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Three images side by side: the book "Nighttime Symphony" to the left, an image of a black tube with nails being hammered into it in the center, and a black tube with silver nails being held in the air on the right

Black Voices, Black Joy: Rainmaker Tutorial

September 15, 2020

Inspired by the musical adventure of Timbaland's "Nighttime Symphony", make your own music with your very own rainmaker.

Three images side by side showing the development of a pencil drawing of a fox

Black Voices, Black Joy: Flipbook Tutorial

September 1, 2020

In "How to Find a Fox" by Nilah Magruder a young girl sets out to find a mysterious furry friend. You can do the same by creating your very own flipbook!

Three images side by side: the first is a cardboard box with colored pencils, the second is an outline drawing of a young girl on a transparent sheet, the third is a shadowbox with the black figure of the girl in the center.

Black Voices, Black Joy: Shadow Box Tutorial

August 18, 2020

Create a shadow box inspired by Layla's adventures in the book Layla's Happiness.

Three side by side photos: left photo showing unfolded paper with pencil and scissors laid on top, middle photo showing a paper folded into a triangle colored with red pencil held by a hand, third photo showing three-pronged folded paper with hand holding from the left side.

Black Voices, Black Joy: Crown Tutorial

August 4, 2020

Learn how to make a paper crown inspired by the art of the book M is for Melanin by Tiffany Rose.

A screenshot of a livestream of police officers in Times Square, New York

A Start: Rindon Johnson in Conversation with Aram Moshayedi

July 14, 2020

Artist and writer Rindon Johnson and Aram Moshayedi, Robert Soros Curator, discuss the changing landscape of art and identity in isolation via email.