Kwanzaa came a little early at Nafasi on Centre in the Hill District on Saturday. “We are giving people an opportunity to learn about Kwanzaa and implement the practices of Kwanzaa,” said Tyi-Sanna Jones, educational consultant and program coordinator of the celebration. Kwanzaa, a Pan-African celebration, begins Dec. 26 and
About 20 people marched through the streets of Pittsburgh on June 29 to protest the shuttering of a Black and queer-owned art gallery after 21 months in its Downtown space.
For Dominic Newsome, painting is calming. A Maryland native who is incarcerated in the state prison in Indiana County creates art to calm his soul. “My artwork helps to free my mind of the chaos around me, so I tend to draw historical, culture and religious, also fantasy,” he wrote
You can’t keep art down.
As such, Cynthia Kenderson and Nicky Jo Dawson say they will not allow vandalism of their gallery to stop them from showcasing something beautiful.
The co-owners of Blaqk House Collections, a Downtown Pittsburgh art gallery, had its windows and a glass door smashed in November.
How did they respond? They made temporary repairs to the front of their building and are hosting a new exhibition.
A reception for “Pop Up: Revolutionary Rebel (s)” will run from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday.
The gallery opened in October with a mission to “showcase artists of all races,” Kenderson said.