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New York Times - Nobody would accuse the activist-artist Dread Scott of being a diplomat. He would rather dismantle power structures than sustain them. But the “All African People’s Consulate,”…
Town & Country - On April 10, the International Center of Photography held its 40th annual Infinity Awards at The Shed in New York City. The evening, which was hosted…
New York Times - After guiding The Africa Center through rocky pandemic years and securing a huge chunk of funding for a major construction project, the leader of the Harlem institution is…
Recently, I read an article in Foreign Affairs Magazine titled "The Real Culture Wars: How Art Shapes the Contest Between Democracy and Autocracy," by Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PEN America.…
Artnet - David Seidner, an exacting, gone-too-soon photographer, is getting a well-deserved survey at New York's International Center of Photography. ' Read the full story. Image by Simon Bocanegra.
In the ever-evolving global landscape, cultural institutions and individuals within the creative industry find ourselves at a crossroads where the values we often uphold as humanitarians and the aesthetic principles…
New York Times - To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the International Center of Photography has mounted “ICP at 50: From the Collection, 1845-2019,” a palate-whetting smorgasbord of a show, with 170…
Women's Wear Daily - To kick off the International Center of Photography’s 50th anniversary year, two winter exhibitions are in order. The headline event is “ICP at 50: From the Collection,…
Client News: International Center of Photography Kicks Off Its 50th Anniversary with Two Exhibitions
Widewalls - Championing "concerned photography" since 1974, the International Center of Photography (ICP), one of the world's foremost photography institutions, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Devoted to amplifying the presence of…
New York Times - The poet Cornelius Eady took out his phone the other day and clicked to a black-and-white group photo that was taken 43 summers ago when he…
EBONY Magazine - Reframing Neglect, a new photography series on display at The Africa Center in New York City, wants to put an end to neglected tropical diseases in Africa. In partnership with The END Fund, through…
AnOther Magazine - At the Africa Center in Harlem, New York, a new photography show, made in partnership with The END Fund, spotlights the heavy burden that neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)…
CNN Marketplace Africa - Uzodinma Iweala, CEO of The Africa Center was recently featured on CNN's Marketplace Africa to discuss the evolution of The Africa Center from the Museum for…
Whitehot Magazine - Lindsay Catherine Harris is an artist, social justice advocate, champion of femme, queer, and trans youth of color. Harris born and raised in Southern California, and Santa Fe, New Mexico…
The Grio - As we approach Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people of African descent in the United States, it is important for us to reflect…
Brooklyn Paper - A local non-profit organization dedicated to uplifting artists is hosting a three-day “community conversation” in Bedford-Stuyvesant to highlight the important issues facing the community — gentrification, preservation,…
The ElevenThirtySix team was selected to produce an introductory video capturing the community and impact of the International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP). With its home in Bushwick, Brooklyn, ISCP nurtures the…
Harlem Patch - An Africa Day celebration will take place in Harlem this weekend with a variety of guest speakers, activities, dance, music, and more. The Africa Center, located at…
New York Times - A recent panel on Africa’s external debt might seem like an odd fit for an arts institution with a permanent collection that includes a ceremonial Baule mask from…
Hyperallergic - A proposed budget cut that would slash more than half of the funding for the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) would be detrimental to the state’s creative…
PATCH - Memory, change, identity and community are some of the themes the 2023 Create Change artists-in-residence at Bed-Stuy's The Laundromat Project will focus their art on. The Laundromat Project,…
Black America Web - Black History Month is heavily celebrated over on this side of the Internet, and we always strive to show our culture from all aspects; Black art is…
Contemporary & - Curated by Fitsum Shebeshe and produced by Independent Curators International (ICI), States of Becoming, on view at The Africa Center, informs the discourse on identity construction within the…
Amsterdam News - Harlem’s Africa Center led a media tour of its new exhibit “States of Becoming” last week. The Center’s new show displays the work of a select 17 African…
The Youth Organizing and Culture Change Fund (YOCCF) today announced its inaugural cohort of ten New York City-based youth-led and youth-serving organizations that will receive support to advance their work…
Philanthropy News Digest - The MAP Fund has announced its 2022 grantee cohort, awarding 88 grants totaling $2.6 million in support of live performing arts projects across the United States that…
National Journal - The Biden administration launched a vast diplomatic offensive this week to bring African leaders into long-term partnerships with the United States as China and Russia court leaders…