OPENING SOON: At CAAM, Tatyana Fazlalizadeh will present a series of portraits of Black Angelenos. The portraits ask how safety is inferred, built, and felt for LA's Black residents. "Tatyana Fazlalizadeh: Speaking to Falling Seeds" opens Aug 5 at CAAM. caamuseum.org/exhibitions/20…

Event Pick: California African American Museum Reopening. DJs, food trucks & an early look at 5 new shows—including Tatyana Fazlalizadeh (of Stop Telling Women to Smile) considering Black image-making as protest, contestation, affirmation & possibility. Fri, Aug 4, 7-11pm; free. laweekly.com/summers-versio…

Move through a 60-minute flow with yoga and meditation teacher Constance Hartwell this Sunday (8.6) from 11am-12pm. No previous experience is necessary. Please bring your own yoga mat. Indoors. RSVP: caamuseum.org/programs/talks…

Inside the California African American Museum's $5-million, "momentum"-fueled upgrades latimes.com/entertainment-…

IT’S POPPING OFF TONIGHT⚡️ 🌹Meet me and Francesca Harding on the dancefloor this evening for the KCRW Summer Nights event at California African American Museum! 🔊These nights are always so magical, you gotta be there to feel the energy bouncing all around! ⚡️7-11 ⚡️FREE

Black California Dreamin’ at CAAM via LA StandardNewspaper lastandardnewspaper.com/index.php/art/…

Congratulations to our past GCI Scholar Alison Rose Jefferson, whose curated exhibition "Black California Dreamin': Claiming Space at America's Leisure Frontier" has just opened at the newly upgraded California African American Museum. It is on view August 5, 2023 - March 31, 2024 gty.art/3qqjAfe

MA Art Business alumna Taylor Bythewood-Porter is Assistant Curator at California African American Museum, where she recently curated Rights and Rituals: The Making of African American Debutante Culture. Read our interview with her here: sothebysinstitute.com/news-and-event…

There are a few spots left for the CAAM Exposition Park Community Ride. Enjoy an easy, three-mile bike ride around Exposition Park and a trip to the California African American Museum this Saturday (8.12) from 10am-12pm. RSVP: caamuseum.org/programs/talks…

California dreamin’: scenes of Black joy and leisure in the Jim Crow era – in pictures theguardian.com/world/gallery/…

Rest in power Clarence Avant theguardian.com/culture/2023/a…

Our friends at Zócalo Public Square present “Why Isn’t Remembering Enough to Repair?" at National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, TN and streaming live on YouTube.

Tochi is Swahili for “flashlight,” and storytellers Jayon and Jon Kev will brighten your day with two exciting tales about drums during this interactive storytime this Saturday (8.19) from 2-3pm. RSVP: caamuseum.org/programs/talks…

CAAM will be closed on Sun, Aug 20 due to the expected storm caused by Hurricane Hilary. We plan to reopen for regular hours on Tue, Aug 22. Stay safe LA!

We remain closed to address facilities issues caused by the storm. We will reopen as soon as possible; watch here for updates. Thank you for your understanding.

Update on Storm-Related Closure caamuseum.org/learn/600state…

2013-2023: Since Culture Type Launched, Top 10 'Most Read' Posts Focus on Ernie Barnes, Florida Highwaymen, Titus Kaphar, and Exhibitions of Black Female Artists. | culturetype.com/2023/09/03/201… via Culture Type SI: National Portrait Gallery (Bot) California African American Museum Gagosian #artcurators AAMC Foundation - Art Curators #blackart

CAAM Presents "Bahia Reverb: Artists and Place" opening Sep 16 at Art + Practice caamuseum.org/about/press