/tags/african-american-artist African-American Artist en-US Copyright Mon, 27 Jan 2020 17:05:55 GMT /arts-culture/2020-01-27/finding-strength-in-fragility-meet-maya-freelon Durham artist Maya Freelon’s large tissue paper installations have hung in the halls of the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building and the North… Mon, 27 Jan 2020 17:05:55 GMT /arts-culture/2020-01-27/finding-strength-in-fragility-meet-maya-freelon Katy Barron, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2020-01-27/finding-strength-in-fragility-meet-maya-freelon Durham artist Maya Freelon’s large tissue paper installations have hung in the halls of the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building and the North… Mon, 27 Jan 2020 17:05:55 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-01-27/finding-strength-in-fragility-meet-maya-freelon Katy Barron, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2018-10-12/finding-affrilachia The Appalachian region is an expansive stretch of hundreds of thousands of miles from the mountains of New York to Mississippi. It is home to more than 25… Fri, 12 Oct 2018 17:32:00 GMT /arts-culture/2018-10-12/finding-affrilachia Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-10-12/finding-affrilachia The Appalachian region is an expansive stretch of hundreds of thousands of miles from the mountains of New York to Mississippi. It is home to more than 25… Fri, 12 Oct 2018 17:32:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-10-12/finding-affrilachia Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2018-02-08/white-black-and-native-american-roots-inspire-toni-scotts-artwork For artist Toni Scott, the question of where her family is from has no simple answer. Years of comprehensive research conducted by her and her family… Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:24:03 GMT /arts-culture/2018-02-08/white-black-and-native-american-roots-inspire-toni-scotts-artwork Robert Kinlaw, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-02-08/white-black-and-native-american-roots-inspire-toni-scotts-artwork For artist Toni Scott, the question of where her family is from has no simple answer. Years of comprehensive research conducted by her and her family… Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:24:03 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-02-08/white-black-and-native-american-roots-inspire-toni-scotts-artwork Robert Kinlaw, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2016-02-11/fact-meets-fiction-in-la-sombra-y-el-espiritu-iv Artist Stefanie Jackson thinks of her drawings as works of fiction; they express emotions and evoke memories, but they focus on telling stories instead of… Thu, 11 Feb 2016 17:10:42 GMT /arts-culture/2016-02-11/fact-meets-fiction-in-la-sombra-y-el-espiritu-iv Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2016-02-11/fact-meets-fiction-in-la-sombra-y-el-espiritu-iv Artist Stefanie Jackson thinks of her drawings as works of fiction; they express emotions and evoke memories, but they focus on telling stories instead of… Thu, 11 Feb 2016 17:10:42 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-02-11/fact-meets-fiction-in-la-sombra-y-el-espiritu-iv Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2015-08-11/meet-marco-williams Note: This is a rebroadcast from earlier this year. Marco Williams is a filmmaker who is not afraid of telling stories that others don't want to tell. He… Tue, 11 Aug 2015 13:32:50 GMT /arts-culture/2015-08-11/meet-marco-williams Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2015-08-11/meet-marco-williams Note: This is a rebroadcast from earlier this year. Marco Williams is a filmmaker who is not afraid of telling stories that others don't want to tell. He… Tue, 11 Aug 2015 13:32:50 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-08-11/meet-marco-williams Anita Rao, Frank Stasio