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mixed media panel sculpture depicting a grotesque glitter figure

The Pearl Imagery: In Conversation with Victoria Dugger

For our Camouflage series, Leia Genis speaks with Victoria Dugger on the push and pull grotesque gaze directed towards and enacted by Black, disabled bodies.

a Black woman wears a cropped black t-shirt and dark pants with a necklace. her bright manicured hand rests on her hip. she stares at the camera with a thoughtful gaze with wide-rimmed glasses and a curly brown fro

Sovereign Sensibilities with Amarie Cemone Gipson

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Amarie Cemone Gipson, founder of The Reading Room, sits with Camille Bacon to discuss her journey in creating the Black art reference library and her vision for its future in Houston.

a blue green iridescent surface with a black circle outlined in the center

Mothering Pearl: In Conversation with Crystal Jin Kim

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Karina Teichert speaks with Crystal Jin Kim to discuss art-making as an act of devotion, Asian mothering, and the human experience’s ephemerality.

a colorful, vivid abstract painting with colors reminiscent of nature during the summer time

Inside Out: In Conversation with Foad Satterfield

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In solidarity with Abolition Week 2023, Bryn Evans speaks with artist Foad Satterfield in an extended interview to discuss nature’s subversion of carceral geographies.

a colorful collage featuring a family photo of a Black father with their young child and folk art works by artists like Clementine Hunter

Spirit Spectrum: Ra Malika Imhotep and Akbar Imhotep in Conversation

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For Father’s Day 2023, Burnaway revisits a beloved public program titled Spirit Spectrum, featuring poets and storytellers Ra Malika Imhotep and Akbar Imhotep.

an ethereal black and white portrait of a woman wearing a white dress in a large sunlit room, with shadows bouncing across the space

A Trained Eye: In Conversation with Anna Walker Skillman

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In conjunction with the opening of Jackson Fine Art’s new space, Bryn Evans speaks with owner Anna Walker Skillman to discuss the gallery’s next chapter.

a darker-skinned Black woman floating beneath cerulean waters, the figure wears a white dress and is positioned with head back and arms out stretched, their dress catching the light of every wave

Something Bigger Than You: In Conversation with Calida Rawles

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Bryn Evans meets with Los Angeles-based painter Calida Rawles to consider water’s ubiquity in Black popular culture, swimming as metaphor, and the liquid nature of memory.

Red glowing wolf stands with its head hunched forward against a black background

A Warning to Slow Down: In Conversation with Lauren Strohacker and Dr. Lisa Minerva Tolentino

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Erin Johnson converses with Lauren Strohacker and Dr. Lisa Minerva Tolentino on the movement of light and meaning of red in relation to Strohacker’s solo exhibition at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA), Winston-Salem, NC.

a black-and-white pencil drawing of a lighter-skinned Black woman holding a case number board

Homecoming: In Conversation with Lava Thomas and Dr. Bridget R. Cooks

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In this interview, Bryn Evans speaks with artist Lava Thomas and curator Dr. Bridget R. Cooks, discussing Southern family origins, the supposed sanctity of photography, and serendipity’s sweet magic.

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