Just Cause: The Power of Contemporary Art in Social Engagement

September 22, 2023

Oct. 7–Dec. 10, 2023 From homemade protest signs to propaganda posters, artistic activism is a powerfully persuasive tool intended to raise awareness and elicit action on social and political issues. “Just Cause” brings together 14 advocate artists from across the United States, who use their art to civically promote a cause or inspire social change. Through a variety of mediums, the featured artwork provides provocative commentaries on some of today’s most pressing issues, including homelessness, civil rights, social justice, gender inequality, climate change, immigration and civil liberties. Featured artists include: Russell Biles, Christian Black, Aaron S. Coleman, Sarah Conti, Jennifer Ling Datchuk, Michelle …

I AM… LEGEND

October 12, 2021

October 23, 2021 – February 12, 2022 Freeport Art Museum121 North Harlem AvenueFreeport, Illinois 61032 Register for Opening Reception I AM… LEGEND is a collection of wall installations and works on paper that study American experiences haunted by racialized angst and terrorism, visualizing how far we go to allay fear and pursue happiness. Referencing Soul Train and early lynching photographs, Hammie explores embedded anxieties and self-heroization, disrupting nostalgia to propose how personal connections to collective experience allows space for empathy and action. Through the lens of the ethno-Gothic, a sub-genre of horror developed in Black speculative culture, Hammie taps into …

Foreword

September 20, 2021

September 27 – November 13, 2021 Crooked Tree Arts Center – Traverse City322 Sixth StreetTraverse City, MI 49684(231) 941-9488 Foreward centers a Black family’s intergenerational acts of survival, rebellion, and hope. These experiences are too often buried behind leading news stories not typically curated by, or considerate of, Black people’s needs and knowledge. Illinois-based artist Patrick Earl Hammie uses figuration across traditional media to examine past and present black diasporic experiences and themes related to cultural identity, social equity, narrative, and the body in visual culture. Through portraits and allegories, Hammie explores the complexities of identity, emotion, and family by layering …

Wicked Art Assignments

November 2, 2020

By Emiel Heijnen and Melissa Bremmer Order from Valiz Press, or at Amazon. Wicked Art Assignments: Practising Creativity in Contemporary Arts Education was published this October. I had the pleasure of contributing an assignment from my Advanced Painting Class. This book is sharp, in full color with 100 “assignments” and several interviews with prominent artist-teachers. The assignments collected here connect to the visual arts, performance, theatre, music and design, but more importantly, they encourage cross-disciplinarity. They reflect themes and ways of working in contemporary arts, offering opportunities to learn about ourselves, the arts, and the world. The first part of …

We Got Next, Conversation with Endalyn Taylor and Patrick Earl Hammie

August 13, 2020

“We Got Next” is a five part, webinar series designed to highlight the work and research of faculty of color relevant to race and equality. This effort is led by Endalyn Taylor, professor in the Department of Dance and Dean’s Fellow. Each week, Taylor will be joined by faculty members and special guests to share their research and a live discussion of the work’s creation, impact, relationship to the perpetual pandemic of racism, and the systematic issues brought to the forefront by George Floyd’s murder and other recent events. Graphic design by Stacey Robinson.

American Art Collector August Issue

August 1, 2020

Glad to be featured for my contributions to portraiture, and recognized among an amazing group of artists. Thanks Menendez and O’Hern for bringing attention to the current work and thought in contemporary portrait painting. Menendez, Didi, 10 Portrait Artist To Know Right Now, Issue 178, pp. 44-45 O’Hern, John, Modernizing Tradition, Issue 178, pp. 58-61 Get American Art Collector August Issue

BE REAL BLACK, FOR ME

July 4, 2020

BY BEATHUR MGOZA BAKER AND IMRAAN JEEVA July 4 – September 12, 2020Madlozi Art Gallery (online exclusive) In the wake of ongoing race-based police brutality, and the institutionally sanctioned killing of Black people this project is a response from artists from Africa and across the Black and African Diaspora supporting social justice movements in the United States, as a conscious intervention reclaiming and affirming Black bodies and lives universally. ‘BE REAL BLACK, FOR ME’ is an exhibition of contemporary art curated as an intervention and dialogue across continents paying homage to Black bodies as sites of healing, resilience, resistance, and …

Have you seen them? “Men of Change” at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

November 26, 2019

BY JESSICA HAMMIE Read below or view original post. “Have you seen them? You see them. Bold. Powerful. Tragic. Beautiful. And true. They are icons with warrior roots. They are trees of knowledge. Legends of the past, inspiration for the future, the fierce energy of now.” The introductory text to “Men of Change: Power. Triumph. Truth.” paints a picture of what you can expect within the two rooms containing the ambitious exhibition. “Men of Change” highlights the accomplishments and legacies of black American men through text, photography, and artwork from twenty-five American artists. The changemakers — some long gone, many …

Art Now! – Episode 95 – Patrick Earl Hammie

November 14, 2018

BY RACHEL STORM AND JASON LIGGETT Visual Artist, Patrick Earl Hammie, speaks about his artwork on this episode of Art Now. Art Now is an award-winning mini-documentary series that has produced over 90 episodes on local artists working in Champaign-Urbana and the surrounding areas since July 2010. A joint production by the Urbana Public Arts Program and Urbana Public Television, Art Now highlights members of Urbana’s creative community and introduces local artists to the viewers of the program. For more information, visit: urbanaillinois.us/artnow. Artist: Patrick Earl Hammie Director/Editor: Jason Liggett Interviewer: Rachel Storm ♫Music By♫ ●Burbank – Sorry I Like You …

Full Blede Issue Five: The Artifact

June 22, 2018

BY SACHA BAUMANN Glad to have Oedipus featured on the cover of Full Blede Issue Five: The Artifact. It’s great to be included among an amazing group of artists. Thanks Sacha Baumann for bringing us together. In Issue Five: The Artifact, the broadsheet’s collaborators explore that which remains. For some, artifact is a quiet reminder that lingers at present, whether it is outdated or revered; a subtle and sometimes loud ghost of what once was. Artifact also suggests habits, repeated gestures, and behavior. Issue five launched at Chimento Contemporary, in conjunction with the opening reception of Forrest Kirk: Body Count on June 22, …

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