As reported between April 24th and May 8th, 2020. Prepared for the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, June 26, 2020, by Daniel Fonner, Associate Director for Research, SMU DataArts and Zannie Voss, Director, SMU DataArts. More…
A global list of Black-owned/founded museums, art galleries, and spaces
From London to Lagos, Accra, Miami, Chicago, and more – here is an ongoing list of 85+ Black-owned/founded businesses which are bettering the arts. More…
Actors’ Equity States That Broadway’s Extended Suspension Demonstrates Need for Economic Arts Relief Package
Actors’ Equity Association released a statement following the Broadway League’s announcement extending Broadway’s closure through at least January 3, 2021. More…
Teen Vogue: The ‘Art World’ Can’t Exist in a Decolonized Future
“If you take away imperial plunder, what else do you have to offer?” asks Chaédria LaBouvier, the first Black curator and first Black author of a Guggenheim catalogue in the museum’s 80-year history. More…
The ARTnews Accord: Gonzalo Casals and Caroline Woolard Talk About Rebuilding Through Mutual Aid, Community Action, and Alternative Education
In April, as the coronavirus had forced the shutdown of much of New York City, Casals and Woolard joined ARTnews for a conversation via telephone. Casals did so as he was in the latter stages of recovering from Covid-19. More…
Bloomberg: In American Theater, a Radical Accounting of Race and Privilege
June 19, 2020: In tandem with the rise of protests in the streets about systemic racism, Black and other minority artists take the cause to the stage. More…
NY Times Style Magazine: Nine Black Artists and Cultural Leaders on Seeing and Being Seen
Amy Sherald, Michael R. Jackson and others discuss the challenges and opportunities of cultivating black audiences and dismantling historically white institutions. More…
NY Times: Dance Companies Take Baby Steps Back to Rehearsal
May 28, 2020: Ballet and contemporary performers across Europe are returning to work in a different world, with masks, liability waivers and no touching. More…
The Next Wave Initiative
The Next Wave Initiative is a developmental branch of The Directors Company, committed to amplifying future Black voices in The American Theatre. More…
NY Times: Black Gallerists Press Forward Despite a Market That Holds Them Back
As Art Basel opens online, African-American galleries are glaringly absent. More…