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Latest News in Black Art: Alexander Harrison Now Repped by Kasmin, New Appointments at Baltimore Museum of Art, Renell Medrano Wins ICP Infinity Award & More

Latest News in Black Art: Alexander Harrison Now Repped by Kasmin, New Appointments at Baltimore Museum of Art, Renell Medrano Wins ICP Infinity Award & More

  Latest News in Black Art features updates and developments in the world of art and related culture   Alexander Harrison. | Photo by Diego Flores   Representation Kasmin in New York announced its representation of painter Alexander Harrison (b. 1993) on Dec. 4. Born in Greenville, S.C., Harrison lives and works in Brooklyn, N.Y....
Departure: Sarah Workneh is Stepping Down From Co-Director Role at Skowhegan After 14 Years. Her 'Commitment to the Program Has Been Unwavering'

Departure: Sarah Workneh is Stepping Down From Co-Director Role at Skowhegan After 14 Years. Her ‘Commitment to the Program Has Been Unwavering’

AFTER 14 YEARS, Sarah Workneh is stepping down from her position as co-director of the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture. Known as the residency program “founded by artists for artists,” Skowhegan was established in 1946. Located on a 350-acre campus in Madison, Maine, Skowhegan’s nine-week summer program offers a profound educational experience for artists....
Skowhegan Honors Studio Museum, Artists William T. Williams, Jack Whitten

Skowhegan Honors Studio Museum, Artists William T. Williams, Jack Whitten

Ford Foundation President Darren Walker (center) presented a Skowhegan award honoring the Studio Museum in Harlem to Thelma Golden and William T. Williams. | Photo by Benjamin Lozovsky/BFA.com via Skowhegan   ONE SOUGHT AFTER RESIDENCY PROGRAM recognized another this week. Skowhegan paid tribute to the Studio Museum in Harlem’s Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program, presenting the museum...