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In this monumental show, Catlett demonstrates her commitment to art and activism through her choice of subject matter and medium, her artistic collaborations, teaching and action.

Her retrospective at the Art Institute of Chicago highlights politically transformative relationships between Black women.

In which Observer's Arts Editor sets out to have as many art and art-adjacent encounters as possible in the Windy City in just two days.

Swann Galleries鈥� fall offering of African American Art took place on Tuesday, October 7, and achieved $2.1M. The auction boasted nine auction records and nine auction debuts, with Hale Woodruff leading the offering.

The Detroit Institute of Arts announced today the grand opening of its reimagined African American art galleries, which serve as the new home of the museum鈥檚 renowned and unmatched collection of works amassed by its Center for African American Art.

An exhibition that was canceled, due to the Trump administration鈥檚 renouncement of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, has opened at Gillespie Gallery at George Mason University School of Art in Fairfax, Virginia.

The show is one of the largest presentations of contemporary Native American art ever in the Midwest, and the first major Native American art exhibition at the DIA in over 30 years.

David C. Driskell: Collector celebrates the David C. and Thelma G. Driskell Collection at the Portland Museum of Art.

Swann Galleries鈥� sale of African American Art is set for Tuesday, October 7. The fall offering features a strong selection of artists from the Post-War and Contemporary eras with exceptional examples of abstract paintings, assemblage and sculpture, and works on paper.

The Art Institute of Chicago opened Elizabeth Catlett: 鈥淎 Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies鈥� on view August 30, 2025 through January 4, 2026.

The artist, who spent six months in Chicago in 1941 during the flowering of the city鈥檚 Black Renaissance, consistently created artwork with an emphatic, often pointed sociopolitical message.

Two of Fulton County's premier legacy organizations, Hammonds House Museum and the National Black Arts Festival, partner to present Black Zeitgeist: Atlanta, the Visual Arts, and the National Black Arts Festival.

The Art Institute of Chicago announced its exhibition schedule for the second half of 2025.

Radical! launches a lively dialogue between over sixty women*artists from more than twenty countries, with paintings presented alongside textile designs, sculptures alongside prints, drawings alongside photographs and films.

Check out what鈥檚 on tap in and around the city.