Colored Criticism

A fresh take on art.

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Audience Outlook Monitor

As part of the founding communications team for the Audience Outlook Monitor initiative, we evaluate and share how audiences feel about going out again and what will make them feel safe in order to stage a successful comeback. WolfBrown’s Audience Outlook Monitor is an international collaboration between top researchers, funders, service organizations, and hundreds of cultural organizations that want to make informed decisions about how and when to re-start programming based on rigorous research data. 

Watch the Deep Dive: “Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Audience Attitudes about Covid-19”

April 5, 2021

This 60-minute session foregrounds research findings through the lens of race/ethnicity. Because of the very large sample sizes, were are able to examine differences between racial/ethnic groups within the pool of respondents (i.e., arts and culture members and ticket buyers). Following an initial presentation of research highlights, Tiffany Bradley moderates a discussion with Chandra Stephens-Albright, Managing Director of Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company, a participant in the first phase of the research.

Art Off Pause Playlist

Did you miss us? That’s okay – every episode of #ArtOffPause is available for viewing on YouTube.

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Previous Guests on #ArtOffPause

  • Wednesday 8/12: Dr. Bimbola Akinbola on portraiture, diaspora, and COVID philanthropy in Chicago 
  • 7/ 1: Tammy Johnson on bellydance, community, and Black resilience in the Bay Area.
  • Tuesday 5/12:  Kevin Seaman on toxic masculinity, drag culture and #femMASCULINE in San Francisco.
  • Tuesday 5/5:  Dr. Ndubuisi Ezeluomba on insider/outsider visions of ancestor worship at the New Orleans Museum of Art.
  • Monday 5/4:  Alexander Hernandez on textiles, migration, and resilience in Latino communities in California.
  • Tuesday 4/28:  Marcela Torres on agentic modes, Muay Thai, and moving past violence in Chicago.
  • Monday 4/27:  Channing Kennedy on preschool storytimes and equity in California.
  • Friday 4/25: Kale Roberts on hijacking the ritual of tailgating in Florida.
  • Thursday 4/24: Betty Yu on imagining de-gentrified futures in New York.
  • Wednesday 4/23: Dr. Kimberli Gant on showcasing Black artists at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Virginia.
  • Tuesday 4/21: Dr. Emma Chubb and Yao Wu on shifting curatorial approaches at the Smith College Museum of Art in Massachusetts.
  • Monday 4/20: Lexa Walsh on radical hospitality and artist residencies in California.

Art Off Pause Livestream

We need art, and we need each other. Every part of our world has been disrupted by the COVID-19 outbreak.  Americans have turned to arts as a refuge. Since we can’t gather in person, we’ve moved our socializing online.

#ArtOffPause is a livestream series and social media campaign that helps us to stay connected as we look ahead. Our arts institutions are “on pause” to stop the spread of COVID-19. Artists, curators, and scholars will preview their suspended or upcoming projects via livestream. Our community can envision what the future might bring after the public health crisis.

We can’t access our museums and galleries, but we have access to each other. This crisis gives us an opportunity to highlight the people and process of art, instead of objects. Through connecting on a daily basis, we can deepen our relationship to our work and to our larger community. We need something to look forward to in the face of national adversity.

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Stay tuned for more from #ArtOffPause this summer!

Exploration of Black Art & History

February 9, 2020

Celebrate Black History Month with Grace! Grace Church White Plains celebrates Black History through a series of enriching events. Parishioners are invited to wear African garb or any combination of African colors—red, green or black—on all four Sundays in February.

During a special Coffee Hour, Tiffany Bradley will share her insights on contemporary Black art and dance. She founded Colored Criticism to expand the narrative around art and cultural heritage. During this hour, Tiffany will screen short art films and discuss upcoming exhibitions in the NYC area. Free and open to the public.

Watch the video: https://www.facebook.com/gracewhiteplains/videos/575806549678298/UzpfSTE1ODI3OTcxNDUzMDExNDg6MjU2MDI4NTkwNDIxODkyOQ/

2019 Whitney Biennial

The Whitney Biennial goes Millennial! We speak with artists Brendan Fernandes and Tiona Nekkia McClodden; curators Rujeko Hockley and Jane Panetta; the legendary Arnold Lehman and Hrag Vartanian, Editor-in-Chief of Hyperallergic.

Museum of Impact

This episode features the Museum of Impact, a pop-up reflecting culture in the era of #BlackLivesMatter. We talk to founder Monica O. Montgomery and arts partners Danza Azteca Chichimeca, Five Boro Story Project, and IMI Corona.