/news-archive/tag/african-american-art/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wed, 17 Jul 2019 13:36:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2019/07/17/coach-walker-in-the-paint/ Wed, 17 Jul 2019 13:36:05 +0000 /news/?p=74736 ... Coach Walker to be featured in upcoming art event in Chicago]]> Off the court, University of Arkansas at Little Rock head men鈥檚 basketball coach Darrell Walker has a reputation for his love of art.聽 The former NBA star is one of the most prolific African American art collectors in the country and will give a talk on his evolution as a collector on Saturday, July 20, at Loyola University. The event, 鈥淒arrell Walker: In the Paint,鈥� will take place from 6-9 p.m. at the Edward Crown Center for the Humanities at Loyola University in Chicago. Moderating the discussion will be Tracie Hall, director of the Joyce Foundation鈥檚 Culture Program, while Dionne Miller, ABC 7 Chicago Sports anchor and reporter, will serve as the emcee. Walker and his wife Lisa collect art by modern and contemporary black artists, and their collection has been featured in exhibitions around the country. The couple has donated nine works to the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 permanent collection and loaned additional works to be displayed at the university. Prior to the event, Walker will attend Pigment International鈥檚 art exhibition and sale, followed by a meet and greet with local high school and college art students. During the salon talk, Walker will also discuss how he helps build artist鈥檚 careers and the legacy he hopes to impart within the African American art world. More information about the event, hosted by Pigment International, can be. ]]> /news-archive/2018/12/19/ua-little-rock-to-host-african-american-art-exhibit/ Wed, 19 Dec 2018 14:55:16 +0000 /news/?p=73010 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to host African American art exhibit]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will present an art show featuring art created by black artists from the mid 1800s to the present. 鈥淥n Their Own Terms鈥� will be showcased in Brad Cushman Gallery and the Small Gallery in the Windgate Center of Art and Design on the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock campus from Jan. 17 to March 10. A reception for the exhibit will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, in the Windgate Center. A conversation with art collector Juan Rodriguez and gallery owner Garbo Hearne will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 5. The exhibit activates a narrative between art created in the 19th century by notable artists Robert Scott Duncanson, Edward Mitchell Bannister, Charles Ethan Porter, and Henry Ossawa Tanner with art created by modern and contemporary artists. The exhibition examines how artists influence each other directly and indirectly. During the 2019 spring semester, Dr. Lynne Larsen, assistant professor of art history, will teach an art history seminar course on African-American art focusing on the works in the exhibit. The exhibition was curated by 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Art Gallery Director Brad Cushman. Additional artists with work in the show include Delita Martin, James Phillips, Joyce Scott, Lorna Simpson, Whitfield Lovell, David Driskell, Robert Pruitt, AJ Smith, Alfred Conteh, Deborah Roberts, Herbert Gentry, Aminah Robinson, Bisa Butler, Ron Adams, Bessie Harvey, Benny Andrews, Elizabeth Catlett, Kerry James Michael, Vicki Meek, Zoe Charlton, Sam Gilliam, Henry Tanner, Mikalene Thomas, Phoebe Beasley, Marjorie Williams-Smith, Romare Bearden, Caitlin Cherry, Kara Walker, David Clemons, Amy Sherald, Kehinde Wiley, Justin Bryant, and Reverend George Kornegay. The 19th century painters are part of the Juan Rodriguez Collection, and Hearne Fine Art is facilitating this loan. Modern and contemporary works are on loan from Darrell and Lisa Walker, Karen and CJ Duvall, Karen and Kevin Cole, Pamela and Anthony Vance, Dr. Imani Perry, Pierrette Van Cleve, other private collections, individual artists, the Arkansas Arts Center, and the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Permanent Collection. The exhibit and events are free and open to the public. The galleries in the Windgate Center of Art and Design are open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, and 2-5 p.m. Sunday. For more information, contact Cushman at becushman@ualr.edu or 501-916-5103. In the upper right photo,聽Kerry James Marshall’s 1994 crayon and charcoal piece, “Study for Supermodel #2,” is on loan from the Arkansas Arts Center and will be showcased in the “On Their Own Terms” show.]]>