Video: Black Orpheus’s Influence Beyond the African Continent
The influence of the Nigerian publication Black Orpheus extended far beyond the African continent. Read More
Video: Susanne Wenger and the New Sacred Art Movement
Susanne Wenger created the art featured on some of the distinctive covers of the Nigerian publication Black Orpheus. Read More
NOMA Announces the Appointment of Redell Hearn as Chief Educator
The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) announces the appointment of Dr. Redell Hearn to the newly created position of Chief Educator. On Monday, February 6, Hearn officially began her position, which leads the museum’s Learning and Engagement department, including programming, partnerships, and community engagement initiatives. Hearn brings over two decades of experience in museums and higher education with an emphasis on creating new digital and in-person learning practices—from curriculum development for internships to supporting institutional efforts to expand community engagement. Read More
Video: The Founding of Black Orpheus in 1950s Nigeria
In 1957, Ulli Beier created the journal Black Orpheus to circulate and celebrate the creativity of artists, writers, and thinkers in Anglophone Africa. In this short video, Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence and the Mbari Club, co-curator Ndubuisi Ezeluomba discusses the creation of this important publication in Nigeria. Read More
Video: Jacob Lawrence Visits Nigeria
Jacob Lawrence’s two visits to Nigeria in 1962 and 1964 influenced an entire body of work, now on view in Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence and the Mbari Club. In this short video, Curator of Education Tracy Kennan shares a little about how those trips impacted the celebrated artist’s vision. Read More