ALAC Theater Festival at the Herberger Theater

The Cultural Coalition will be presenting a very special performance Cabaret dealing with the theme of Dia de Los Muertos through music, dance, storytelling and spoken word as part of the ALAC Theater Festival at the Herberger Theater, downtown Phoenix. It should be a great performance! Featuring Liliana de...

Oba!

This is just one of the many beautiful Benin bronze figures included in the Metropolitan Museum’s “Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas” exhibits. “Oba” was the term used for King in Benin, West Africa (now part of Nigeria).  I am so grateful that some of this former kingdom’s art has...

The Other “Ol’ Blue Eyes”

When there is a reference to “blue eyes”, we often think of Frank Sinatra – but, there was another blue eyed star – Paul Newman. The 1st full face close up that I remember was in “Cat On A Hot Tin Roof”. The eyes just jumped off the screen, amazing. A good actor and humanitarian,...

Identity by Design

“Tradition, Change, and Celebration in Native Women’s Dresses” will be featured at the Museum of the American Indian in NYC from Sept. 26, 2008 to Sept. 2009 The designs include full skirts, good for horse back riding, dresses used for ceremonial coming of age dances, and bead decorated...

Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco

MoAD presents: ”The Hewitt Collection of African American Art” Oct 15, 2008 – Jan 11, 2009 58 paintings collected by John & Vivian Hewitt of New York from 1949 – 1998 will be on display starting October 15. Some of the artists are well known, Romare Bearden, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Ann Tanksley,...