September ‘24 Community Calendar
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September Events
September 1-28: Wunderland Noir solo exhibition by Marryam Moma @ Pencil on Paper Gallery
Opening Reception September 1 @ 5pm
“As a Tanzanian-Nigerian collage artist, I chose to break away from my formal architecture background to create a practice that highlights the experiences of people like me. My work depicts Black life reframed and reimagined, emphasizing Black joy through a multidimensional use of cutouts, layered paper, acrylic paints, gold leaf, and mixed media. In “Wunderland Noir,” I combine contrasting textures, luxurious materials, and carefully selected cultural elements and regional flora to symbolize resilience and interconnectedness. These elements enrich the narrative of growth and inclusivity, sparking conversations around the multilayered experiences of Black bodies, including my own. Drawing inspiration from Afrofuturism and Tanzanian culture, I explore themes of identity, race, gender, rest, love, family, community, and resilience. By celebrating growth and inclusivity, I invite art-lovers and collectors to immerse themselves in my unique artistic vision, challenging societal norms and embracing the transformative power of creative expression.” - Marryam Moma
September 2: Baba Shop Dallas 3-8 pm
Baba Shop and the Dallas Office of Arts and Culture present an immersive digital art exhibition inspired by the vibrant aesthetics of West African barbershops. The exhibition will transform Blade 21 Barbershop into an authentic vintage African barbershop experience, featuring curated works from local and international emerging Black artists. Attendees can look forward to a rich array of art & tech installations, live demonstrations, artwork for purchase and panel discussions that delve into the art and culture of the African diaspora.
September 7: Dallas Galleries for Advocacy Art Day 12-6 pm
Visit the DGFA Member Galleries and view their latest collections of art, meet artists and gallery owners, and enjoy conversation with DCAC leaders and event attendees. Notable member galleries include:
Daisha Board Gallery- Jeremy Biggers' Solo Exhibition, "you good," is currently on view and for purchase.
Erin Cluley Gallery - "Ten Years" 10th anniversary exhibition featuring works by Riley Holloway, Madelyn Sneed-Grays, and Lovie Olivia, is on view and for purchase.Pencil on Paper Gallery - Maryam Moma's solo exhibition, "Wunderland Noir," is on view and available for purchase.
September 14: Afro Air Dance Class 2:00 - 4:15 pm @ South Dallas Cultural Center
Join us on Saturday September 14 for a culturally immersive Afro Dance Movement and Dominican Bachata dance class.
Dominican Bachata with Sapphire 2-3PM
Afro Beats with Bryan Peters 3:15-4:15PM
*Check in starts 15 min prior to class, do not be late**$15 for one class, $20 for both
September 14: “To Be Seen, Not Heard” Desiree Vaniecia Solo Exhibition @ the South Dallas Cultural Center
The opening reception occurs on the 14th; the exhibition will be displayed through October 25
Desiree' Vaniecia's upcoming exhibition, "To Be Seen, Not Heard," offers a powerful exploration of vulnerability and resilience, inviting viewers to engage deeply with the emotional landscape of anxiety and life's overwhelming moments. Through a series of evocative works, Vaniecia captures the tension between visible and voiceless, creating a raw, unfiltered narrative that resonates personally. In a unique twist, viewers can become part of the exhibition, further blurring the lines between the observer and the observed. Vaniecia's distinctive style and intimate approach ensure that "To Be Seen, Not Heard" is not just seen but felt--leaving a lasting impression that challenges and inspires all who participate.
September 19: Arts and Letters Live: Attica Lock author of Guide Me Home @ the DMA
In Guide Me Home, the final novel in Attica Locke’s "timely and evocative" (NPR) Highway 59 trilogy, Texas Ranger Darren Matthews is pulled out of early retirement to investigate the disappearance of a Black college student from an all-white sorority. Three years after the events of Heaven, My Home, Darren finds himself hamstrung by local law enforcement and the Texas Rangers and realizes that he’ll need help from the person he swore he'd never trust again—his mother.
Attica Locke is a New York Times bestselling author of five novels, including Bluebird, Bluebird, which won the Edgar Award for Best Novel. She is also a winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction and the Ernest Gaines Award for Literary Excellence. Locke’s screenwriter and TV producer credits include the Emmy-nominated Little Fires Everywhere, for which she won an NAACP Image award. She co-created and executive produced an adaptation of her sister Tembi Locke’s memoir From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home for Netflix.September 20: Black Arts DFW @ ‘til Midnight at the Nasher @ 7 pm
Black Arts DFW is partnering with The Nasher Sculpture Center for ‘til Midnight at the Nasher, featuring the chance to explore their latest exhibition of Dallas-born artist Hugh Hayden and a musical performance by Toubab Krewe at 7:30. This will be a chance to explore the Nasher and gather with Black Arts DFW members.
Working in the tradition of wood carving and carpentry, New York-based artist Hugh Hayden builds sculptures and installations that explore the idea of the “American Dream.” Church pews, a dinner table, and chairs, or a football helmet—signifiers of faith, family, and athletics—become surreal and somewhat sinister subjects in the hands of Hayden, who frequently carves thorns and branches into surfaces of things that would normally come into contact with the human body, implying potential harm, or at least discomfort, should they be engaged with.
About Hugh Hayden
Hugh Hayden was born in Dallas, Texas in 1983 and lives and works in New York City. He holds an MFA from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University. Hayden’s work has been the subject of numerous exhibitions in the United States and abroad. Recent solo exhibitions include public art installations, Huff and a Puff, at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, MA (2023), and Brier Patch, at the Madison Square Park Conservancy in New York, NY, which later traveled to the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, NC, and Dumbarton Oaks Gardens in Washington, DC. Other solo institutional and gallery exhibitions include Boogey Men at Institute of Contemporary Art Miami, Miami, FL, which traveled to the Blaffer Art Museum, Houston, TX; Huey, Lisson Gallery, New York, NY; Hues, C L E A R I N G, Brussels, Belgium; Hugh Hayden: American Food, Lisson Gallery, London, UK; Hugh Hayden: Creation Myths, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ; and Hugh Hayden, White Columns, New York, NY. Recent group exhibitions include Forest of Dreams: Contemporary Tree Sculpture, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, MI (2023), and NGV Triennial, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia (2023).
He is the recipient of residencies at Glenfiddich in Dufftown, Scotland (2014); Abrons Art Center and Socrates Sculpture Park (both 2012), and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (2011). Hayden holds positions on advisory councils at Columbia University School of the Arts, Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University, and Cornell College of Architecture Art and Planning. His work is part of public collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY; Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, CA; The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY, USA; Institute of Contemporary Art Miami, Miami, FL, USA; deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, MA; Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA; Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ; Smart Museum, Chicago, IL and more.
September 21: “you good” by Jeremy Biggers Closing @ Daisha Board Gallery
Featuring new works from my “Combustible” and “Defiant” series. Combining two seemingly opposing concepts “rage” and “celebration”, “you good.” Will be a conversation about duality, intersectionality, and dichotomy, and how multiple things can be true at the same time.
The exhibition’s title “you good.” also explores that idea that just 2 words can have so many meanings based on the inflection of how they are said and across the diaspora, we have an understanding. It investigates how language is co-opted and stolen by outsiders.September 26 - 29: Unrepped Art Fair @ Daisha Board Gallery
More to come
September 29 : Opening Weekend for East Texas Hot Links written by Eugene Lee presented by Jubilee Theatre
In the summer of 1955, local men gather in Charlesetta’s Top o’ the Hill Cafe in East Texas. Over drinks and card games, the men joke and discuss the changing times, the rise of the Klan, and the murder or disappearance of young black men. Tensions slowly rise, leading to a life-changing climax.