Top left Mother & Child (1944) by Elizabeth Catlett; top right Crowd (1988) by Lee Ungno; bottom left Exodus (1972) by Norman Lewis; bottom right Woman Pounding Grain (1957) by Park Son Keun. Standing inside the Art Institute of Chicago's landmark exhibition Korean National Treasures: 2,000 Years of Art, surrounded by 140 works spanning gilt bronze Buddhist sculpture, Joseon dynasty painting, and late 20th-century contemporary art, something unexpected happened — recognition.

Pigment International artists Marlon Tobias, Brenda Dickerson and Jeff Koonz guided residents through an exercise that will inform creative placemaking in Summit. On Saturday, April 25th, the Summit Community Network's creative placemaking initiative came alive with color, conversation, and community. Approximately 30 Summit residents gathered for a preliminary visioning session — painting, crafting mosaics, and assembling collages that will directly inform the design directi

Pastor John Hannah's New Life Covenant Church is actualizing the creation of Life in Color Gallery in the city's Grand Crossing neighborhood. A House Blessing ceremony marks the beginning of a new cultural chapter on Chicago's South Side Before a single painting is hung or a sculpture placed, the floor of Life in Color Gallery was already carrying something sacred. In a special ceremony, community members gathered at 7644 S. Greenwood Avenue in Chicago's Grand Crossing neighb

Transcend by Salome Jaffe, 18" X 24" (2026) Artist Salome Jaffe enters a new phase of public engagement with her participation in The People’s Artist Award, an initiative led by Johnny Depp in collaboration with The Art of Elysium and Artforum. Distinct from traditional juried competitions, the award is determined entirely by public vote, positioning audience mobilization as the decisive factor in an artist’s advancement. Jaffe’s work stands apart for its materially driven pr

Pigment Int'l partners with European Cultural Centre (ECC) and plans updates on the exhibition featuring Big Chief Melancon's at the Biennale. Pigment International is proud to announce its return as media partner to the European Cultural Center for Personal Structures, the celebrated parallel program presented during the Venice Biennale. This marks Pigment's second editorial partnership with ECC. Additionally, Pigment plans to share updates on Big Chief Demond Melancon’s par

Agility to Surrender, rebuilt 2026, 34 ¼ X 26 1/8” 14K gold drawing Goldpoint on Indigo by D. Lammie-Hanson Knowhere Gallery's EXPO Chicago presentation yields a landmark acquisition for the Muskegon Museum of Art A luminous work by D. Lammie-Hanson is making its permanent home in a distinguished private collection — and with it, carrying forward a commitment to elevating the voices of women-identifying artists working in figurative realism. Agility to Surrender, a 14K gold d

Pigment Salon Talk Glory! Glory! at Adler University. From left Phyliss North, Patricia Andrews-Keenan, Jane Carpenter-Rock, Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM); State Rep. Kimberly du Buclet; Lisa Coleman, PhD. President of Adler University; Artist D. Lammie-Hanson; Patrica Jones Blessman, PhD.; Valerie Francis, Knowhere Gallery, and Allison Casselberry. Spring Art Week Chicago 2026: A Roundup We go deeper on specifics in later issues — this week, let the photos do the

Sonja Henderson and Sadie Wood's Lakefront installation. Sadie Woods and Sonja Henderson’s We Still Here is a temporal monument response situated along Chicago’s lakefront at Lake Shore Drive and Belmont, in the shadow of General Philip Sheridan. The installation reclaims space through an evocative assembly of bones, metal, and feathers, honoring layered histories while challenging dominant narratives. A diverse crowd gathered in celebration of spirituality and environmental

As the United States stands on the threshold of its 250th Anniversary, Pigment International® invites Chicago’s cultural community to a landmark gathering during Spring Art Week 2026. The Pigment International Salon Talk will convene artists, institution leaders, policymakers, and patrons for an intimate morning of dialogue, reflection, and celebration—timed to coincide with Spring Art Week in the city. Pigment International continues its focus on national identity, ancestr

Ra Joy, Executive Director Bronzeville Center For The Arts (BCA) This year America will celebrate its semi-quincentennial and the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. As the nation reflects on its founding, it also finds itself wrestling with fundamental questions around what we choose to remember, who we choose to honor, what we collectively celebrate, and why it all matters. With America’s 250th birthday rapidly approaching, the stakes are high. Poli

Artwork Orbiting by Alma Thomas Curators, artists, and arts professionals gather for a landmark series of conversations during Spring Art Week Dialogues, presented by Northern Trust, brings together curators, artists, and arts professionals for a series of panel discussions, forums, and artistic discourse on the themes defining contemporary culture. Highlights include a reflection on the legacy of Alma Thomas featuring artists Lindsay Adams and Amanda Williams alongside cur

Panelists Arlene Crawford, Janice Bond, Dorian Sylvain, and Brenda Dickerson at the Women of the Wall at Zhou B Art Center in Chicago. The Salon Talk was moderated by Monique Brinkman Hill. The Women of the Wall Salon Talk , presented by Pigment International at the Zhou B Art Center, closed the exhibition, Glory! Glory! with a powerful intergenerational conversation about public art, cultural memory, and the enduring legacy of the historic Wall of Respect. Panelists Do

Dr. Teddy Rashaan, National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC); Monetta White, Museum of the African Diaspora; Dr. Leronn P. Brooks, Getty Research Institute; and moderator Ed Gordon. Guardians of History: Shaping Narratives in Museums was a powerful conversation at the Black Empowerment Summit during LA Art Week, examining how museums, cultural leaders and communities collectively shape the historical record. Moderated by journalist and media executive Ed

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

Rush Baker IV, Monica Haslip, and Vicki Heyman were in conversation with Rufus Willaims at Zhou B Art Center as Glory! Glory! continues. On Friday, March 13, Zhou B Art Center became a sanctuary for honest, searching dialogue when Glory! Glory! — the exhibition celebrating the nation's 250th anniversary through the lens of Black artists — hosted a panel discussion as powerful as the work on its walls. WVON radio host Rufus Williams set the tone immediately, inviting the

Bernard and Shirley Kinsey shared their story at the Black Art Empowerment Summit in LA iduring LA Art Week. Moderated by their son Khalil , the family signed copies of their most recent book. During LA Art Week in February, a standout conversation at the Black Empowerment Summit brought together three members of one of the art world’s most influential collecting families. Moderated by Khalil Kinsey , the panel “A Family Affair: The Kinsey Collection at 20 Years” fea

Danny Dunson, DuSable Black History Museum & Education Center, in conversation with Bisa Butler at Soho House On a recent evening at Soho House Chicago, curator Erica S. Hubbard created something rare — an intimate space for Chicagoans to sit with one of contemporary art's most powerful voices. Textile artist Bisa Butler joined curator D anny Dunson for a conversation that felt less like a formal program and more like an exchange between old friends, candid, unscripted, and a

Robert Lewis Clark's '44' is available now On a cold February morning in 2007, Barack Obama stood in Springfield, Illinois and set history in motion. From that day, millions of Americans became archivists — clipping headlines, saving programs, holding onto anything that might one day prove they witnessed the moment. Lura Satterfield Shareef was one of them. After the historic 2008 election, she handed her son every clipping, every fragment of that momentous chapter and said

Pigment International will present the Glory! Glory! Salon Talk , a public conversation examining the powerful symbolism of the American flag through the perspectives of artists, cultural leaders, and civic voices. The program takes place Friday, March 13 as part of the ongoing exhibition Glory! Glory! The event will be held at the Zhou B Art Center, 1029 W. 35th Street from 6 pm – 8 pm. The Salon Talk will feature an interdisciplinary panel including cultural represe

BUTTER Fine Art Fair made a powerful Los Angeles debut at Hollywood Park in Inglewood during Black History Month, aligning its four-day run with the energy of LA Art Week. Situated near SoFi Stadium, the immersive fair featured more than 40 independent, emerging, mid-career, and established artists from across the African diaspora. BUTTER’s defining principle—its no-censorship, no-commission structure—advanced a bold “100% for Artists” mission, directing all proceeds from sa