The Artist's License

The Artist's License

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  • Places To View Art

    On this week's episode of Show Me Your Artist's License, Rinsha discusses the places that you can view art and their similarities and differences. 

    Show Me Your Artist's License is a weekly podcast that highlights and celebrates Black art and Black artists around the world. Join your host Rinsha - part-time artist & full-time lover of the arts, as she interviews artists, discusses the latest art trends, and drops some random Black art history facts that you may or may not need to know.  For more content follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theartistslicense/ and visit our website: https://www.showartistslicense.com/ .

    22 min
  • How to Buy Art on a Budget

    On this week's episode of Show Me Your Artist's License, Rinsha shares her tips on how to buy art on a budget and what you should consider before making your first purchase. 

    Show Me Your Artist's License is a weekly podcast that highlights and celebrates Black art and Black artists around the world. Join your host Rinsha - part-time artist & full-time lover of the arts, as she interviews artists, discusses the latest art trends, and drops some random Black art history facts that you may or may not need to know.  For more content follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theartistslicense/ and visit our website: https://www.showartistslicense.com/ .

    36 min
  • AfriCOBRA

    On this week's episode of Show Me Your Artist's License, Rinsha discusses AfriCOBRA and the visual artists who created one of the longest-running organized artist collectives. 

     Sources/articles about AfriCOBRA: 

    • Book: AFRICOBRA: Messages to the People by Jeffreen M. Hayes, PhD
    • Book: AFRICOBRA: Experimental Art Toward a School of Thought by Wadsworth A. Jarrell
    • https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/jeff-donaldson-40
    • https://kavigupta.com/artists/35-jae-jarrell/
    • https://kavigupta.com/artists/31-wadsworth-jarrell/
    • https://www.culturetype.com/2017/11/21/chicago-artist-barbara-jones-hogu-a-founding-member-of-africobra-has-died/
    • https://kavigupta.com/artists/34-gerald-williams/
    • https://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/black-power/arts
    • https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/aia-reviews/africobra-messages-to-the-people-62630/

    • Show Me Your Artist's License is a weekly podcast that highlights and celebrates Black art and Black artists around the world. Join your host Rinsha - part-time artist & full-time lover of the arts, as she interviews artists, discusses the latest art trends, and drops some random Black art history facts that you may or may not need to know.  For more content follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theartistslicense/ and visit our website: https://www.showartistslicense.com/ .

      23 min
    • An Ode to James Van Der Zee

      On this week's episode, we continue the Black Art History series with an ode to photographer James Van Der Zee! Rinsha discusses the life, work, and legacy of the man behind the images of the Harlem Renaissance. 

      Sources/articles about James Van Der Zee:

      • https://www.howardgreenberg.com/artists/james-van-der-zee
      • https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/james-van-der-zee-documenter-1920s-harlem/
      • http://www.artnet.com/artists/james-van-der-zee/
      • https://americanart.si.edu/artist/james-vanderzee-6593
      • https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-VanDerZee
      • https://studiomuseum.org/james-vanderzee
      • Show Me Your Artist's License is a weekly podcast that highlights and celebrates Black art and Black artists around the world. Join your host Rinsha - part-time artist & full-time lover of the arts, as she interviews artists, discusses the latest art trends, and drops some random Black art history facts that you may or may not need to know.  For more content follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theartistslicense/ and visit our website: https://www.showartistslicense.com/ .

        22 min
      • An Ode to Edmonia Lewis

        On this week's episode, we continue the Black Art History series with an ode to sculptor Edmonia Lewis! Rinsha discusses the life, work, and legacy of the first woman of African- American and Native- American descent to achieve international fame as a sculptor. 

        Sources/articles about Edmonia Lewis:

        • https://www.google.com/doodles/celebrating-edmonia-lewis
        • https://americanart.si.edu/artist/edmonia-lewis-2914
        • https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/sculptor-edmonia-lewis-shattered-gender-race-expectations-19th-century-america-180972934/
        • https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/edmonia-lewis
        • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonia_Lewis
        • Show Me Your Artist's License is a weekly podcast that highlights and celebrates Black art and Black artists around the world. Join your host Rinsha - part-time artist & full-time lover of the arts, as she interviews artists, discusses the latest art trends, and drops some random Black art history facts that you may or may not need to know.  For more content follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theartistslicense/ and visit our website: https://www.showartistslicense.com/ .

          20 min
        • An Ode to Jean-Michel Basquiat
          On this week's episode, we continue the Black Art History series with an ode to street artist and painter Jean-Michel Basquiat! Rinsha discusses the life, work, and legacy of one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.
          Sources/articles about Jean-Michel Basquiat:
          https://www.basquiat.com/
          https://www.mfa.org/exhibition/writing-the-future
          https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/21-facts-about-jean-michel-basquiat
          https://www.thecityreview.com/s02ccon1.html
          https://www.dazeddigital.com/art-photography/article/44600/1/never-before-seen-photos-diary-andy-warhol-jean-michel-basquiat-friendship
          Show Me Your Artist's License is a weekly podcast that highlights and celebrates Black art and Black artists around the world. Join your host Rinsha - part-time artist & full-time lover of the arts, as she interviews artists, discusses the latest art trends, and drops some random Black art history facts that you may or may not need to know.  For more content follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theartistslicense/ and visit our website: https://www.showartistslicense.com/ .
          1 hr 7 min
        • Artists of The Harlem Renaissance
          On this week's episode of Show Me Your Artist's License, Rinsha discusses the Harlem Renaissance and the visual artists who contributed to this golden age in Black culture. 
          Sources/articles about the Harlem Renaissance: 
          https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/harlem-renaissance
          https://www.britannica.com/event/Harlem-Renaissance-American-literature-and-art/Black-heritage-and-American-culture
          https://www.nga.gov/learn/teachers/lessons-activities/uncovering-america/harlem-renaissance.html
          https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/new-african-american-identity-harlem-renaissance
          Show Me Your Artist's License is a weekly podcast that highlights and celebrates Black art and Black artists around the world. Join your host Rinsha - part-time artist & full-time lover of the arts, as she interviews artists, discusses the latest art trends, and drops some random Black art history facts that you may or may not need to know.  For more content follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theartistslicense/ and visit our website: https://www.showartistslicense.com/ .
          18 min
        • An Ode to Jacob Lawrence

          On this week's episode, we continue the Black Art History series with an ode to painter Jacob Lawrence! Rinsha discusses the life, work, and legacy of one of the most celebrated Black artists in history.

          Sources/articles about Jacob Lawrence:

          • http://jacobandgwenlawrence.org/biographies/about-jacob-lawrence/
          • https://americanart.si.edu/artist/jacob-lawrence-2828
          • https://lawrencemigration.phillipscollection.org/artist/about-jacob-lawrence
          • https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/long-lost-jacob-lawrence-painting-spent-60-years-hanging-manhattan-apartment-180976124/
          • https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/arts/design/jacob-lawrence-painting-resurfaces.html
          • Show Me Your Artist's License is a weekly podcast that highlights and celebrates Black art and Black artists around the world. Join your host Rinsha - part-time artist & full-time lover of the arts, as she interviews artists, discusses the latest art trends, and drops some random Black art history facts that you may or may not need to know.  For more content follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theartistslicense/ and visit our website: https://www.showartistslicense.com/ .

            31 min
          • An Ode to Faith Ringgold

            On this week's episode, we continue the Black Art History series with an ode to Faith Ringgold! Rinsha discusses the life, work, and legacy of this living legend who is best known for her narrative quilts. 

            Sources/articles about Faith Ringgold:

            https://www.faithringgold.com/about-faith/

            https://www.theartstory.org/artist/ringgold-faith/life-and-legacy/

            https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/11/arts/design/faith-ringgold-art.html

            https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artist/faith-ringgold

            https://mcam.mills.edu/publications/shiftingperspectives/catalogue/simone.html

            https://www.theartstory.org/artist/ringgold-faith/artworks/

            https://www.moma.org/artists/7066

            https://www.moma.org/collection/works/199915

            https://hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu/news/2013/01/recent-acquisitions-faith-ringgold-peoples-flag-show-1970-and-united-states-attica-1971


            Show Me Your Artist's License is a weekly podcast that highlights and celebrates Black art and Black artists around the world. Join your host Rinsha - part-time artist & full-time lover of the arts, as she interviews artists, discusses the latest art trends, and drops some random Black art history facts that you may or may not need to know.  For more content follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theartistslicense/ and visit our website: https://www.showartistslicense.com/ .

            33 min
          • An Ode to Augusta Savage

            On this week's episode, we kick off the Black Art History series with an ode to Sculptor, Augusta Savage! Rinsha discusses the life, work, and legacy of one of the greatest leaders of the Harlem Renaissance. 

            Sources/articles about Augusta Savage: 

            • https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/30/us/augusta-savage-black-woman-artist-harlem-renaissance.html
            • https://www.npr.org/2019/07/15/740459875/sculptor-augusta-savage-said-her-legacy-was-the-work-of-her-students
            • https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/25/arts/design/augusta-savages-rural-escape-and-clementine-hunters-murals.html
            • https://americanart.si.edu/artist/augusta-savage-4269
            • Show Me Your Artist's License is a weekly podcast that highlights and celebrates Black art and Black artists around the world. Join your host Rinsha - part-time artist & full-time lover of the arts, as she interviews artists, discusses the latest art trends, and drops some random Black art history facts that you may or may not need to know. For more content follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theartistslicense/ and visit our website: https://www.showartistslicense.com/ .

              27 min

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            The Artist's License is a weekly podcast that highlights and celebrates Black art and Black artists around the world. Join your host Rinsha - part-time artist & full-time lover of the arts, as she…