We can but try to express our amazement in “peak” moments that surprise us with joy. In doing that, painters, poets, composers, singers, instrumentalists, sculptors, actors, dancers — add your ...

In this issue, with Black History Month in mind, The Georgetowner proudly calls its readers’ attention to a Georgetown ...

Ringgold’s painting was not. It was Barbara Drummond, a correctional officer and a former volunteer at the Schomburg Center ...

Faith Ringgold painted a vibrant mural at the Women’s House of Detention on Rikers Island. A few years later, it was ...

As the film tells it, the story of this mural is also that of the crisis at Rikers and of “prison” in spectacular decay — ...

From torn pieces of paper, Nia Winslow constructs vibrant scenes that evoke togetherness and nostalgia in paper collages.

“And I read a lot – the writing of James Baldwin, biographies of [the painter] Alice Neel – which informs how I think of myself as an artist.” Her references are intentionally broad: Faith Ringgold ...

A new documentary by Catherine Gund tracks the loss, painting over and recovery of Ringgold’s motivational composition “For ...

The new documentary "Paint Me a Road Out of Here" details the history of a painting by Faith Ringgold, created for the Rikers ...

In 1971, the artist Faith Ringgold received a grant to make a painting for a public institution in New York City. She decided ...

Highlights this weekend include a Broadway spectacular fit for a king — of jazz, that is: Louis Armstrong. Also, check out the premiere of choreographer Camille A. Brown’s newest work. Plus, you can ...

Christian Ethiopians needed churches, service books, and many other objects to practice their faith. Hundreds of churches ... generalization and attest to the achievements and devotion of artists and ...