Helen LaFrance was a self-taught folk artist primarily focused on memory paintings—vivid depictions drawn from her ...

The U.S. Mint and Smithsonian American Women's History Museum have unveiled the last set of American Women Quarters, to ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will unveil “In Slavery’s Wake: Making ...

Either they're about my family or African-American history or the status ... I wanted lots of space for my art collection... and my wife wanted windows. And our architect did a really good job ...

A look at the piano designs for some of the various versions of August Wilson’s play, including the latest film adaptation.

First Thursday Art Walk, January 9 | 5-8 pm | Free to the public. Mark your calendars for the first Art Walk of the new year!

The EKU African/African American Studies LibGuide is an excellent place to begin a research project in the field. It’s a specially-dedicated LibGuide on the library site, which highlights the best ...

This large museum, named for its founder Charles Wright, tells the story of the African American experience from the beginning of time to the presidency of Barack Obama. Opened in 1965 ...

Experience the vibrancy and impact of BIPOC art across the globe that explore themes of community, struggle, and triumph.

The final section addresses literary and cultural moments that are lesser-known in the canon of African American literature and culture. This book presents the 1960s as a unique commitment to art, ...

In the 1940s, art critic and collector Jean Lipman pointed to folk art as the product of a great democracy. It was spontaneous, home-grown, non-derivative, and non-academic. Three decades later, ...