Mehari Sequar News Today

Long before downtown galleries and national museums welcomed artists of color, Black artists were making distinctive and significant work around Washington.

The 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair has returned to New York for its 2023 edition. Here's the best artwork on view.

“DC Home Rule 50” exhibit, Easter festivities, and performances in DC, Maryland, and Virginia April 6-9. DC Beer Fest, Petalpalooza, and more things to do.

The interdisciplinary artist discusses the intention behind the collage-like paintings, which depict a Black woman in different parts of her living space, from her third solo exhibition, ‘An Aesthetic of Blackness: The Sacred and The Profound.’

THE VEN AT EMBASSY ROW AND CRESCENT HOTELS & RESORTS PRESENTS NEW ART EXHIBIT: AVENUES OF CONNECTIONWashington, D.C. (2/17/2022) – The Ven at Embassy Row hotel and Crescent Hotels and Resorts, presents a new art exhibit: aVENues of Connection, a unique celebration of Black History Month opening on February 11. The

Questions for the elite world of art and museums which is a big draw for the crowds here in washington. more than a year after the death of george floyd and the protests which swept dc, are these powerful cultural institutions doing a betterjob of reflecting the diversity of america? the curator of the mehari sequar gallery can see a shift happening. i received an e—mail from the hirshhorn that theyre going to be exhibiting toyin ojih odutola whos a nigerian figurative artist, and shes going t...

Whos ranked 13th in the world — beat the french wildcard lucas pouille in straight sets. hurkacz won 6—2, 6—3 — and plays former world number one andy murray in the last eight later on friday. on the wta tour, the number 3 seed belinda bencic is through to the quarter—finals of the ostrava open in the czech republic. the olympic champion from switzerland beat sara sorribes tormo in straight sets — and will face estonias annet konaveit in the last eight. you can get all the latest spo...

In civil rights history, for his gallery showcasing black artists. since the protests following george floyds death, meharis seeing a new enthusiasm for the work hes showing. theres definitely been a spotlight and an uptick in interest in creatives of colour. obviously time will tell. and its great, the attention, we all need to collaborate but i also feel that its important to have independent black—owned galleries to create a self—sustaining ecosystem. jamilla okubo is a featured artist at...