When Sam Gilliam died last year, it was a huge loss for the art world. That was followed, in March, by the death of Lou Stovall, and a few years back we also lost David C. Driskell, a world­renowned ...

Once a month, the Georgia Museum of Arts hosts a free mindfulness event on a Friday morning, from 9:30 to 10 a.m.to practice mindfulness while being surrounded by art, forming ...

Art & Exhibitions Rare 17th-Century Painting of Black and White Women Debuts After Export Ban The highly unusual painting reveals 17th-century anxieties over immorality, vanity, and foreign influence.

Art World 5 Rediscoveries Transforming Black Art Narratives Recent research, rediscoveries and rehangs shine a light on Black artists and sitters. Two Women Wearing Cosmetic Patches (ca. 1655).

The New Orleans Museum of Art is facing sharp criticism for hiring a white woman to become its new Francoise Billion Curator of African Art rather than hiring a Black person.

But the patronage of Black art by a white millionaire is complicated, then as now. The acquisition of cultural artifacts from a society that is subjugated or impoverished raises ethical questions.

Black Dimensions curated its first major exhibit, “Black Artists in Historical Perspective I,” as part of the nation’s bicentennial in 1976 at the Albany Institute of History & Art.