Art in the Atrium - January 28, 2011

From January 28 thru March 11, 2011, Art in the Atrium will hold its annual exhibition of African-American Art in Morristown, New Jersey. This year's theme is: Memories of Russell, in honor of the organization's founding board member, colleague, and friend, Russell Waldo Murray.
The opening reception will be held on Friday, January 28, between 6 and 9pm. The guest speaker is Dennis L. Forbes, author of Workspaces and Studios of African American Artists.

The exhibition and reception is free and open to the public.

Atrium Gallery
2nd. Floor thru 5th Floor
Admin &Records Bldg
10 Court Street
Morristown, NJ 07960

Posing Beauty: African American Images from the 1890s to the Present

The Newark Museum will be exhibiting Posing Beauty, an exploration of African American images found in the media with both historical and contemporary contexts, from February 2nd to April 28, 2011. Posing Beauty contains approximately 100 images drawn from private and public collections that look at understandings of beauty through the lens of aesthetics, race, class and gender in art and popular culture.

The exhibit draws its title from the book written by the exhibition curator, and noted historian of black photography, Dr. Deborah Willis, Chair of the Photography and Imaging Department at New York University, Tisch School of the Arts.

AQ/Art Quake Print Portfolio Project

The AQ/Art Quake print portfolio project will hold an opening reception on Wednesday, January 12, 2011, 6pm - 9 pm, at Renaissance Fine Art Gallery, 2075 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd, New York, NY, 10027, 212-866-1660. AQ/Art Quake is a group of internationally known artists who have contributed to a portfolio of contemporary prints available for collection. AQ/Art Quake honors Haiti’s history in artistic leadership and addresses the impact of the January 12, 2010 earthquake on the nation’s visual art community.

From colonial portraiture, to metal sculptures, to sequined flags, and to cinema, the visual artists and artisans of Haiti and its diaspora have established a vibrant and lasting impact on the international art market. AQ/Art Quake is designed to raise awareness of the plight of Haitian visual artists and artisans who are suffering the dreadful consequences of the earthquake, including the current cholera epidemic. In an effort to provide both artistic inspiration and humanitarian support, net proceeds of each portfolio sale will go to Haitian artists and artisans living in Haiti, impacted by these recent devastating events.

AQ/Art Quake is produced in an edition of 25. An informative brochure essay written by artist and writer, Andre Juste, accompanies the portfolio. Contributing artists include:

Terry Boddie V. Cybil Charlier Aurora DeArmendi Marlie Décopain Scherezade Garcia

Klode Garoute Rejin Leys Kathy Mooses Juana Valdes Didier William

Haiti Cultural Exchange is a co-sponsor of AQ/Art Quake. Sales of the portfolio will take place throughout 2011. To be notified of future AQ/Art Quake events, please send your email address to: rejinleys@yahoo.com or Vcybil@aol.com.