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Through decades of Black figurative film-based photography, Cheryl Miller chronicles everyday experiences in the series “If We Stand Tall: Recollections of Spirits Past”—the rituals, social dynamics, and cultural nuances that define African American communities.
Learn MoreExplore Black femininity through the lens of four Black Women photographers. We invite you into a black woman’s home while you view photographs of the Our Black Experience.
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All formulated by their connection to Brooklyn, each artist’s work is a beautiful well-mixed mosaic.
Learn MoreCollective Energy: A Virtual Gathering is a virtual assembly of artists and intellectuals moderated by Adama Delphine Fawundu and Laylah Amatullah Barrayn. We will be discussing the global impact and need for photography collectives when it comes to women photographers.
Learn MoreThe one-day symposium will include a series of panel discussions, featuring scholars, artists, curators and centered around archiving and elevating the voices of women and non-binary of photographers of African descent, as part of Photoville’s annual Festival in New York City.
Learn MoreThe symposium keynote discussion featuring Dr. Deborah Willis and Joy Gregory as they explore the vital role of archiving, preserving, and exploring photography and visual culture within African American, Black British, and the broader African diaspora.
Learn MoreA dynamic panel of scholars and visual artists explored photography as a research-based practice from the diverse viewpoints of artists who are reshaping artistic landscapes with innovative and transformative perspectives and praxis.
Learn MoreCreative and innovative panelist navigate the complexities of identity, unravel historical narratives, and celebrate the multifaceted experiences of womanhood.
Learn MoreA cutting-edge and inspiring group of artists share their perspectives to provoke thought and action, driven by their innovative catalogues of documentary photography and photojournalism.
Learn MoreJoin the artists of Our Black Experience: Stories From Black Women Photographers for a container-side chat about their work, their exhibition, and the stories that they have selected to represent their experiences of life as Black Women.
Learn MoreJoin us for an exploration and discussion of work from the incredible photographers selected by curator Jamel Shabazz to be part of The Brooklyn Connection exhibition.
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