as Dana Schutz.
With the onset of the contemporary American film came the boom of an industry. As an establishment that has captured the hearts of billions for over two centuries, one must ask the quintessential question: just how far are we willing to go for our opus? How far can we take film?