African Americans and the Arts

When was the last time you visited a museum, saw a play or attended an arts performance? Was it a "mainstream" event, or was it geared specifically to the African American community? On the next Another View we'll talk about African Americans and the Arts - what motivates people of color to become active participants in the arts? Is it fact or fiction that Black people are only interested if the form of art represents the Black culture? Our guests, Gail Easley, Executive Director of the Crispus Attucks Cultural Center; Joan Rhodes-Copeland, Executive Director of the Cultural Arts Alliance; and Michelle Gilliam, Director of Ella Fitzgerald Theatre and Events with the Downing Gross Cultural Center in Newport News, share their expertise and experience. Plus, we'll take you tothe Muscarelle Museum at the College of William and Mary for a behind the scenes conversation about the exhibit "Seeing Colors: Secrets of the Impressionists". It's all on Another View, Friday, January 20 at NOON on 89.5 WHRV-FM, or stream us at whrv.org.