Black Art In America™ (BAIA) Mobile Media Lounge

July 20th, 10 AM Southwest Art Center, free and open to the public. 

This discussion and film Looks at Art’s Influence on Dixon School students. There’s a public school in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood with no metal detectors or menacing guards, and it’s found a different way to uplift and inspire students, Dixon Elementary School is perfecting the “art” of education. Discussion with  follow-up Q&A, a model for art collecting by businesses, community organizations and schools -- with, Joan D. Crisler, Co-Founder of Diasporal Rhythms in Chicago and former Principal of the Arthur Dixon Elementary School and Curator of the Dixon School Collection along with Pamela Sherrod Anderson, Award-winning writer, playwright, journalist, educator and independent filmmaker of The Curators of Dixon School. Contact: info@blackartinamerica.com  www.blackartinamerica.com.  This programming is supported by the Harlem Brewing Company.

July 20th, 1 PM Southwest Art Center, free and open to the public. 

PATRON OF THE ARTS: Discussions for the Collector African-American Power Collectors and The Art of Collecting with Patric McCoy, Art Collector and Co-Founder of Diasporal Rhythms in Chicago. McCoy, dubbed a 'heavyweight collector' by the Wall Street Journal, shares his philosophy on identifying emerging talent, the growing value of our collections and what Chicago collectors are doing that's so different. Contact: info@blackartinamerica.com  www.blackartinamerica.com. This programming is supported by the Harlem Brewing Company.