Check out this week's new edition of UPFRONT/Inside the Entertainment Industry. Host, Ray Cornelius is going behind the scenes of the Black Zeitgeist: Atlanta, the Visual Arts and the National Black Arts Festival. It's the newest exhibition at the Hammonds House Museum on view now through December 14. Ray chats with Artistic Chair, Halima Taha.
"According to the press release, the Black Zeitgeist reflects a confluence of visionary leadership, artistic excellence, and institutional power. It encompasses the bold cultural agenda of Mayor Maynard Jackson; the strategic foresight of Fulton County Commission Chairman Michael Lomax; the founding of NBAF; and the influence of both the Black Arts Movement and the Atlanta University Annuals. These efforts were further amplified by the support of African American–owned businesses like Atlanta Life Insurance Company, the advocacy of cultural leaders such as Jenelsie Walden Holloway, Alice Lovelace, and Dr. Richard A. Long, and the collecting vision of pioneers like Paul R. Jones. Together, they helped shape a dynamic arts ecosystem powered by the creativity and determination of Black artists and communities."
Black Zeitgeist features the iconic works of Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Hale Woodruff, Norman Lewis, Louis Delsarte, and many others.
UPFRONT/Inside the Entertainment Industry is produced and hosted by Ray Cornelius for Jazz 91.9 WCLK. The show re-airs on SiriusXM HBCU Channel 142 on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 6:30pm EST.