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Black Super Hero’s

AWSUM ISLOVE / SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2017

As you rave over Luke Cage, and soon Marvels’ Black Panther, Black SuperHeros have had a presence and history that out dates these two series. While this may the first time Black Superhero’s have been prominent on white owned media platforms, independent Black owned media platforms have been doing this for decades.

There are #AfrikanSuperHero movies, t.v series, & comics written, produced, directed & illustrated by actual Afrikans & the Afrikan Diaspora.

Black Comic book conventions such as E.B.A.C.C (www.ecbacc.com/wordpress4) (Yumy Odom, Founder and President) of the largest Black Comic book convention on the East Coast was created in May 2002 in Philadelphia. The Schomburg will be doing its 7th Annual Black Comic Book Festival in January 2018, co-produced by John Jennings. The producers of the festival are replicating it in California. In the Midwest for have MECCAcon ( https://meccacon.wordpress.com/) (founder, organizer, CEO, Maia Crown Williams)

OYA: RISE OF THE ORISHAS is a short film originally released in July 31, 2016. Created by Nigerian-UK filmmaker, Nosa Igbinedion, it was nominated for the Efere Ozako Award for Best Short film. You can currently watch the new installment, YEMOJA:Rise of the Orishas, on demand via the website.

(www.riseoftheorisha.com/)

This generation of Black-African Super Hero creators has done what #SidneyPoitier #HarryBelafonte, #RubyDee, #OssieDavis, The Black Arts Movement, & many more have done before them. Most millennials, born between 1980-1999, only know Ruby & Ossie as the old couple from Spike Lee’s, “Do the Right Thing” film. What you probably don’t know is that they owned/operated a production co. for audio recorded cassettes of music and ent. Emmalyn II Productions Co., Inc. and a business consulting service Dee-Davis Enterprises in 2010. Ossie was a film, television and Broadway actor, director, poet, playwright, author, and civil rights activist. Ruby was an actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist and civil rights activist.

Ivan Dixon, director of “The Spook Who Sat by the Door” in 1970, was an actor, director & producer from 1957 to 1991 . Brock Peters, producer of 1970 film “Five on the Black Hand Side” made his film debut in Carmen Jones in 1954, and sang background vocals on the 1956 hit "Day-O" by Harry Belafonte. He did voice overs in Batman: the animated series, and Darth Vador for the radio adaptation of the original Star Wars trilogy for National Public Radio (1981-1986).

White owned media saw the mass amounts of money that was being made by independent Black owned business & entrepreneurs that contribute to African diaspora characters. Not only was it making money, but it was taking money from their pockets as #BlackConsumers went to their own for empowering images of themselves. Prior to this, they cared nothing of us (and still don’t) only our money.

A living, elevated example of that transition, is Pamela Thomas. Culminating her collection as an adult, she looks back at her childhood. Disappointed with the lack of empowering Black representation, if any, in main stream comics, she looked elsewhere...and found it! The Museum of Uncut Funk, (http://museumofuncutfunk.com/) is an online digital museum of BlackSuper Heros, She-rah’s, & paraphernalia that, “ celebrate[s] our contribution to history year round!” Everything from Fat Albert, The Jackson 5 cartoon, Mr. T comics, The Harlem Glob Trotters cartoon, and stuff I never knew existed. Her traveling exhibit, “ Funk Turns 40: Black Character Revolution” debuted at The Schomburg in 2014. That exhibition also eye-marked a new curation style for the Schomburg center; the walls were painted in bright solid colors dipping the viewer inside the luscious array of diversity and beauty, that is Black culture. It was this authors official introduction to Black Characters & the History of Black Characters. Since then, everything in regards to Black characters on t.v. and advertisements, failed in comparison. We have set a very high bar. That bar, is the norm for the independent Black image creators. Since then, everything in regards to Black characters on t.v. and advertisements, failed in comparison. We have set a very high bar. That bar is the norm for the independent Black image creators mentioned in this article.

“ Since then, everything in regards to Black characters... failed in comparison. We have set a very high bar. That bar, is the norm for the independent Black image creators...”

And again, my people have drunk the Koolaid of a white owned representation of something Black, thinking it will be "sweeter" & “cooler” than what we create for ourselves. This is a falsehood, (& an act of cultural treason) that must stop. Wanting Black content is not enough. We have to want ourselves.

* Pay Attn to the Dates.* Your vision got drowned out by the white accredited version of a Black Superhero. (HHHmmmm) Their approval is not necessary for us to be fabulous, amazing, talented, disciplined, successful, & valued.

The best pple to represent our stories is US! And it is EXCELLENT!

In Order of Mention:

The Schomburg Center: Black Comic Book Festival ( https://www.nypl.org/locations/scho...)

Cosplay at the 5th annual Black Comic Book Festival

John Jennings (http://jijennin70.tumblr.com/)

EBACC

Yumy Odum: Founder/ Ceo Of EBACC (East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention, Inc)

MECCAcon

Maiya Crown Williams; CEO, Founder, Organizer of MECCAcon: (photo from www.sugarcayne.com)

Nosa Igbinedion ( https://www.nosa-filmmaker.com)

Sidney Poitier / Bahamian Actor, film director, author and diplomat.

Harry Belafonte

Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis (Power Couple)

Ivan Dixon

Brock Peters

The Museum of Uncut Funk / Pamela Thomas

HCIC Pam Thomas, with actress of Blaxploitation films, Pam Grier.

For a full article review with pics on the Funky Turns 40 exhibit http://www.a-r-t.com/funky/

Premier of FunkyTurns 40 at the schomburg; 2014

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Other Independent African Diaspora Creators Links:

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Banned Cartoons: What images of the African Diaspora ( & references to our culture) used to look like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNr...

OYA: Rise of the Orishas (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMb...)

The Rise of Sango and tthe Lagos Comic Con https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duV...

Michael Rima (Visual Effects artist):

Sango trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLa... / https://vimeo.com/user37190487

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ReedPOP launches Keystone Comic Con in Philadelphia in September 2018

ReedPOP is expanding its domestic comic con slate with Keystone Comic Con, to be held September 14-16 2018 in Philadelphia. It’s the first pure comics show in a new territory that ReedPOP has launched since Chicago’s C2E2 back in 2010. It will be a full scale con with comic and pop culture guests, panels and exhibitors, and will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.…

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Ion Hazzikostas, the game director of Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft®, will deliver the opening “Storytime” keynote at PAX West 2018, taking place at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, WA between Aug. 31 and Sept. 3, 2018.

Known by the nickname “Watcher” among the WoW® community, Hazzikostas joined Blizzard in 2008, leaving behind a career in law to become a designer on Blizzard’s popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game. His first responsibilities included designing raid encounters, balancing classes, and maintaining the achievement system for the 2008 expansion Wrath of the Lich King®, and he ultimately leveled up to become game director in 2016. Hazzikostas is currently helming the development of the Battle for Azeroth™expansion, which releases Aug. 14.

Tickets for PAX South 2019, taking place Jan. 18 – Jan 20, 2019 at Henry B. González Convention Center in San Antonio, TX, will be available for sale later this week. Three-day badges will cost $85 and single day passes will be available for $42. Badges can be purchased here starting Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018.

Additional panels at PAX West 2018 include presentations from the development teams behind Capcom’s Devil May Cry 5, BioWare’s Anthem, Square Enix’s Life is Strange, and many more. The event will also feature a bounty of exhibitors on the show floor, from ranging from console manufactures and major publishers to indie studios showing off their latest upcoming titles.

The full lineup and schedule for PAX West 2018 can be found here.

“There really are two worlds – one before World of Warcraft, and one after,” said Jerry Holkins, co-founder, Penny Arcade and PAX. “I can’t wait to hear Ion Hazzikostas share some stories from the early days of WoW all the way up to the release of Battle for Azeroth.”

PAX West 2018 Monday badges are still available for $50 and can be purchased online here.

Founded in 2004, PAX West connects leading game developers directly to gamers, providing a space where gaming culture is celebrated through panels, demos, concerts, tournaments and free play sessions. The PAX series of shows – now including West, East, South, Australia, and Unplugged – produced by ReedPOP in conjunction with Penny Arcade, comprise some of the world’s largest gaming festivals, with each event entertaining tens of thousands of guests.

For further information, visit the official PAX West website.

PAX

PAX or Penny Arcade Expo is a festival for gamers to celebrate gaming culture. First held in Seattle in 2004, PAX has nearly doubled in size each successive year, with PAX Prime 2014 selling out of tickets in a matter of minutes. Connecting the world’s leading game publishers with their most avid and influential fans, PAX expanded with a second show in Boston in 2010 and a third in San Antonio in 2015, making it the three largest gaming shows in North America. The first international PAX was held in Melbourne, Australia in 2013. In 2017, Penny Arcade established PAX Unplugged, its first tabletop focused show, held in Philadelphia.

Penny Arcade

Penny Arcade is a web comic focused on video games and video game culture, written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. With over 3.5 million readers, it is the most popular and longest running gaming web comic online. Penny Arcade is also responsible for the Child’s Play Charity, the Penny Arcade gaming expos (PAX) in Seattle, Boston, San Antonio, Philadelphia, and Melbourne, multiple videogames based on the brand, and multiple online video series.

ReedPOP

ReedPOP is a boutique group within Reed Exhibitions exclusively devoted to organizing events, launching and acquiring new shows, and partnering with premium brands in the pop culture world. ReedPOP is dedicated to celebrations of popular culture throughout the globe that transcend ordinary events by providing unique access and dynamic personal experiences. The ReedPOP portfolio includes: New York Comic Con (NYCC), Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) West, East, South, Australia and Unplugged, Emerald City Comicon (ECCC), BookCon, BookExpo, Oz Comic-Con, Comic Con India, Paris Comic Con, Star Wars Celebration, Star Trek: Mission New York, ComplexCon and more. The staff at ReedPOP is a fan-based group of professionals uniquely qualified to serve those with whom they share a common passion. ReedPOP is focused on bringing its expertise and knowledge to world communities in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, India and Australia.

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.

Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft®, Hearthstone®,Overwatch®, the Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo® franchises, and the multi-franchise Heroes of the Storm®, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating some of the industry’s most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard Entertainment’s track record includes twenty-one #1 games and multiple Game of the Year awards. The company’s online gaming service, Blizzard Battle.net®, is one of the largest online-gaming services in the world, with millions of active players.

World of Warcraft Director to Deliver PAX West Keynote Ion Hazzikostas, the game director of Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft®, will deliver the opening “Storytime” keynote at

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Popular Dungeons & Dragons Players Converge on PAX Unplugged

The panel line-up for PAX Unplugged 2017, the inaugural tabletop-focused PAX event, will feature Penny Arcade’s Acquisitions Inc., Geek & Sundry’s Critical Role, and Wizards of the Coast’s Dice, Camera, Action. Fans unable to join the weekend long celebration of tabletop culture,taking place Nov. 17-19 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, can watch the action live on Twitch.

Boasting the longest-running show on Dungeons & Dragons’ Twitch channel, Dice, Camera, Action! LIVE at PAX Unplugged will see Wizards of the Coast’s resident Dungeon Master, Chris Perkins take Holly Conrad, Jared Knaubenbaur, Anna Prosser Robinson, Nathan Sharp, and an unannounced special guest, deeper into the jungles of the Chult on Friday, Nov. 17, 8:30pm -11:30pm at the main stage.

Geek Sundry’s Critical Role cast, featuring creator Matthew Mercer, actress Marisha Ray, and renowned voice actors Liam O’Brien and Taliesin Jaffe, take the main stage for Critical Role: Talks Machina on Saturday, Nov. 18, from 4pm – 5:50pm. The team will dive into the past adventures of Vox Machina, what may be in store for the next campaign and answer questions from fans.

Previously enjoyed by tens of thousands at PAX West and PAX East, Penny Arcade’s live-performance Dungeons & Dragons game, Acquisitions Inc.: The Series will take the main stage on Saturday, Nov. 18 from 8:30pm – 11:30pm. Featuring Penny Arcade and PAX co-founders Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins, The Kingkiller Chronicle’s author Patrick Rothfuss as Viari, and special guest star Kate Welch as Rosie Beestinger, Acquisitions Inc.LIVE at PAX Unplugged will also feature Wizards of the Coast’s Chris Perkins reprising his role as Dungeon Master.

Debuting for the time at a PAX, Acquisitions Inc.: “C” Team LIVE at PAX Unplugged will feature Penny Arcade’s Acquisitions Inc. spinoff ‘”C” Team.’ Join industry personalities Amy Falcone, Kris Straub, Kate Welch, Ryan Hartman, and Penny Arcade and PAX co-founder Jerry Holkins, as they fumble through a special one-off game in which a total party kill is almost certain, Sunday, Nov. 19, 11am – 2pm on the main stage.

Tickets for PAX Unplugged 2017 are currently on sale via the official registration page. Three-Day Tickets are $60 USD while Friday Only, Saturday Only, and Sunday Only Tickets are $25 USD. Sunday Kids Day Tickets (for children age 6-12) are also available for $10 USD.

Part of Penny Arcade’s international roster of events, which also include West, East, South, and Australia, PAX Unplugged is a hybrid of digital and analog tabletop gaming, giving card and board game enthusiasts a dedicated event to celebrate their rich and thriving culture. Reflecting the experience millions of PAX attendees have enjoyed for more than a decade, visitors will have the opportunity to see the reveal of new and exciting titles, go hands-on with upcoming games, partake in tournaments and sit-in on panels headlined by the industry’s leading minds.

“The mission of PAX Unplugged is simple, we want to recognize the tabletop community that’s grown year over year at our events with a show just for them. It’s going to be pretty amazing first outing, and I can’t wait to attend the show myself.”- Jerry Holkins, co-founder of Penny Arcade and PAX.

PAX

PAX or Penny Arcade Expo is a festival for gamers to celebrate gaming culture. First held in Seattle in 2004, PAX has nearly doubled in size each successive year, with PAX Prime 2014 selling out of tickets in a matter of minutes. Connecting the world’s leading game publishers with their most avid and influential fans, PAX expanded with a second show in Boston in 2010 and a third in San Antonio in 2015, making it the three largest gaming shows in North America. The first international PAX was held in Melbourne, Australia in 2013. In 2017, Penny Arcade announced PAX Unplugged, its first tabletop focused show, to be held in Philadelphia.

Penny Arcade

ReedPOP

ReedPOP is a boutique group within Reed Exhibitions exclusively devoted to organizing events, launching and acquiring new shows, and partnering with premium brands in the pop culture world. ReedPOP is dedicated to celebrations of popular culture throughout the globe that transcend ordinary events by providing unique access and dynamic personal experiences. The ReedPOP portfolio includes: New York Comic Con (NYCC), Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) West, East, South, Australia and Unplugged, Emerald City Comicon (ECCC), BookCon, BookExpo, Oz Comic-Con, Comic Con India, Paris Comic Con, Star Wars Celebration, Star Trek: Mission New York, TwitchCon, ComplexCon and more. The staff at ReedPOP is a fan-based group of professionals uniquely qualified to serve those with whom they share a common passion. ReedPOP is focused on bringing its expertise and knowledge to world communities in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, India and Australia.

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Hyperallergic: Art Movements

(courtesy LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner)

Art Movements is a weekly collection of news, developments, and stirrings in the art world.

Over 30 artists and writers have signed an open letter calling for the removal and destruction of Dana Schutz’s 2016 painting, “Open Casket,” amid protests over its inclusion in the 2017 Whitney Biennial. The abstracted, impasto painting depicts the open casket of African-American teenager Emmett Till, who was savagely beaten, disfigured, and lynched in 1955. Written by artist Hannah Black, the letter accuses Schutz of “transmut[ing] Black suffering into profit and fun.” Several news outlets published a letter, allegedly written by Schutz, in which the artist called for the work’s removal. Stephen Soba, the Whitney Museum’s director of communications, confirmed to Hyperallergic that the letter is a hoax.

California-based artist Karen Fiorito received death threats after unveiling a billboard of Donald Trump emblazoned with dollar signs fashioned as Nazi swastikas.

A man was arrested after attacking Thomas Gainsborough’s “Mr. and Mrs. William Hallett” (1785) with a screwdriver at the National Gallery in London. Keith Gregory, a 63-year-old of no fixed address, left two long gashes on the painting. A preliminary report suggests that the damage can be repaired relatively easily.

Corrina Mehiel, an artist and teacher at the Corcoran School of Art & Design, was found bound and stabbed to death inside a rowhouse in Northeast Washington, DC. Police are currently searching for her missing car, a blue four-door 2004 Toyota Prius with a Kentucky license plate numbered 722RMY.

German police are seeking a man captured on CCTV in connection with the murder of Berlin-based artist Ewa Kowska.

Several Republican lawmakers, including Lisa Murkowski (AK), Susan Collins (ME), Shelley Moore Capito (WV), and Mark Amodei (NV), expressed their support for the National Endowments for the Arts and the Humanities.

Shia LaBeouf, Nastja Säde Rönkkö, and Luke Turner’s participatory work, “He Will Not Divide Us,” was “adopted” by the Foundation for Art and Creative Technology (FACT) in Liverpool. The project will now take the form of a live-streamed flag emblazoned with the project’s title.

Piet Mondrian, “Victory Boogie Woogie” (1942–1944), oil, tape, paper, charcoal, and pencil on canvas, 127.5 x 127.5 cm (Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Loan Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands)

The Gemeentemuseum will display its entire collection of work by Piet Mondrian — about 300 pieces — as part of its upcoming exhibition, The Discovery of Mondrian.

UNESCO raised $75.5 million as part of a new fund to protect heritage sites from war and terrorism.

Annette Kulenkampff, Documenta’s CEO and managing director, requested additional funds for the quinquennial contemporary art exhibition. Half of the show’s $37-million budget is publicly subsidized, with the remainder raised by the exhibition’s organizers, a model that Kulenkampff described as “not sustainable in the long run.”

David Fitzpatrick, the president of American Federation of Government Employees Local 2058, stated that President Donald Trump’s federal hiring freeze was responsible for the shuttering of seven historic sites in Philadelphia, including Declaration House and Benjamin Franklin’s home and print shop.

Christie’s withdrew a painting by the late Iraqi artist Faeq Hassan from an upcoming auction in Dubai. Iraqi authorities claimed that the work belongs to the state and was smuggled out of the country.

Vincent van Gogh, “View of the Sea at Scheveningen” (1882) (courtesy Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam)

Two paintings stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in 2002 went back on display. Octave Durham, who along with an accomplice stole Vincent van Gogh’s “Sea View at Scheveningen” (1882) and “Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church at Nuenen” (1882–84), told a Dutch documentary crew that the theft took 3 minutes and 40 seconds. “When I was done, the police were there, and I was passing by with my getaway car,” Durham stated. “Took my ski mask off, window down, and I was looking at them. I could hear them on my police scanner. They didn’t know it was me.”

Artist Antonio Lee filed a fabricated report with the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Edgar Database. The report, which Lee filed on February 1, stated that Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc., had purchased Lee’s art company in a stock deal that made him richer than Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Jeff Bezos combined. According to Bloomberg’s Anders Melin, there is no evidence that Lee profited from the deception, though false filings continue to be an issue for the SEC.

A home movie shot by Lou Henry Hoover is thought to be the earliest known color film of the White House grounds. The footage was discovered by Lynn Smith, the audiovisual archivist at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum.

Transactions

Carl Fabergé, “Chinchilla” (ca 1907), chalcedony and gold with sapphires (© Victoria and Albert Museum, London)

The Victoria & Albert Museum acquired nine works by Carl Fabergé and two works by the 18th-century goldsmith, Johann Christian Neuber, through the UK’s Cultural Gifts Scheme.

Imperial Oil Limited donated 38 artworks to 14 Canadian museums, including the National Gallery of Canada, Vancouver Art Gallery, and the Art Gallery of Alberta.

The Edmond J. Safra Foundation donated $1 million to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. The gift will fund a professor post at the museum’s Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts.

The Mike Kelley Foundation awarded a total of $319,000 in grants to eight Los Angeles–based nonprofits, including La Plaza de Cultura y Artes and the Vincent Price Art Museum.

Industrialist and philanthropist Mark Pigott donated a “major gift” toward the construction of a new Tudor and Stuart gallery and learning space at the National Maritime Museum in London.

The Baltimore Museum of Art acquired works by Mark Bradford, Paul Chan, Norman Lewis, and Ellsworth Kelly.

Mark Bradford, “My Grandmother Felt the Color” (2016), the Baltimore Museum of Art, purchased as the gift of Anonymous Donor (photo by Joshua White, courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth)

Transitions

Lourdes Ramos was appointed president and chief executive of the Museum of Latin American Art — the first Latina appointed to the post.

Gail Andrews announced her retirement as director of the Birmingham Museum of Art.

Cathy Ferree will succeed Tom King as president and CEO of the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites.

Alex Aldrich will step down as executive director of the Vermont Arts Council next month.

The Institute of Contemporary Arts in London appointed Katharine Stout as deputy director and Richard Birkett as chief curator.

Stephanie D’Alessandro was appointed curator of modern art and curator in charge of the Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Florian Ebner was appointed head of the photography department at the Musée National d’Art Moderne in Paris.

Manuela Paz was appointed director of development and strategic planning at Independent Curators International.

The National YoungArts Foundation appointed Stacey Glassman Mizener as vice president of development and Dejha Carrington as vice president of external relations.

The Barnes Foundation appointed Barbara Wong as director of community engagement.

Postmasters Gallery announced that it will open a second space in Rome.

Pace Gallery announced plans to open a new space in Hong Kong.

The Buckminster Fuller Institute will relocate its headquarters to San Francisco.

Guernica Magazine will open a second office on the campus of Purchase College, SUNY, as part of a new partnership.

The Centre Pompidou is in negotiations to open a satellite space in Shanghai’s West Bund cultural district.

San Diego Comic-Con International plans to open a museum at the site of the out-of-business San Diego Hall of Champions.

The College Art Association launched a revamped website.

Accolades

Susie Lee, “Exposure (Annie)” from Still Lives (2010), video portrait, 30 minutes (courtesy the artist)

The J. Paul Getty Trust will present the 2017 J. Paul Getty Medal to artist Anselm Kiefer and writer Mario Vargas Llosa in November.

Thomas Poulsen (aka FOS) was awarded the 2017 Arken Art Prize.

Romain Mader was awarded the 2017 Foam Paul Huf Award.

Susie Lee received the 26th annual Bonnie Bronson Fellowship Award.

Rachel Corbett was awarded the 2016 Marfield Prize for arts writing.

Two Trees Management Co. announced the recipients of its 2017 Cultural Space Subsidy Program [email announcement].

The Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation announced the recipients of its Grants & Commissions Program Award. The foundation awarded its 2017 Achievement Award to Daniel Joseph Martinez.

Grayson Perry received the Royal Television Award for best presenter and best arts program for his latest Channel 4 show, Grayson Perry All Man.

Ericka Beckman and Ian Weaver received the inaugural Stone & DeGuire Contemporary Art Awards from Washington University in St. Louis.

Opportunities

The New York City Campaign Finance Board launched a competition for the design of a new “I Voted” sticker. The submission deadline is April 14.

The Soze Agency partnered with artists Russell Craig and Jessie Krimes to establish the Right of Return USA Fellowship, the first fellowship dedicated to supporting formerly incarcerated artists. The application deadline is April 21.

The New York Foundation for the Arts launched the first-ever Canadian Women Artists’ Award. The Award is open to Canadian citizens between the ages of 21 and 35 who are living and working (including students in bachelor’s or master’s degree programs) in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut.

Obituaries

Trisha Brown (© Lois Greenfield, courtesy Trisha Brown Dance Company)

Chuck Berry (1926–2017), guitarist, singer, and songwriter.

Shane Patrick Boyle (unconfirmed–2017), founder of Zine Fest Houston.

George Braziller (1916–2017), publisher.

Trisha Brown (1936–2017), pioneering dancer and choreographer. Founder of the Trisha Brown Dance Company.

Walt Cessna (1964–2017), artist, author, and curator.

James Cotton (1935–2017), musician and harmonica player.

Colin Dexter (1930–2017), writer and educator. Creator of Inspector Morse.

Hugh Hardy (1932–2017), architect.

Leonard Manasseh (1916–2017), architect.

Ray Rathborne (1943–2017), photographer.

David Rockefeller (1915–2017), arts benefactor, philanthropist, and head of Chase Manhattan Corporation. Grandson of industrialist John. D. Rockefeller.

Robert Silvers (1929–2017), editor of The New York Review of Books.

Richard Wagamese (1955–2017), author and journalist.

Derek Walcott (1930–2017), poet, author, and artist. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1992.

Paul Walter (1935–2017), art collector.

Skip Williamson (1944–2017), underground cartoonist.

Bernie Wrightson (1948–2017), comic book artist.

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Brent Spiner (Data) on June 11, 2010 @ the 2010 Philadelphia Comic Con @ Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia/Pennsylvania.

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Brent Spiner (Data) on June 11, 2010 @ the 2010 Philadelphia Comic Con @ Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia/Pennsylvania.

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#Star Trek #Star Trek TNG #Brent Spiner #Data #Philadelphia Comic Con 2010

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Brent Spiner (Data) on June 11, 2010 @ the 2010 Philadelphia Comic Con @ Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia/Pennsylvania.

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Returning to San Antonio Jan. 12-14

Tickets for PAX South 2018, taking place Jan. 12-14 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, TX, will go on sale on Tuesday, July 18 at 3PM EDT.

Available via the PAX South registration page, single-day tickets can be acquired for $40, while three-day badges cost $80. For the first time, Sunday kid’s day badges (for 6-12 year old attendees) will be available for $10. Attendees who wish to bring their own PC for LAN tournaments can buy a bring-your-own-computer pass for an additional $40. PAX South 2018 merchandise, including a $40 dice set from Level Up Dice, $20 pair of socks from Sock Club and $20 pack of drink coasters, will also be available exclusively via the online store.

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PAX South has quickly become a premier event for gamers since its inaugural year in 2014. At the crossroads of gaming culture and southern hospitality, PAX South draws tens of thousands for a celebration of gaming culture with hands-on demos of the most hotly anticipated titles, the announcements of never-before-seen games, panels with industry luminaries, eSports tournaments with world-class players, concerts with game inspired music and much more.

“It’s been incredible to see how quickly PAX South has grown and solidified its place in the PAX lineup, cultivating a culture all its own in beautiful downtown San Antonio,” said Jerry Holkins, co-founder, Penny Arcade. “We’ve seen an increase in the number of attendees and exhibitors at every PAX South, and this coming show will continue to up the ante.”

Companies interested in exhibiting at PAX South 2018 can contact the PAX South team. Media and Content Creator registration will open three months before the show.

The PAX series of shows (West, East, South, Australia and Unplugged), produced by ReedPOP in conjunction with Penny Arcade, comprise some of the world’s largest gaming festivals. PAX events connect the industry’s greatest creative minds from across the worlds of video gaming and tabletop, directly to passionate audiences.

For additional information follow PAX via Twitter and Facebook.

PAX

PAX or Penny Arcade Expo is a festival for gamers to celebrate gaming culture. First held in Seattle in 2004, PAX has nearly doubled in size each successive year, with PAX Prime 2014 selling out of tickets in a matter of minutes. Connecting the world’s leading game publishers with their most avid and influential fans, PAX expanded with a second show in Boston in 2010 and a third in San Antonio in 2015, making it the three largest gaming shows in North America. The first international PAX was held in Melbourne, Australia in 2013. In 2017, Penny Arcade announced PAX Unplugged, its first tabletop focused show, to be held in Philadelphia.

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ReedPOP

ReedPOP is a boutique group within Reed Exhibitions exclusively devoted to organizing events, launching and acquiring new shows, and partnering with premium brands in the pop culture world. ReedPOP is dedicated to celebrations of popular culture throughout the globe that transcend ordinary events by providing unique access and dynamic personal experiences. The ReedPOP portfolio includes: New York Comic Con (NYCC), Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) West, East, South, Australia and Unplugged, Emerald City Comicon (ECCC), BookCon, BookExpo, Oz Comic-Con, Comic Con India, Paris Comic Con, Star Wars Celebration, TwitchCon, ComplexCon and more. The staff at ReedPOP is a fan-based group of professionals uniquely qualified to serve those with whom they share a common passion. ReedPOP is focused on bringing its expertise and knowledge to world communities in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, India and Australia.

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Revealed During PAX South 2017, New Tabletop Focused Event Debuts in Nov. 2017

Penny Arcade, to host one of the internet’s largest gaming communities, and ReedPOP, the world’s leading producer of pop culture events, announced PAX Unplugged, its first tabletop gaming focused event, in front of tens of thousands of attendees today at PAX South. PAX Unplugged, the sixth addition to the international line-up of PAX events, will debut at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, November 17 – 19, 2017.

PAX Unplugged will take all the elements that have drawn millions of gamers to PAX – the chance to play and see the reveal of highly-anticipated upcoming games, attend game-inspired music concerts, participate in tournaments and watch panels with industry leaders – but with a renewed focus on fostering the best event for the burgeoning tabletop gaming community.

PAX Unplugged will be a destination for attendees to share their common passions and socialize over board, card and other tabletop games, which have experienced a renaissance in recent years. Penny Arcade and ReedPOP are happy to embrace the thriving tabletop scene and provide those around it with a welcoming atmosphere to take this resurgence to even greater heights.

“With the rise of popularity of board games, we wanted to provide a dedicated space where fans can come together,” said Jerry Holkins, co-founder, Penny Arcade. “We will continue to have tabletop games at every PAX, but Unplugged will focus on stepping away from the TV, monitor and phone to foster face-to-face multiplayer experiences.”

Badges for PAX Unplugged will go on sale this Spring.

Working journalists as well as YouTube and Twitch content creators who are interested in attending PAX Unplugged to create coverage of the event and its exhibitors can register for a media pass in the Spring.

For more information, visit the PAX Unplugged site or follow PAX for updates via Twitter.

PAX

PAX or Penny Arcade Expo is a festival for gamers to celebrate gaming culture. First held in Seattle in 2004, PAX has grown in size each successive year, with PAX Prime 2014 selling out of tickets in a matter of minutes. Connecting the world’s leading game publishers and developers with their most avid and influential fans, PAX expanded with a second show in Boston in 2010 and a third in San Antonio in 2015, making it the three largest consumer-facing game expos in North America. The first international PAX was held in Melbourne, Australia in 2013.

PENNY ARCADE

Penny Arcade is a web comic focused on video games and video game culture, written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. With over 3.5 million readers, it is the most popular and longest running gaming web comic online. Penny Arcade is also responsible for the Child’s Play Charity, the Penny Arcade gaming expos (PAX) in Seattle, Boston, San Antonio and Melbourne, multiple video games based on the brand, and multiple online video series.

REEDPOP

ReedPOP is a boutique group within Reed Exhibitions exclusively devoted to organizing events, launching and acquiring new shows, and partnering with premium brands in the pop culture world. ReedPOP is dedicated to celebrations of popular culture throughout the globe that transcend ordinary events by providing unique access and dynamic personal experiences. The ReedPOP portfolio includes: New York Comic Con (NYCC), Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) West, East, South, Australia and Unplugged, Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC), BookCon, BookExpo, Oz Comic Con, Comic Con India, Paris Comic Con, Star Wars Celebration, Star Trek: Mission New York, TwitchCon, ComplexCon and more. The staff at ReedPOP is a fan-based group of professionals uniquely qualified to serve those with whom they share a common passion. ReedPOP is focused on bringing its expertise and knowledge to world communities in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, India and Australia.

Penny Arcade, ReedPOP Announce PAX Unplugged, Coming to Philadelphia Revealed During PAX South 2017, New Tabletop Focused Event Debuts in Nov. 2017 Penny Arcade, to host one of the internet's largest gaming communities, and…

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Wizards of the Coast President Chris Cocks to Deliver PAX Unplugged 2017 Keynote

Wizards of the Coast president Chris Cocks will deliver the keynote address at the inaugural PAX Unplugged, the new tabletop-focused addition to Penny Arcade’s lineup of gaming events, taking place Friday – Sunday, Nov. 17-19 2017 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA.

Now at the helm of Wizards of the Coast, the tabletop games publisher renowned for its work on popular franchises including��Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, and the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Cocks has enjoyed a lengthy career in the gaming and tech worlds. Prior to joining the company in 2016, Cocks spent several years at Microsoft, contributing to successful titles like Halo, Oddworld, and Fable, and LeapFrog, the award-winning maker of children’s educational electronic entertainment products.

“Wizards of the Coast is a pillar of the card, board, and role-playing gaming space, and we feel privileged to welcome them as an exhibitor to the first PAX Unplugged, and have their leader Chris Cocks deliver the show’s Storytime keynote, as massive fans of their work, as well as the other incredible properties Chris has contributed to over the years, we’re looking forward to his address in the City of Brotherly Love when PAX Unplugged kicks off this November.” – Jerry Holkins, co-founder, Penny Arcade.

The PAX series of shows – West, East, South, Australia, and Unplugged – produced by ReedPOP in conjunction with Penny Arcade, comprise some of the world’s largest gaming festivals, with each event entertaining tens of thousands of guests. PAX events connect leading video game and tabletop developers directly to passionate audiences, providing a space where gaming culture is celebrated through panels, demos, concerts, tournaments and free-play sessions.

PAX

PAX or Penny Arcade Expo is a festival for gamers to celebrate gaming culture. First held in Seattle in 2004, PAX has nearly doubled in size each successive year, with PAX Prime 2014 selling out of tickets in a matter of minutes. Connecting the world’s leading game publishers with their most avid and influential fans, PAX expanded with a second show in Boston in 2010 and a third in San Antonio in 2015, making it the three largest gaming shows in North America. The first international PAX was held in Melbourne, Australia in 2013. In 2017, Penny Arcade announced PAX Unplugged, its first tabletop focused show, to be held in Philadelphia.

Penny Arcade

ReedPOP

ReedPOP is a boutique group within Reed Exhibitions, the world’s leading event organizer. ReedPOP is devoted exclusively to organizing and managing events, launching and acquiring new shows, and working with premium brands in the pop culture world to deliver once in a lifetime experiences for fans everywhere. ReedPOP is dedicated to facilitating celebrations of popular culture around the globe that transcend ordinary events by providing unique access and dynamic personal experiences. ReedPOP is proud to be a part of a portfolio of events that include New York Comic Con (NYCC), Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) West, East, South, Australia and Unplugged, Emerald City Comicon (ECCC), BookCon, BookExpo, Oz Comic-Con, Comic Con India, Comic Con Paris, Comic Con Seoul, Star Wars Celebration, TwitchCon, ComplexCon and more. The staff at ReedPOP is a fan-based group of professionals uniquely qualified to serve those with whom they share a common passion.

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Scuf Gaming attending PaxWest - A Global leader and Innovator of Competitive Gaming Controllers

Scuf Gaming® continues to raise the game and bring the SCUF Experience to PAX West, September 1-4 in Seattle, Washington.

Witness our latest innovations and products at the SCUF booth (Level 4, #323) where attendees will have the opportunity for a hands-on experience to feel the difference SCUF controllers make whilst playing their favorite video games to include Call of Duty® and Destiny® on Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

Fans and enthusiasts will have the opportunity to meet the SCUF team and find out why over 90% of professional gamers choose SCUF. In addition to the gaming stations available for attendees to test SCUF controllers in game, SCUF will also have streaming stations where fans can watch their favorite streamers broadcast from the SCUF booth while fans at home will be able to follow the action live on Twitch.tv.

There will be two streaming sessions per day followed by autograph signing sessions at the booth so fans can gain that personal touch; session 1 is from 10am – 1pm and session 2 is from 3pm – 6pm. Confirmed streamers include: Ms 5ooo Watts, TheMavShow, Luminosity, TripleWreck, Charionna and RealKraftyy. Fans will also have the opportunity to meet some of SCUF’s top sponsored esports players and influencers and sign up for exciting giveaways.

Be sure to check SCUF social for all schedule updates!

Twitter: twitter.com/scufgaming

Facebook: facebook.com/ScufGaming

Instagram: instagram.com/scufgaming

SCUF will be offering a special PAX West onsite event pricing on controllers, apparel and accessories over the four-day weekend. SCUF controllers and accessories available onsite include SCUF IMPACT and SCUF Infinity 4PS PRO for PlayStation 4 and PC; as well as the SCUF Infinity1 and SCUF ELITE for Xbox One and PC. For those who can’t make it out to PAX West, SCUF will be providing a Twitch online promotion for the four-day weekend; offering customers $20 off SCUF orders of $225 or more.

As global leader and innovator of gaming peripherals SCUF was named “Best Hardware” award winner at the 2016 eSports Industry Awards. SCUF provides tactical gear for elite gamers where over 90% of the top professional gamers in the world use a SCUF controller. SCUF controllers are custom built to specification and cater to competitive and casual gamers who recognize that one size does not fit all. Selling high-end accessories and customized gaming controllers for console and PC, SCUF offers a number of patented functional and design features custom built to increase hand use and improve gameplay.

“PAX in Seattle is always an event I’ve loved so I am delighted we’ll be featuring the SCUF Experience this year! For the past 6 and a half years we have dedicated our lives to re-inventing the way gamers use controllers through increased hand use and improved comfort. It’s humbling to see how far we have come and the impact esports is having on the entertainment world. PAX West offers an exciting festival environment to showcase what’s new in the ever expanding world of gaming so we are particularly excited to share our latest innovations with the masses this weekend.” – Duncan Ironmonger, CEO & Founder of Scuf Gaming

Scuf Gaming CEO and Founder, Duncan Ironmonger, will be available for onsite interviews Sept 1- 4; as well as other SCUF executives. Please contact Mel Wood, [email protected] for interview requests. Press materials and additional information about the company may be found online at scufgaming.com.

About PAX

PAX or Penny Arcade Expo is a festival for gamers to celebrate gaming culture. First held in Seattle in 2004, PAX has nearly doubled in size each successive year, with PAX Prime 2014 selling out of tickets in a matter of minutes. Connecting the world’s leading game publishers with their most avid and influential fans, PAX expanded with a second show in Boston in 2010 and a third in San Antonio in 2015, making it the three largest gaming shows in North America. The first international PAX was held in Melbourne, Australia in 2013. In 2017, Penny Arcade announced PAX Unplugged, its first tabletop focused show, to be held in Philadelphia.

About Penny Arcade

About ReedPOP

About Scuf Gaming

Scuf Gaming®, global leader and innovator of gaming peripherals and winner of eSports Industry Awards for “Best Hardware” in 2016, provides tactical gear for elite gamers where over 90% of the top professional gamers in the world use SCUF. Selling high-end accessories and competitive gaming controllers for console and PC, SCUF offers a number of functional and design features custom built to increase hand use and improve gameplay. Built to specification, SCUF controllers cater to competitive and casual gamers who recognize that one size does not fit all. The SCUF controller has features, which are covered by 30 granted patents, and another 65 pending; protecting 3 key areas of a controller; back control functions and handles, trigger control mechanisms and interchangeable thumbstick control area. For additional information about Scuf Gaming, please visit www.scufgaming.com.

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PAX South 2018 Tickets Launch on July 18 at 3PM EDT

Tickets for PAX South 2018, taking place Jan. 12-14 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, TX, will go on sale on Tuesday, July 18 at 3PM EDT.

“It’s been incredible to see how quickly PAX South has grown and solidified its place in the PAX lineup, cultivating a culture all its own in beautiful downtown San Antonio, we’ve seen an increase in the number of attendees and exhibitors at every PAX South, and this coming show will continue to up the ante.” – Jerry Holkins, co-founder, Penny Arcade.

Companies interested in exhibiting at PAX South 2018 can contact the PAX South team. Media and Content Creator registration will open three months before the show.

For additional information follow PAX via Twitter and Facebook.

PAX

PAX or Penny Arcade Expo is a festival for gamers to celebrate gaming culture. First held in Seattle in 2004, PAX has nearly doubled in size each successive year, with PAX Prime 2014 selling out of tickets in a matter of minutes. Connecting the world’s leading game publishers with their most avid and influential fans, PAX expanded with a second show in Boston in 2010 and a third in San Antonio in 2015, making it the three largest gaming shows in North America. The first international PAX was held in Melbourne, Australia in 2013. In 2017, Penny Arcade announced PAX Unplugged, its first tabletop focused show, to be held in Philadelphia.

Penny Arcade

ReedPOP

ReedPOP is a boutique group within Reed Exhibitions exclusively devoted to organizing events, launching and acquiring new shows, and partnering with premium brands in the pop culture world. ReedPOP is dedicated to celebrations of popular culture throughout the globe that transcend ordinary events by providing unique access and dynamic personal experiences. The ReedPOP portfolio includes: New York Comic Con (NYCC), Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) West, East, South, Australia and Unplugged, Emerald City Comicon (ECCC), BookCon, BookExpo, Oz Comic-Con, Comic Con India, Paris Comic Con, Star Wars Celebration, TwitchCon, ComplexCon and more. The staff at ReedPOP is a fan-based group of professionals uniquely qualified to serve those with whom they share a common passion. ReedPOP is focused on bringing its expertise and knowledge to world communities in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, India and Australia.

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