Sade Lythcott CEO of National Black Theatre (NBT) is carrying on the legacy of her mother Dr. Barbara Ann Teer who founded NBT back in 1968. Based in Harlem and born out of the Black Arts Movement, NBT has spent the last five decades presenting stories by and about Black people with an aim is "to produce transformational theater…by telling authentic stories of the Black … [Read more...] about Sade Lythcott of National Black Theatre and Radical Storytelling
An Untapped Energy Source: Colleges and Universities as Cultural Anchors
Think of an anchor and you’re sure to picture a clunky steel appendage that grounds a vessel to a halt, or, in tattoo ink, graces Popeye’s forearms. Think of an “anchor institution” and you might construct an image just as leaden or, alternatively, cartoonish. By most definitions, community anchors are large and immobile, even if they typically are nonprofits with a social … [Read more...] about An Untapped Energy Source: Colleges and Universities as Cultural Anchors
Art historian and 2021 MacArthur Fellow Dr. Nicole Fleetwood discusses the profound significance of the art created by incarcerated people.
Professor, art historian, and curator Dr. Nicole Fleetwood has spent years exploring the art of incarcerated people and how it is essential to our understanding of mass incarceration and the people it affects. A 2021 MacArthur Fellow, Fleetwood began this work as she reflected on her family’s and community’s history of imprisonment. The project grew into an award-winning book … [Read more...] about Art historian and 2021 MacArthur Fellow Dr. Nicole Fleetwood discusses the profound significance of the art created by incarcerated people.
Quick Study: Positive Psych Researchers Take on Art Museums
In this episode, we consider art museums as venues for human flourishing, as tracked by NEA-supported researchers at the University of Pennsylvania. The source article is here. A transcript of this podcast is available at the NEA website. … [Read more...] about Quick Study: Positive Psych Researchers Take on Art Museums
A Conversation with Novelist Andrew Krivak
Andrew Krivak’s novel The Bear, which is a recent NEA Big Read title, is a story about the last of humanity. Yet the book somehow is remarkably hopeful. Set far into the future, it’s a fable that seems as old as time with a sense wonder that weaves throughout it. Without humans, or with the last of humans, nature has reclaimed its prominence and its rhythms once again … [Read more...] about A Conversation with Novelist Andrew Krivak