Black Dimensions in Art returns to the Albany Institute for its 50th anniversary show, one of the largest in the museum's history.

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 ...

Dressed in an ivory white leotard and tutu, a tall Black figure poses in retiré. Arms and legs angular, chest turned towards the light. It’s a traditional oil on linen — the frothy movement of the ...

Artist Murjoni Merriweather is gifted with a rare ability: the potter’s touch. With just dirt and water in her hands, she is able to form life-like images of the Black men, women, and children we see ...

Taiwanese artist Li Chen draws from ancient traditions and global aesthetics, but his work breaks free from convention, channeling spiritual paradoxes into sculptural forms that feel both timeless and ...

Onaje Henderson, one of the three owners of ZuCot Gallery in Atlanta, wants to normalize art collecting in the Black ...

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 ...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. And no it’s not because the holidays are around the corner. Art Basel and Miami Art Week are upon us and of course we had to hip you to some of the best ...

The tale of an enslaved West African girl turned protegee to an English queen may sound like the stuff of fairy tales, but it comes straight from the history books - one of many forgotten Black ...

How to make art school a welcoming, inclusive environment for Black students, and support them into artistic careers ...