Derek Fordjour

Andra Day To Perform At The Gordon Parks Foundation's Annual Gala; Colman Domingo & More to Present
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 24, 2025

Ahead of its Annual Awards Dinner & Auction of Select Gordon Parks' photographs, The Gordon Parks Foundation has revealed this year's performer and presenters. Learn more about the event and see how to attend.

The Gordon Parks Foundation Launches Collection-Building Initiative With Mikki Ferrill & LeRoy Henderson
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 16, 2025

The Gordon Parks Foundation has announced the formation of The Gordon Parks Foundation's Legacy Initiative, a collection-building fund that will focus on mid-and late-career artists whose enduring work is connected to Parks's life and legacy.

7th Annual SFX Festival to Play Wild Project This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 5, 2025

wild project in association with Contemporary Performance will present the 7th Annual Special Effects Festival at wild project beginning next week. Learn more about the lineup here!

Juan Sánchez Receives Artists' Legacy Foundation 2022 Artist Award
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 9, 2022

The Artists' Legacy Foundation has announced that Juan Sánchez (b. 1954)-the influential Nuyorican artist who explores ethnic, racial, and national identity in his multimedia work-is the recipient of its 2022 Artist Award.

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art's IN OUR TIME Collects Works By Contemporary Artists Of The African Diaspora
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 21, 2022

“In Our Time: Selections from the Singer Collection” will open Oct. 1, 2022, at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA).

Yahya Abdul Mateen II Covers W Magazine's The New Originals Issue
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Oct 27, 2020

W Magazine’s final issue of 2020, Volume 4 The New Originals, hits stands November 18.

BRIC Announces Winners Of $100K Art Prize
by Stephi Wild - Oct 2, 2019

BRIC, Brooklyn's leading presenter of arts and cultural programming, is pleased to announce the recipients of the first Colene Brown Art Prize, which awards ten under-recognized New York-based visual artists with $10,000 unrestricted grants. The Colene Brown Art Prize is underwritten by artist and BRIC Board Member Deborah Brown in memory of her late mother, Colene Brown, and is funded through the Harold and Colene Brown Family Foundation.

PAMM Announces New Acquisitions From Eleven Artists For Permanent Collection
by Stephi Wild - May 15, 2019

P rez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) is has announced a number of significant acquisitions from eleven artists for the museum's permanent collection. Among the new artworks are a hanging installation by Teresita Fern ndez gifted by Rosa and Carlos De La Cruz which will be included in the artist's upcoming retrospective at PAMM in October 2019, and will be the first large-scale sculptural installation of Fern ndez's in the museum's collection; a new painting by Derek Fordjour that depicts an African American tennis player, gifted by Allison and Laurence Berg and Stephanie and Leon Vahn; Barth l my Toguo's monumental oil painting that depicts the brutal history of the Rwandan genocide gifted by Jorge M. P rez which furthers the museum's dedication to African American art; and a monumental installation of unspun wool by Cecilia Vicu a, purchased with funds provided by PAMM's Collectors Council.

Sugar Hill Children's Museum Of Art & Storytelling Presents Its Summer Exhibition PARADE
by BWW News Desk - Jun 8, 2017

The Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling is proud to announce its summer exhibition PARADE: Derek Fordjour, an immersive multi-media installation on view July 27, 2017.

Photo Coverage: Drama Desk Award Arrivals
by Linda Lenzi - May 24, 2005

The 50th Annual Drama Desk Awards Ceremony took place on Sunday, May 22 and we've got photos of everyone arriving!