Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Displays a $21.1 Million Kerry James Marshall Painting at His 50th Birthday Party
By purchasing the piece for $21.1 million, Combs made it the highest sale for an artwork by a living African-American artist ever...
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Entrepreneur Launches ArtX to Allow Greater Access to the Art Community
Purchasing unique pieces in the art world has typically been reserved for the elite. Founder Everette Taylor wants to alter that with the launch of...
African American Art Galleries and Museums to Support
We’ve compiled a list of some of the most intriguing and thought-provoking exhibits, some by African American artists but all of them about African American...
Diddy Pays $21 Million for Painting By Black Artist: Here are 9 Tips On Collecting Art for Average Folks
The news just broke that P. Diddy paid $21 million for a painting by 62-year-old African American artist Kerry James Marshall. The purchase is said to...
Crate & Barrel’s New Designers: Public School Students from Philly
When my niece got married several years ago, I learned that Crate & Barrel was one of her go-to stores. Now, she may be purchasing...
Twitter Installs Mural of 40 Black Faces to Celebrate Black History Month
Because black visibility matters....
Former NBA Champ Uses Art to Raise Scholarship Money for Ball Players
Walker, a former point guard with the New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls, and former head coach of the Toronto Raptors and Washington Wizards, sells...
Transforming Color Into Consciousness
Leslie Nesbitt wasn’t always a crafty surface designer. Nor did she always dream of beautifying a person’s home by transforming their standard space into a...
Artist Gianni Lee Speaks on the Business of Creating Art
Gianni Lee, an international DJ, fashion designer, and painter of fine art opens up about his art and business....
Artist Charly Palmer Talks the Business of Black Art
Writer Ida Harris caught up with Charly Palmer, a painter, muralist, designer, and illustrator in Atlanta, to discuss Black art and the art business....