“Talk to HIM” Confronts Modern Masculinity with Fire…and Empathy

October 25, 2021

Talk to HIM is a collaborative public art installation and film conceived by the artists Imani Shanklin Roberts & Raya Kassisieh that interacts with masculinity head-on. The artist, Imani Shanklin Roberts, recites the unsaid, hidden, anonymous, repressed, and disenfranchised voices volunteered from the participating public. Masculine identifying persons were filmed as they received the words, the camera capturing the physical manifestations of their emotional responses while they remained silent.

The Culture LP + Joe's Pub Celebrate Black and Indigenous Performing Artists in NYC

October 08, 2021

Joe's Pub, a program of the Public Theater, is an independent, non-profit music venue, dedicated to supporting performing artists at every stage of their careers. Celebrate and enjoy the art of Black and Indigenous performing artists in NYC with Joe’s Pub and The Culture LP.

Beacon, Installation - Flushing, NY. Image courtesy of the artist.

Work In Progress: Shervone Neckles

September 19, 2021

Shervone Neckles is an American born, Afro-Grenadian interdisciplinary artist and educator living in South-East Queens, NY. Her work embraces collage, alternative printmaking techniques, book arts, sculpture, and social investigations. With storytelling at the foundation of her practice, Neckles intertwines personal and cultural histories in a body of work spanning embroidery, works on paper, and most recently her monumental installation Beacon.

illustration of The Triibe co-founders, Morgan and Tiffany. artwork by Leeza Joneé

Building The Future: Highlighting Black Business with #blkcreatives and Square

July 26, 2021

At @blkcreatives and @theculturelp, we believe in community over clout and honoring where we come from. Chicago has always been known as an epicenter for Black creativity and business and this month, we worked together with @Square to shine a light on some Black entrepreneurs in the city who are building the future. ⁠

Chantal Feitosa Image courtesy of artist.

Work In Progress: Chantal Feitosa

May 13, 2021

Work in Progress - IV: Chantal Feitosa is a Brazilian American multidisciplinary artist and educator living in Queens, NY and working in Brooklyn, NY. Her works shift between new media and social practice, addressing themes like racial hybridity, western beauty standards, and belonging.

LaJuné McMillan. Image courtesy of artist.

Work In Progress: LaJuné McMillan

April 04, 2021

Work in Progress - III: LaJuné McMillan is a new media artist and creative technologist living and working in New York. Their works merge performance, ritual, and virtual reality - investigating our current modes of communication, and problematizing the foundations on which digital work is created.