September 17, 2014

Inspiration, News and Artists

Fenton Street Market Turned 5! Vendor Stories

On Saturday, September 13, Fenton Street Market in downtown Silver Spring, MD celebrated their 5th birthday, and we had to be there! I was accompanied by my sidekick Lennox, and we snagged some goodies and chatted with local artists about …

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Tags: AdrianBlack, Art, artists, collectibles, FentonStreetMarket, IvoryCoast, JameelFrancis, Madagascar, Maryland, PauletteMpouma, Rafia, Resintoy, SilverSpring, SociallyConsciousLifestyle, Sotare, SustainableFashion, TheAfricaMemoryGame, TransElated, WomenEntrepreneurs

August 24, 2014

Culture, Podcast Series

Behind the Scenes with Creative Time Producing Kara Walker’s – “A Subtlety”

http://vimeo.com/102962846 We spoke with Leila Tamari, programming coordinator at Creative Time, to discuss their work, and provide a glimpse into producing legendary artist Kara Walker’s first large-scale public project, which was on view from May 10 – July 6, 2014.  Walker’s installation is called “A …

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Tags: A Subtlety, African-American, Afro-Diasporic, antebellum south, artists, arts administrator, Creative Time, Domino Sugar Factory, free expression, inspiration, Kara Walker, Leila Tamari, Marvelous Sugar Baby, public art, public art commission, public programming, slavery, social practice