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Latest News in Black Art: Essence Harden is Co-Curating Made in L.A. 2025, Oluremi C. Onabanjo is Photography Curator at MoMA, Shortlist for London's Fourth Plinth & More

Latest News in Black Art: Essence Harden is Co-Curating Made in L.A. 2025, Oluremi C. Onabanjo is Photography Curator at MoMA, Shortlist for London’s Fourth Plinth & More

  Latest News in Black Art features updates and developments in the world of art and related culture   Fourth Plinth Shortlist 2026, 2028: Clockwise, from top left, “Ancient Feelings,” by Thomas J Price; “Sweet Potatoes and Yams are Not the Same” by Veronica Ryan, “Hornero” by Gabriel Chaile, and “Lady in Blue” by Tschabalala...
Moving On Up: Amid Financial Setbacks at Museums, 31 Curators and Arts Leaders Took on New Appointments in Second Half of 2023

Moving On Up: Amid Financial Setbacks at Museums, 31 Curators and Arts Leaders Took on New Appointments in Second Half of 2023

Culture Type reports on new appointments of Black curators and arts leaders to get a sense of representation in museums, with an emphasis on art museums. Museum leaders, curators, and educators shape the management and intellectual direction of institutions, determine the art visitors see and the programming they experience and, by extension, whether audiences of...
Latest News in Black Art: Melanie Adams Named Interim Director of Women's History Museum, Architect David Adjaye Facing Serious Allegations, Black Rock Senegal Selects New Artists & More

Latest News in Black Art: Melanie Adams Named Interim Director of Women’s History Museum, Architect David Adjaye Facing Serious Allegations, Black Rock Senegal Selects New Artists & More

  Latest News in Black Art features updates and developments in the world of art and related culture   Melanie Adams. | Courtesy Anacostia Community Museum   APPOINTMENTS Melanie Adams, the Roger Ferguson and Annette Nazareth Director of the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum since 2019, is stepping in as interim director of the forthcoming American...