Hello! Welcome back to my Astro-Caribbean series with a double dose of Space:Queens for you! Last week, I had artist Shervone Neckles and now I present to you Damali Abrams! Damali is a talented visual artist, writer and herbalist, who is using her talents to help to heal the world. Enjoy my interview with […]
Read More “Space:Queens” – Damali “The Glitter Priestess” AbramsHello Everyone! I am back from my Barbados trip, where I learned a lot about the country, including finding out about some great visionary artists and creatives there. Speaking of visionary artists, below is my interview with Queens-based visual artist, educator, and community activist Shervone Neckles whose work looks at the intersections between science, nature, art, […]
Read More “Space:Queens”: Shervone NecklesLast Friday, I went to Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning’s First Friday event where they showcase creative artists who participate in their one month residency program. Below are the three visual artists (Jason Lalor, Steven Sivells and Joyce Sanchez Espinoza) and works they showcased: Multi-disciplinary artist Jason Lalor’s BlackBody Radiation “In physics, a blackbody is an […]
Read More “Space:Queens”: First Fridays at JCALWelcome back to my Space:Queens blog series! For the past month, I’ve been participating on the advisory council committee and as a creative writing workshop facilitator for the upcoming No Longer Empty exhibition, Jameco Exchange, that is opening on May 21st at 89-62B 165th St. No Longer empty is an organization that works with […]
Read More “Space:Queens” : Margaret Rose VendryesHey everybody! Welcome to the first installment of my Space:Queens segment, where I explore afrofuturistic art, culture and influencers in my home borough of Queens, NY! First up is Yvonne Shortt, who is the creative director of RPGA Studio, Inc., and is the curator for Queens Art Initiative, where she works on several community-based art and technology projects […]
Read More Space:Queens: Yvonne ShorttJamaican-American visual artist Renee Cox recently released her latest collection of work, Sacred Geometry: where she turns bodies of various people into mandala-inspired geometric fractal patterns. Given several of the stories I have heard lately in the news, her work is again relevant, reinforcing the divine power and value of ourselves, our cultures, our spirituality, […]
Read More Art of This World: Renee Cox’s ‘Sacred Geometry’Become a patron and support my blog and other writing endeavors on Patreon! ____________ Despite having a cold last week and recovering from it, which is why I have not posted in a week, I managed to go to three exhibitions — Sol’Sax’s Medicine from Heaven: How African American Culture Was Used to Cure the […]
Read More Art of This World: Sol’Sax + Maksaens Denis + Kara WalkerHey everyone! I am still fundraising for Atlantic Impact’s Abroad for a Cause Challenge in which the organization is inviting two bloggers to travel with them to Barbados this summer. Atlantic Impact is an organization that helps at risk youth by giving them opportunities to travel abroad. Please donate and/or share; I have until June […]
Read More Art of This World: Jill McIntyreArt submission from Myrna Loy: Loy is a poet, visual artist, author, DJ, Blackbright News Magazine founder and podcaster of Jamaican British descent. She has published two books of poetry and a travelogue — Poetry’s Promise, Poetry’s Teacher, and The Other Side of Tourism. Besides finding and editing Blackbright News, which discusses topics of race […]
Read More Art of This World: Myrna Loy (Lady Loy)I was walking around Jamaica Avenue in Queens, New York the other night and came across an outdoor art installation featuring work from Margaret Rose Vendryes‘ African Diva Project and work from Dominique Sindayiganza’s Roots Project. Vendreyes had previously showed her work in an exhibition at the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning in February where she […]
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Sherese Francis 