AFRICAN AMERICANS & THE ARTS EXHIBIT – Petaluma

10am-4pm – EVERY Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Free & open to the pubic.
The exhibition celebrates African American expression across several genres,
including music, dance, literature, film, architecture & the visual arts.
Works from artistic & cultural movements such as the New Negro movement,
Black Renaissance, hip-hop & Afrofuturism are featured.
African Americans & the Arts showcase local contemporary artists
Denise Ward & Orin Carpenter, and will also highlight the artistic achievements
of acclaimed African American painters across the decades, including
Joshua Johnson, Alma Thomas & Faith Ringgold. The exhibition also highlights
the accomplishments of award-winning science fiction writer Octavia Butler, groundbreaking dancer Misty Copeland, pioneering architect Norma Merrick
Sklarek & lauded filmmaker Spike Lee.
Additionally, the exhibition will recognize the 50th anniversary of hip-hop
& honor the contributions of numerous Black American musicians.
Petaluma Historical Library & Museum
20 Fourth St., Petaluma
https://www.visitpetaluma.com/event/african-americans-the-arts-exhibit/