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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 1, 2025 visibility 3 link 9 artists, 1 gallery

Artist Lindsay Adams explores Black experience and artistry in her latest exhibition

Artist Lindsay Adams presents her first solo exhibition, "Ceremony," at the Irene and Richard Frary Gallery at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C., opening October 29. The show features paintings and drawings that explore Black histories, movement, and self-determination, including a large oil diptych titled "Kind of Blue (1959)" inspired by Miles Davis' iconic album. Archival materials by Billie Holiday, Josephine Baker, and other Black artists from the Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries complement the exhibition, providing historical context for Adams' abstract, gestural works.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 1, 2025 visibility 5 link 9 artists, 1 gallery

Artist Lindsay Adams explores Black experience and artistry in her latest exhibition

The Frary Gallery at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C., will host its first solo exhibition, titled "Ceremony," by award-winning painter Lindsay Adams, opening October 29. The show features paintings and drawings that explore Black histories, movement, and world-building, including a large diptych titled "Kind of Blue (1959)" inspired by Miles Davis' iconic album. Archival materials by Billie Holiday, Josephine Baker, and other Black artists from the Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries will also be on view to provide historical context.

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black arts institutions funding nea cuts 1234747703

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has announced funding cuts to arts organizations across the U.S. as part of broader government spending reductions under the Trump administration. These cuts disproportionately affect Black-led art institutions, including the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art (MoCADA), Museum Hue, and the Billie Holiday Theatre, which rely heavily on federal grants for programming and operations. While some organizations received final payments or avoided returning funds, they face an uncertain future as critical funding streams are terminated or made ineligible for renewal.

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