Cinque Artists Talk Program: Tschabalala Self
THIS PROGRAM ENDED Wednesday, August 26, 2026, 6:00 – 7:00 pm – Virtual on Zoom Pieced Together: A Conversation with Tschabalala Self A virtual conversation with the acclaimed multimedia artist The Cinque Artists Talk series where we talk with contemporary artists. Register on Eventbrite for a link to join the
Cinque Artists Talk Program: Lorenzo Pace
THIS PROGRAM ENDED Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 6:00 – 7:00 pm – Virtual on Zoom Keeping Pace: The Art of Lorenzo Pace A virtual conversation with multimedia artist, sculptor, and author, Lorenzo Pace Join us for another edition of the Cinque Artists Talk series where we talk with contemporary artists.
Cinque Artists Talk Program: Jimmy James Greene
THIS PROGRAM ENDED Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 6:00 – 7:00 pm – Virtual on Zoom Visual Storytelling and the Sacred Everyday A virtual conversation with visual artist, muralist, and educator, Jimmy James Greene. Join us for another edition of the Cinque Artists Talk series where we talk with contemporary artists.
Bearden and the City: Harlem, Pittsburgh, and Beyond
Cities teach people how to see. They teach rhythm. They teach distance. They teach what counts as private, and what gets lived in public. Romare Bearden’s art carries that education. It carries it without postcards. It carries it without the tourist gaze. Two places matter most for this story: Harlem
In Bloom: What Bearden’s Gardens Teach Us About Memory, Renewal, and Living Legacy
Spring is often treated as a season of fresh starts, but in Romare Bearden’s work, renewal is rarely simple. It is not innocence. It is not erasure. It is not the fantasy of beginning again untouched by what came before. It is memory returning in color. Again and again, Bearden
The Archive as Living Memory: Inside the Foundation
Most people support the arts for what they can see. The painting on the wall. The collage under glass. That Bearden exhibition that fills a Saturday afternoon. The preservation work that makes those experiences possible rarely looks like art. It looks like boxes, folders, and a spreadsheet that refuses to
Cinque Artists Talk Program: Omo Misha and Tomo Mori
Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 6:00 – 7:00 pm – Virtual on Zoom Her Vision, Her Voice: Women Shaping Contemporary Practice with Omo Misha McGlown and Tomo Mori. Join us for another edition of the Cinque Artists Talk series Register on Eventbrite for a link to join the live Q &
Artists in Conversation: Bearden’s Legacy Today
The quickest way to flatten Romare Bearden is to call him “influential” and move on. The word gets used as a compliment, but it becomes a shortcut. It suggests a tidy lineage: Bearden invented a look, then later artists borrowed it. That is not what actually happened. Bearden’s afterlife runs
Cinque Artists Talk Program: Ademola Olugebefola
Thursday, February 26, 2026, 6:00 – 7:00 pm – Virtual on Zoom Building the Block: Ademola Olugebefola Join us for another edition of the Cinque Artists Talk series, with artist, Ademola Olugebefola. Register on Eventbrite for a link to join the live Q & A session. Free online. Register: https://bit.ly/3MzwMJD Coltrane’s
Romare Bearden & the Power of Community in Art
Can Art Build a Movement? What role does art play in shaping communities? Is it simply a reflection of the world, or can it actively transform society? For Romare Bearden, art was never just about individual expression—it was about collective action, dialogue, and social change. A towering figure in 20th-century
Cinque Artists Talk Program: Judy Bowman
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 6:00 – 7:00 pm – Virtual on Zoom An Artist with Swag Join us for a conversation with mixed media artist Judy Bowman on Wednesday, February 26 at 6:00 pm EDT. Free online. Register: https://bit.ly/3WX9LSN Judy Bowman creates celebratory narratives that illuminate Black culture,
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