Pigment International Showcases The Work Of Black Artists At Art Faire
Pigment International Showcases The Work Of Black Artists At Art Faire
By Tia Carol Jones
D. Lamar Preston began as a child sculpting using play doh. As he grew older, his path veered into graphic design, but he ultimately returned to sculpting, this time using metal. A chance meeting with sculptor Richard Hunt and opportunities to be in community with other artists led him to create work that can be seen in front of Hyde Park Career Academy High School.
Preston is just one of several artists whose work will be showcased during Pigment International’s Pigmented Black Fine Art Faire. The event will take place from Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 30th through Nov. 2nd, at Zhou B Art Center, located at 1029 W. 35th St.
Pigment International was founded in 2018 by Patricia Andrews-Keenan and Phyliss North as a multimedia platform that connects creators, collectors, curators and investors, as well as other stakeholders. In addition to the Pigmented Black Fine Art Faire, Pigment International also founded Black Fine Art Month, which takes place in October, and publishes Pigment Magazine.
Andrews-Keenan said that an event like the Pigmented Black Fine Art Faire is important because it exposes Black artists to opportunities across the city of Chicago, across the United States and across the world. Blackbird Gallery, in Detroit; Mahogany Gallery, in Racine, Wis.; September Gray Fine Art, in Atlanta; Waterkolours Fine Art Gallery, in Memphis; and Dozie Arts, in New York City will participate in the faire, along with Chicago galleries Faie Afrikan Art, Creative Artist Associates, Daniel Texidor Parker African Artifacts, Everett C. Williams Fine Art, Color Me African and Connect Gallery.
"This fair is more than an exhibition—it's a declaration of legacy, community, and cultural autonomy," Patricia Andrews-Keenan, founder of Pigment International, said in a release. “We invite the community to join us in making history.”
On Thursday, Oct. 30th, there will be collector’s preview; on Friday, there will be entertainment from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. On Saturday and Sunday, conversations will take place from noon to 5 p.m. Monique Brinkman-Hill, Executive Director, South Side Community Art Center; Faheem Majeed, artist and curator Floating Museum; Kevin ‘WAK’ Williams, celebrated visual artist; Candace Hunter, nationally acclaimed visual artist; Perri Irmer, CEO The DuSable Black History Museum & Education Center; and Norman Teague, industrial designer and cultural innovator will participate in the conversations during the weekend.
Andrews-Keenan said the event is the perfect way to highlight how important Chicago is to the country’s Black art history. She said some of the momentus moments and artists have come out of Chicago, and the event is a great way to highlight that. She also noted that this is the first Black-run art show that has happened in Chicago in 20 years.
For more information about Pigment International, visit www.pigmentintl.com.
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