Dr. Still’s Birthday Concert Saturday, May 10 2-4pm A performance by Mark Broyard (vocals) and Aeros Pierce (piano) will cover the music and arrangements of Dr. William Grant Still. The moving “I Dream a World” excerpted from his opera Troubled Island, with words by Langston Hughes, will open the concert. Three “art song” selections from Dr. Still’s …
The William Grant Still Arts Center Presents “I Got My Pride” – The Blues Tales of Leadbelly March 1-June 7, 2014 Opening Reception and Concert: Saturday, March 1, 3:00-6:00pm Live music by Marcus L. Miller, “King of the Rockin’ Blues” Gregg Wright, and guest musicians featuring compositions by Leadbelly and those he influenced. Culminating Youth Concert: Saturday, …
This afternoon, an article was posted about the William Grant Still Arts Center on KCET’s Artbound! Please read it and if you like it give it a thumbs up on the KCET website at the link, and we’ll have a chance at a short documentary about the Center. A big thank you to KCET and Sophia … Continue reading
Join us on Wednesday, March 26 from 7-9pm! Milwaukee-based artist and writer Nicolas Lampert – author of the new book A People’s Art History of the United States: 250 Years of Activist Art and Artists Working in Social Justice Movements – will present a talk that connects the art of the 18th and 19th Century … Continue reading
We are sad to announce that, for budgetary reasons, the FREE Third Saturdays program from 10:00am-12Noon at the Center – including Art on the Lawn – is currently on hiatus starting this Saturday. Please note that this change does not affect our neighbors and friends at the West Adams Church of Christ. Their free food … Continue reading
Join us this weekend as we celebrate the 6th Annual African-American Composers Series Exhibition and Music Education Program with a free concert and opening reception for “I Got My Pride” – The Blues Tales of Leadbelly, rain or shine, from 3-6pm. We are very excited to share the latest installment of this exhibition series with … Continue reading
You must Pre-Register in order to be able to receive an application to Register for classes. These classes are part of the programming around the 6th Annual African-American Composers Series exhibition this year featuring the artistry, career, and life of the pioneering Blues legend Leadbelly. The 8 week class session will run from March 4-April 26. Classes are free for … Continue reading
Using images of famous Black celebrities, the doll making workshop this Saturday will show you how to make paper dolls using cut-outs and actual fabric to dress dolls with an animal print theme. Whitney Houston, Diana Ross, Angela Bassett, Wesley Snipes, and Laurence Fishburne are just some of the paper dolls waiting to be immortalized in animal print – like … Continue reading
Join us for our second Doll Workshop this Saturday, January 11th, the second of three as part of our 33rd Annual Black Doll Show! This workshop will be taught by Cynthia Davis of Charles R. Drew University returning to the Center with the Dolls of Hope project, which she started in 1998 as part of World AIDS Day. Make a … Continue reading
