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ARTS & HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING
This spring, we had a robust calendar of arts and humanities events scheduled to take place on the UU Urban Ministry campus. COVID-19 had different plans for us, and these events — like so many others — have been postponed indefinitely.
But we couldn’t keep this incredible local art to ourselves! We remain committed to our mission of amplifying the work of Roxbury artists of color, even — and especially — while in quarantine. And so the Artist Spotlight Series was born.
We are grateful to support from the Polly Thayer Starr Charitable Trust for enabling us to live into this mission. Take a peek below, check back to see more artists highlighted, share with a friend, and write to us at engagement@uuum.org to tell us what you think.
Interested in supporting a Roxbury-based artist of color? Download our Artist Directory here to peruse and purchase some incredible local art.
HAKIM RAQUIB
Our first Artist Spotlight features Boston-based photographer Hakim Raquib. Check out a sample of his work, with narration by the artist himself, below. Learn more about his early career and take a deeper dive into his process here.
Interested in purchasing his artwork? Please contact him through his website.
Artist Spotlight
Early Career
Photographer Hakim Raquib Commentary
GLORETTA BAYNES
Artist Spotlight
Our second Artist Spotlight highlights Gloretta Baynes, artist and Curator and Chair of AAMARP (African American Master Artists in Residency Program). Excited to learn more after watching?
Contact Gloretta to purchase prints.
SUSAN THOMPSON
Artist Spotlight
Our third Artist Spotlight features art quilter and textile artist Susan Thompson. We are moved by her love of the ancestors and the way she stitches prayers into her quilts.
Contact Susan to purchase quilts.
NAPOLEON JONES-HENDERSON
This video features Napoleon Jones-Henderson, who specializes in mixed media, textile, and public art. His breathtaking pieces are part of the fabric of Roxbury and each tells an important story.
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Contact Napoleon to purchase artwork.
Artist Spotlight
CHRISTLE RAWLINS-JACKSON
The fifth video in our series highlights poet Christle Rawlins-Jackson, whose poetry and singing share stories about the Black experience with the goal of opening healing conversations that bring people from various backgrounds together.
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Click here for more information about the slave forts in Ghana.
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Contact Christle to learn more about her work.
Artist Spotlight