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Latest News in Black Art: Eric Pryor Named President of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Jarrell Gibbs Painted Portrait of Late Congressman Elijah Cummings & More
Latest News in Black Art features news updates and developments in the world of art and related culture Dec. 8, 2021: At PAFA, incoming president Eric Pryor is flanked by paintings by John Neagle (“Pat Lyon at the Forge,” 1829) and Kehinde Wiley (Three Wise Men Greeting Entry into Lagos,” 2008). | Courtesy of JEH Creatives/Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Appointment The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) in Philadelphia announced its next president. Eric Pryor has been tapped to lead PAFA. Pryor is the first Black person to lead the institution, which was established in 1805 and is the first and oldest art museum…
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Ed Sheeran named the most-viewed artist on TikTok this year
Ed Sheeran is named the most-viewed artist on TikTok in 2021 days after festive track Merry Christmas enters the UK singles chart at number one By Brenda Dennehy For Mailonline Published: 13:53 EST, 13 December 2021 | Updated: 14:02 EST, 13 December 2021 Ed Sheeran has been crowned the most-viewed musical artist on video-sharing platform TikTok for 2021. The popstar, 30, launched three exclusive single previews from his album Equals on the social media site this year. More than five million people also tuned in to watch his record-breaking live performance at the UEFA Euro 2020 show. Animated: He worked the crowd in his usual confident style The report, an analysis…
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Latest News in Black Art: Roxane Gay Named Board President at Performance Space, Alexis Assam Joins Virginia Museum of Fine Arts as Assistant Curator, Emma Amos Catalog Wins Gold Medal & More
Latest News in Black Art features news updates and developments in the world of art and related culture Author and Art Collector Roxane Gay is the new board president at Performance Space New York. | Photo by Reggie Cunningham Appointments BESTSELLING AUTHOR and art collector Roxane Gay is the new president of the board at Performance Space New York. Located in the East Village, the nonprofit describes itself as “the birthplace of contemporary performance as it is known today.” Gay’s books include “Hunger,” “Difficult Women,” and “Bad Feminist.” A contributing opinion writer at The New York Times, she announced a new publishing imprint in May, Roxane Gay…
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