This article highlights the critical work of Black artists who helped to bring African-American experiences into the elite art world. Black Arts as a movement speaks straight to the requirements and goals of Black America. The Black artist speaks to the spiritual and cultural requirements of Black individuals in their artistry.
The practitioners of Black arts are encouraged by a desire to face white power structures and assert an African American cultural identity. Black arts intend to serve the neighborhood and artists.
Making Gullah: A History of Sapelo Islanders, Race, and the American Imagination (University of North Carolina Press, 2017) is a wide-ranging history that upends a long tradition of scrutinizing the Low Country blacks of Sapelo Island by outsiders. The book…
Black artists emphasize racial pride, an appreciation of African heritage, and a dedication to produce works that reflect the culture and experiences of black people. In each age, events of the day galvanize black artists to produce, arrange, and transform the world.