Delving into the vibrant world of Black culture through art offers a profound journey of understanding and appreciation. Each brushstroke and sculpture tell a story that reflects the creativity, ...

Two must-see Black art exhibits, John Wilson at MoMa and Faith Ringgold at Jack Shainman Gallery, are currently on display.

Step inside a powerful survey of 28 Black New Mexican artists challenging erasure, exploring identity and redefining ...

Alandes Powell is a Forest Park resident and the President & CEO of Black Art Speaks, a Cincinnati-based nonprofit arts ...

Art is integral to the Black experience, especially in Black history. Black art offers a unique and powerful perspective for storytelling, cultural expression, and social change that occurs in Black ...

Arts research never sleeps, with dozens of discoveries and news stories breaking each week about our favorite artists, styles, and periods. The examination of Black artists and sitters throughout art ...

For many Black art collectors, the home doubles as a gallery. Not just because our interiors are where we keep our most valued possessions, but, as artist and curator Jessica Gaynelle Moss explains, ...

As we enter International Black Women’s History Month, Black art has always been a means of documenting and creating history, putting out powerful stories that depict Black women’s experiences, ...

This story was originally published in ESSENCE’s special 55th anniversary July/August 2025 issue, on stands now. When ESSENCE magazine’s inaugural issue was released in May of 1970, it stood alone in ...

Black Art Empowerment Summit – (LtoR) Ellis Friday, Jeff Friday, Jennia Fredique Aponte, Sol Aponte, CCH Ponder, Lyndon Barrios, George Fatheree, Tavis Smiley (Photo: Eric Ellis) The Black Art ...

Art galleries are like tasting rooms in Healdsburg — they’re all over town. Only one of these galleries is owned by a Black woman: the Rena Charles Gallery. The one-year-old gallery, named after its ...

L.A. has long been a beacon for the arts. So it’s only fitting that “Forever,” the Netflix series that showrunner Mara Brock Akil envisioned as “a love story within a love letter to Los Angeles,” ...