Francis Kéré's inspiration for architecture began at home. Growing up in Burkina Faso, his village of Gando had no school and so he found himself leaving home at seven years old to seek out an education. He initially studied carpentry and then went on to study architecture at the Technical University of Berlin, always with the dream of returning to Gando to build a school. In 2001 his dreams were realized when Kéré designed, raised funds for, and subsequently built Gando Pri

This month, the spotlight is on the Black Future Co-op Fund and their support of Black-woman-led organizations throughout Washington state that are serving their communities through arts, culture, restorative healing, educational innovation, policy development, and more. ARTE NOIR is pleased to announce that we are among the 21 recent grant recipients. The latest round of We See You grants was created by the Fund in celebration of Black-woman-led organizations and in acknow

Congratulations are in order for Crystal Williams , who will become the first Black president of the more than 140-year-old institution, Rhode Island School of Design! “Art, education, and equity and justice are the three foundational focuses of my life and everything about me—who I am as a teacher, a writer, a leader, friend, daughter, and human—are in accord with RISD’s mission, areas of focus and social equity and inclusion goals,” Williams said in a statement ( Skanner

Who won a Neddy Award? SHE won that!!!! But what is a Neddy and how did Tariqa Waters win it? Let’s start with the award. First of all, the Neddy at Cornish Award is one of the Northwest’s largest and most esteemed annual awards for artists. Since 2011, Cornish College of the Arts has been a steward of this award, which is in honor of painter Robert. E. “Ned” Behnke . Awards are given to visual artists living and working in the Puget Sound Region. The 2020 award size was incr

Congratulations are in order for Crystal Williams , who will become the first Black president of the more than 140-year-old institution, Rhode Island School of Design! “Art, education, and equity and justice are the three foundational focuses of my life and everything about me—who I am as a teacher, a writer, a leader, friend, daughter, and human—are in accord with RISD’s mission, areas of focus and social equity and inclusion goals,” Williams said in a statement ( Skanner

Who won a Neddy Award? SHE won that!!!! But what is a Neddy and how did Tariqa Waters win it? Let’s start with the award. First of all, the Neddy at Cornish Award is one of the Northwest’s largest and most esteemed annual awards for artists. Since 2011, Cornish College of the Arts has been a steward of this award, which is in honor of painter Robert. E. “Ned” Behnke . Awards are given to visual artists living and working in the Puget Sound Region. The 2020 award size was incr