Dive Deeper: Insights from the Museum of the Future

Our curated blog posts invite you to journey with us, delving into our exhibitions, events, and the gifted artists who are shaping the art narrative of the Global African Diaspora.

This Unique Art Exhibit Is Using Technology To Highlight Black Life, Identity Across The Diaspora

“To understand the complexities of Black life today is to grasp in many ways how the world operates. Black life brings to the fore what the African-American thinker W. E. Du Bois once called a ‘second sight’ into this world,” said Anthony Bogues, Ph.D., Curator and inaugural Director of the Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice at Brown University, in a release shared with ESSENCE. “Each of the artists presented in this documentary and virtual exhibition engages with the world in unique ways. Their art tells us something specific and yet common about the world we live in,” he states.‍

Spelman College (Celebrating Black Women in Art) Newsletter

In 1987, Johnnetta Betsch Cole, became the seventh president of Spelman College and the first Black woman to lead the college founded specifically for educating women of African descent. Committed to making Spelman College a center for scholarship about African American women, Cole was a strong advocate for the liberal arts. During her time at Spelman, Cole held an integral role in garnering funding for founding the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, the only museum in the nation dedicated to art by and about women of the African diaspora and Africa.

Spelman College (Celebrating Black Women in Art) Newsletter

In 1987, Johnnetta Betsch Cole, became the seventh president of Spelman College and the first Black woman to lead the college founded specifically for educating women of African descent. Committed to making Spelman College a center for scholarship about African American women, Cole was a strong advocate for the liberal arts. During her time at Spelman, Cole held an integral role in garnering funding for founding the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, the only museum in the nation dedicated to art by and about women of the African diaspora and Africa.

Caribbean Art +Tech

Miami MoCAAD highlights Caribbean artists using technology to foster connections among dispersed Caribbean Diaspora communities. This newsletter features artists infusing an innovative spirit to create opportunities for social dialogue while keeping their Caribbean heritage front and center. Miami MoCAAD invites you to explore artists embracing technology in their practice.

Caribbean Art +Tech

Miami MoCAAD highlights Caribbean artists using technology to foster connections among dispersed Caribbean Diaspora communities. This newsletter features artists infusing an innovative spirit to create opportunities for social dialogue while keeping their Caribbean heritage front and center. Miami MoCAAD invites you to explore artists embracing technology in their practice.

Juneteenth "Let Freedom Ring" 2023

Juneteenth commemorates the end of legal slavery in the U.S. It originated from the oldest known US celebration of the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in Texas, which was recognized as a Texas state holiday in 1980. Celebrated on June 19, Juneteenth became a national public holiday on June 17, 2021, Juneteenth National Independence Day

Juneteenth "Let Freedom Ring" 2023

Juneteenth commemorates the end of legal slavery in the U.S. It originated from the oldest known US celebration of the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in Texas, which was recognized as a Texas state holiday in 1980. Celebrated on June 19, Juneteenth became a national public holiday on June 17, 2021, Juneteenth National Independence Day

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