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Interview: Acclaimed Singer April May Webb Leads SOUNDS OF A&R at Dizzy's Club
by Rebecca Kaplan - Jan 17, 2025

Multi-hyphenate performer April May Webb will be performing at Dizzy’s Club on 2/21. Together with trumpeter Randall Haywood, Webb leads Sounds of A&R, a boundary-pushing ensemble blending jazz with gospel, R&B, country, and global influences.

April May Webb Wins 13th Annual Sarah Vaughan Internatioinal Jazz Vocal Competition
by Stephi Wild - Nov 25, 2024

As part of NJPAC’s TD James Moody Jazz Festival, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center  announced April May Webb as the winner of the 13th annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition.

Top Five Finalists Revealed for 13th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 10, 2024

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center revealed the top five finalists for the 13th annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, featuring emerging talents from around the world. Learn more!

2024 Hudson Jazz Festival Announces Complete Line-up
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 11, 2024

Hudson Hall at the historic Hudson Opera House has announced the complete lineup of the 2024 Hudson Jazz Festival, running October 4-6

John Adams to Present EL NINO at The Met, Staged by Lileana Blain-Cruz
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 18, 2024

Pulitzer Prize–winning composer-conductor John Adams will return to the Met for the company premiere of his acclaimed opera-oratorio El Niño, opening on April 23.

Master Drawings New York Announces Spring Exhibitions
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 12, 2024

Master Drawings New York, the premier U.S. drawings showcase, will take place from January 27 through February 3, 2024. The exhibition will feature exceptional and rare works on paper from the 15th to the 21st centuries, as well as paintings and sculpture. Don't miss this highly anticipated event!

Master Drawings New York Announces Programs During Run Of Fair, January 26 �" February 3
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 20, 2023

Master Drawings New York (MDNY), the premier U.S. drawings showcase, announces programs for the 2024 fair, on view from January 27 through February 3 in more than two dozen galleries on Manhattan's Upper East Side.

Harlem Sculpture Gardens Launched At City College
by Stephi Wild - Dec 15, 2023

Harlem will host its first large-scale sculpture exhibition in Spring, 2024. The historic parks Morningside, St. Nicholas, and Jackie Robinson have been selected to be the featured sites for these works as well as the campus of City College and the Roosevelt Triangle on 125th Street.

Frist Art Museum To Hold Weekend-Long FRIST ARTS FEST, November 4�"5
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 5, 2023

Join us for the next Frist Arts Fest! Enjoy artist talks, dance, music, tours, art-making activities, and more at the Frist Art Museum.

Frist Art Museum Presents MULTIPLICITY: BLACKNESS IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN COLLAGE
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 22, 2023

The Frist Art Museum presents Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage, the first major museum exhibition devoted to the rich yet understudied subject. Featuring approximately 80 collage and collage-informed works, Multiplicity explores the breadth and complexity of Black identity and experiences in the United States.

Rubell Museum DC Announces Inaugural Exhibition
by Stephi Wild - Sep 6, 2022

The Rubell Museum announced the inaugural exhibition, What's Going On, for its new museum opening in Washington, DC on October 29, 2022. Dedicated exclusively to contemporary art, the Rubell Museum DC will reinvigorate the 1906 building of the former Randall Junior High School, a historically Black public school in Southwest DC that ceased operations in 1978.

Frist Art Museum Announces 2023 Schedule Of Exhibitions
by Stephi Wild - Sep 2, 2022

The Frist Art Museum has announced its 2023 schedule of  exhibitions. In the Ingram Gallery, the year begins with Jeffrey Gibson: The Body Electric, a survey of the celebrated Indigenous multidisciplinary artist's vibrant paintings, sculpture, video, and installations.

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art's IN OUR TIME Collects Works By Contemporary Artists Of The African Diaspora
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 21, 2022

“In Our Time: Selections from the Singer Collection” will open Oct. 1, 2022, at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA).

Pérez Art Museum Miami Announces POLYPHONIC: CELEBRATING PAMM'S FUND FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN ART
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 2, 2020

Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) has announced Polyphonic: Celebrating PAMM's Fund for African American Art, an exhibition showcasing a selection of artworks acquired through the museum's Fund for African American Art, which allows the museum to purchase and showcase contemporary art by African American and African diasporic artists for its permanent collection.

Anne Ellegood Named Next Executive Director Of The Institute Of Contemporary Art
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 10, 2019

The Board of Directors of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles announced today the appointment of Anne Ellegood as the museum's next executive director. Ellegood is currently the senior curator at the Hammer Museum. She succeeds Elsa Longhauser, who is stepping down from her position after 19 years of leadership and notably oversaw the museum's transformation from the Santa Monica Museum of Art (SMMoA) into the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (ICA LA). Ellegood will assume her new role on September 16, 2019.

HADESTOWN, TOOTSIE, THE PROM, and More Win 2019 Drama Desk Awards - Full List!
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 2, 2019

In the past few weeks, we've watched the nominations roll in. Today the final crop of nominees have been revealed, all leading to next week's ultimate announcement- the 2019 Tony nominations.

Breaking: OKLAHOMA!, TOOTSIE & More Earn Drama Desk Awards Nominations- The Full List!
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 25, 2019

In the past few weeks, we've watched the nominations roll in. Today the final crop of nominees have been revealed, all leading to next week's ultimate announcement- the 2019 Tony nominations.

New Film Series Featuring Swizz Beatz, Carrie Mae Weems, Terence Nance, Arthur Jafa, And More Launches Today
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 23, 2019

UTA Artist Space and Kasseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean are pleased to announce the launch of a one-on-one interview series that puts distinguished creatives across contemporary art, music, and film in conversation and in front of the camera. The series launches today, March 22, 2019, and features Swizz Beatz, Carrie Mae Weems, Troy Carter, Terence Nance, Arthur Jafa, and more.

UTA Artist Space & Kasseem 'Swizz Beatz' Dean Present DREAMWEAVERS
by Julie Musbach - Jan 31, 2019

UTA Artist Space and Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Deanare proud to present DREAMWEAVERS, a group exhibition curated by Nicola Vassell that contemplates the surreal in society against a vigorously shifting 21st century. The exhibition opens February 13, 2019, 6-8 PM, at UTA Artist Space.

Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway and More Complete Cast of THE CHILDREN'S MONOLOGUES Benefit at Carnegie Hall
by BWW News Desk - Nov 7, 2017

The African-based creative arts charity Dramatic Need and Carnegie Hall today announced that Academy Award-nominee Jessica Chastain, Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway, and rising talents Sebastian Stan (Captain America; I, Tonya) and Lakeith Stanfield (Selma, Get Out) will join the extraordinary line-up of acting talent assembled for The Children's Monologues, a one-night-only theatrical event, presented in New York for the first time, on Monday, November 13, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage.