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The Black Archive (TBA) is a non-circulating collection of unique books, catalogs, ephemera, and research-based materials centering the Black experience.
The Black Archive (TBA) is a non-circulating collection of unique books, catalogs, ephemera, artwork, and research-based materials centering the Black arts, culture, and history.

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ALMA | LEWIS is thrilled to present our first ever

ALMA | LEWIS is thrilled to present our first ever artists residency group exhibition titled, ALL STARS: A Constellation of 10 Resident Artists. Organized by our Founding Executive Director and Chief Curator, @kilololuckett Kilolo Luckett, our ALL STARS exhibition celebrates three years in our contemporary art space at the XFactory building in Pittsburgh by featuring selected artworks from 10 of our resident artists since Fall of 2021. This will truly be a special evening as each of the artists will be in attendance.

Join us for the exhibition opening on:
Saturday, November 23, 2024 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM
at ALMA | LEWIS
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MEET OUR 10 ALL STARS:

Marvin Touré @marvintoure
Murjoni Merriweather @mvrjoni
Tunde Wey @from_lagos
Yaw Owusu @_yawowusu
Tajh Rust @tajhrust
Addoley Dzegede @dzegede
Kleaver Cruz @mypensouls
María de los Angeles Rodríguez Jiménez @mareyuh_
Stephen Towns @stephentowns
L. Kasimu Harris @visionsandverbs

Thank you to our supporters:

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts @warholfoundation
The Heinz Endowments @theheinzendowments
Fleischner Family Charitable Foundation

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Join us in welcoming L. Kasimu Harris, New Orleans

Join us in welcoming L. Kasimu Harris, New Orleans-based photographer and journalist, as our FALL 2024 resident artist! Meet Kasimu, learn more about his work, and see the conceptual ideas and materials he’s been exploring and experimenting with in Pittsburgh.

OPEN STUDIO + ARTIST TALK @visionsandverbs
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
5:00 - 7:00 PM
ALMA | LEWIS
6901 Lynn Way, Suite 206
Pittsburgh, PA 15208

5:00: Doors Open
5:45: Artist Talk

Free + Open to the Public

L. Kasimu Harris is a New Orleans-based artist whose practice deposits a number of different strategic and conceptual devices in order to push narratives. He strives to tell stories of underrepresented communities in New Orleans and beyond.Harris has shown in numerous group exhibitions across the US and two international exhibitions and has had eight solo photography exhibitions.

His series, “Vanishing Black Bars & Lounges,” (2018 – present) has been featured in solo exhibitions at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and at the Hilliard Art Museum in Lafayette, Louisiana. Harris’s writing and/or photography on the series has been included in several publications, including Wildsam Field Guides: New Orleans: 2nd Edition, Stranger’s Guide and most notably for “A Shot Before Last Call: Capturing New Orleans’s Vanishing Black Bars” in The New York Times. He was one of 49 artists selected globally for Prospect.6: “The Future Is Present, The Harbinger Is Home,” @prospect_nola a city-wide triennial in New Orleans, November 2 to February 2, 2025. He is set to debut work from the series that explores Black bars & lounges from a national and international perspective.

Most recently, Harris was the unit still photographer for “Nickel Boys,” a movie directed by RaMell Ross and based on the Colson Whitehead novel.

Photo by Ariel Wilson Harris @arielwilsonharris

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ALMA | LEWIS is an inaugural grant recipient of th

ALMA | LEWIS is an inaugural grant recipient of the Seth Taylor Hufford Memorial Fund, distributed by The Pittsburgh Foundation. It’s a bittersweet honor and we are truly grateful for the support. Seth was an inspiration, a supporter, and dear friend of ALMA | LEWIS. He helped us create our values statement, which puts artists at the center of our work. Thank you to Seth’s family, friends, and colleagues in creating a living tribute and legacy to advance bold equitable pursuits. We are in good company with Assemble, Atasa Solar, Boom Concepts, and PearlArts. @sthmemorialfund @the_pittsburgh_foundation #sethtaylorhuffordmemorialfund #boldequitablepursuits 🙏🏾🌌🌠❤️

“If I’m invested in an artist, I’m going to

“If I’m invested in an artist, I’m going to advocate for them, regardless. I’m not thinking about, oh, if they’re going to hit it big.” — Kilolo Luckett @kilololuckett

Listen to episode 190 of @studionoizepodcast where host Jamaal Barber @jbarberstudio interviews our Executive Director and Chief Curator, Kilolo Luckett.

Thank you Jamaal for creating a thoughtful, engaging, and lively podcast! 🙏🏾🫶🏾

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