The nexus for artists of African descent since 1968.

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The 2025 Museum Education Practicum application is open. This training program provides emerging and established arts educators the opportunity to explore the intersection of art and education. ⁠ Deadline: Sunday, March 30 Apply: l8r.it/nLeU
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The debut exhibition of the “F” shows, “Freestyle” (2001), marked a pivotal moment in the contemporary art world at the turn of the twenty-first century. Learn more through the “F” show collection set, now available here: store.studiomuseum.org/colle…
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We are excited to announce the Studio Museum in Harlem’s 2025 Arts Leadership Praxis class! Selected from across the nation, the 2025 cohort will explore and build upon themes of arts leadership, community, and Black cultural production. ⁠Read here: studiomuseum.org/press/studi…
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Rap continues to dominate 2025, showcased through Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX show and Doechii's Grammy-winning evening. Explore art from our collection alongside classics from the genre! 🎧 Check out our Spotify playlist that highlights these songs: bit.ly/4hXYiKN
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🖤 This #ValentinesDay, fall in love with Black art! 🩷 Discover the ways love is represented in three selected works from the Studio Museum in Harlem’s permanent collection. ❤️ Learn more about works that center love here: studiomuseum.org/collection/…
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Apply to be a summer intern at the Studio Museum in Harlem! Now through March 3, we’re accepting applications for the summer 2025 cohort of our paid internship program. 🔗Learn more: bit.ly/410lJ0z
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Our 2025 ins? Seeing more art. 🖌️ 🖼️ Catch “Pass Carry Hold: Studio Museum Artists in Residence 2023–24” on view at MoMA PS1 until February 10, 2025. 📸: Kris Graves 🎨 Plan your visit: bit.ly/426QNg3
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In #NewAdditions, artist Nikita Gale discuss becoming a full-time artist, creative influences, and what inspired the recently acquired work in the #StudioMuseumCollection. ⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Tune in to hear more: studiomuseum.org/new-additio…
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️Fall into our newest issue of Studio magazine! 🍂📚️⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ The fall/winter issue of Studio features Norman Lewis’s Bonfire on the front cover. Read essays from the print issue—online now at l8r.it/JhCV. ⁠
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🗓️ On Tuesday, November 19, join others and take time for yourself with Writing Club at Home led by Aimee Meredith Cox via a virtual Zoom session. Cox will be in conversation with “Otobong Nkanga: Cadence,” on view at the MoMA. 🌐 Learn more here: l8r.it/iUv3
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🗓️ On Thursday, November 14, Cox will lead an in-person session at MoMA. Cox puts her life’s work as an ethnographer, writer, dancer, and yogi in conversation with “Otobong Nkanga: Cadence,” currently on view at MoMA.⁠ 🌐 Learn more here: studiomuseum.org/events/writ…
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In #NewAdditions, artist Brandon Ndife tells us about the making of his work recently acquired in the #StudioMuseumCollection. ⁠ ⁠ Tune in to hear from the NYC based artist as he discusses his work and studio practice in this episode: studiomuseum.org/new-additio…
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The newest episode of our podcast New Additions is now available! This conversation features artist Zora J Murff in conversation about his work "Garden with fruit (after Charles Ethan Porter)." studiomuseum.org/new-additio…
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"Something in the Water: Expanding the Walls 2024" is now on view! View the exhibition today on our website at expandingthewalls.studiomuse….
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⁠Happy Birthday Betye Saar! ⁠Recalling an Italian altarpiece, ⁠Saar's "Spirit of the Elements" replaces imagery of Christ, Mary, and saints with feathers, metal disks, and thread. ⁠ ⁠ Learn more about Saar and her work on our website: l8r.it/ooDg
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Experience the feeling of community that Tadáskía invokes in her colorful installation and drawings when you visit "Projects: Tadáskía" at MoMA. ⁠ ⁠ Plan your visit on our website: studiomuseum.org/magazine/pr…
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Happy Birthday to William T. Williams! ⁠ Pictured here, "Trane" was one of the first paintings Williams completed after returning to New York from Yale. The painting emphasizes his process-based approach that synthesizes personal memory and Black culture, such as jazz music.⁠
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Learn more about 2023–24 artists in residence sonia louise davis, Malcolm Peacock, and Zoë Pulley in Studio magazine! Working across sound, textiles, and installation, the artists discuss what they've been working on in our check-in with the cohort: l8r.it/ugTW
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🗓️ On July 13, join us at The Met for Open Studio: Making Ourselves! We'll be experimenting with art materials and techniques, learning from artist Reverend Joyce McDonald, and more!⁠ ⁠ Learn more and sign up on our website: studiomuseum.org/events/open…
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🏳️‍🌈 Join us at Harlem Pride on Friday, June 29, from 12 to 6 pm for a drop-in quilt-making activity inspired by Faith Ringgold’s "Echoes of Harlem" (1980) and the AIDS Memorial Quilt. This event is free to attend. Learn more about the event on our website: studiomuseum.org/events/harl…
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