MAAA Exhibitions
recent exhibitions
NLBM Shades of Greatness May 25 – July 7, 2024
The Museum of African American Art recently hosted Shades of Greatness: Art Inspired by Negro Leagues Baseball, a 6-week traveling art exhibition from the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri. The exhibit featured 35 original works of art produced by 28 artists who interpret the Negro Leagues experience on and off the playing field.
Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism
Two oil paintings from the Museum of African American Art's Palmer C. Hayden Collection — Fétiche et Fleurs (above on the right) and Beale Street Blues (not pictured) — were on loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for the Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism exhibition from February 25 through July 28, 2024.
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exhibit proposals
We appreciate the many exhibit inquiries we have received from artists in the community who have visited the Museum of African American Art's exhibition space on Level 2, Suite 283, inside Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza. As we adjust to our new space inside the mall, we are unable to consider unsolicited exhibit proposals.
At our sole discretion, the museum may invite artists, curators, collectors, and institutions (or their representatives) to submit exhibit proposals. The submission of an exhibit proposal or images of artwork, at the museum's request or otherwise, does not constitute an exhibit agreement or the promise of a future exhibition at the Museum of African American Art.
Invited exhibition proposals are reviewed by the museum's Executive Director, Advisory Board, and the Board of Directors. The museum will consider factors including but not limited to the following: timeliness of proposed exhibit, location of the artist and artwork, relevance to the museum's mission and priorities, readiness of the artwork for display, sponsorship and marketing plan, community interest, and art transporation and installation logistics.
To support artists in our community, MAAA may propose online exhibitions, spotlight artists on the MAAA website, or feature artists' work on our social media channels instead of creating in-person exhibitions at the museum. Approval of both the artist and the museum is required for online exhibitions, website spotlights, and social media posts.
At our sole discretion, the museum may invite artists, curators, collectors, and institutions (or their representatives) to submit exhibit proposals. The submission of an exhibit proposal or images of artwork, at the museum's request or otherwise, does not constitute an exhibit agreement or the promise of a future exhibition at the Museum of African American Art.
Invited exhibition proposals are reviewed by the museum's Executive Director, Advisory Board, and the Board of Directors. The museum will consider factors including but not limited to the following: timeliness of proposed exhibit, location of the artist and artwork, relevance to the museum's mission and priorities, readiness of the artwork for display, sponsorship and marketing plan, community interest, and art transporation and installation logistics.
To support artists in our community, MAAA may propose online exhibitions, spotlight artists on the MAAA website, or feature artists' work on our social media channels instead of creating in-person exhibitions at the museum. Approval of both the artist and the museum is required for online exhibitions, website spotlights, and social media posts.