Pigment International will present  Women of the Wall , a Pigment Salon Talk marking the closing of the  Glory! Glory!  exhibition on  Friday, February 20 from 6–8 pm at the  Zhou B Art Center . The panel will feature artist  Arlene Crawford, Janice Bond , Executive Director of the  Chicago Public Art Group ; interdisciplinary artist  Dorian Sylvain , whose work is part of the public art program at the  Obama Presidential Center ; and  Brenda Dickerson , an arts advocate dedi

CELEBRATING NOLA BLACK CARNIVAL SOCIETY The opening of “ Origins of New Orleans Black Carnival Society” in New Orleans. The exhibit continues through March 15th.  Sandra McCollum’s mother Verlie Etta Bright, was the inspiration for the exhibition. Here she is pictured with Bright’s great-granddaughter, Melieaa McCollum.   LESSONS LEARNED BOOK SIGNING  Ruby Simmons , author of “Lessons Learned”, with Faye Edwards , owner of Faiè Afrikan Art Bronzeville, site of the reading

Christina Steed, Rachel Dukes, and Patricia Andrews-Keenan.  Work by Delita Martin on the cover of Beyond Frames Exhibition, where works from the collections of Steed and Andrews-Keenan were featured. The South Side Community Art Center (SSCAC ) has announced the release of two important new publications that further its legacy as a steward of Black cultural history and contemporary thought in Chicago. Developed in conjunction with recent public programs, both books center B