The Apollo Theater is ready for a new role. This year, it’s set to become The Apollo Performing Arts Center, with a full renovation and restoration of its historic space at 125th Street in Harlem, New York, and the opening…
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Gordon Parks Foundation Awards Gala Raises Nearly $2 Million for Artists
The Gordon Parks Foundation hosted its annual Awards Dinner and Auction at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City and kicked off the evening by taking every attendee to church. Anthony Morgan’s Inspirational Choir of Harlem gave a lively performance…
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How Artist Bisa Butler Brings Her Exquisite Quilt Portraits to Life
“I am searching for images that remind me of my childhood and of people I could have known.” That’s the mission that drives Bisa Butler, the artist whose quilted portraits are currently making a splash with her exhibition The World…
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