Southwest Black Arts Collective
About the Collective
The Southwest Black Arts Collective is creating connective and representative spaces for both emerging and established Black artists. Through diverse artistic practices, its members engage a myriad of themes, from cultural identity and heritage to the interplay between tangible and abstract elements in art.
The collective illuminates the richness and complexity of Black artistic expression. Addressing the often solitary nature of art-making, the collective focuses on networking, collaborating on art creation, resource sharing, and co-curating exhibitions and public programming to connect with audiences in the Southwest and beyond.
Now on View
(be)loved
Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM
Southwest Black Artists Collective exhibition
August 8 – September 14, 2024
Reception: Saturday, August 24, 4:30 - 6:30 pm
In a world marked by division, injustice, inequities, and pain, how do we embrace the (BE)LOVED? Centered in the experiences of the artists as people of African heritage, this exhibition explores how (BE)LOVED exists within and extends beyond the personal realm. Using diverse mediums, the works unearth the multifaceted dimensions of "beloved”— the abiding feelings, attachments, connections, and entanglements we have with individuals and families, places and spaces, and memories (real or imagined). They invite you to consider how the entanglements shape our lives and the world around us.