# Latest News in Black Art: 2024 United States Artists Fellows Announced, James Claiborne Returns to Barnes Foundation, Jupiter Magazine Debuts & More
Latest News in Black Art features updates and developments in the world of art and related culture
2024 United States Artists Fellows: Clockwise, from top left, Karen Collins. | Photo by Chris Merchant; Tammie Rubin. | Photo by Essentials Creative; María Magdalena Campos-Pons. | Photo courtesy the artist; Garrett Bradley. | Photo by Blvxmth; Corey Alston. | Photo courtesy the artist; and Maya Bird-Murphy. | Photo by Nolis Anderson
## Awards & Honors
United States Artists announced recipients of its 2024 fellowships. Representing the United States and Puerto Rico, 50 artists and collectives received $50,000 unrestricted cash awards. Artists working across 10 disciplines were recognized for their “rich contributions to the cultural fabric of the country.” Selected recipients included: artist, musician, and educator **EJ Hill** and multidisciplinary artist **María Magdalena Campos-Pons** (Visual Art); **Ifeoma Ebo**, **Maya Bird-Murphy**, and AD–WO – **Emanuel Admassu** and **Jen Wood** (Architecture and Design); jewel artist and object maker **Tanya Crane** and ceramic sculptor and installation artist **Tammie Rubin** (Craft); artist and filmmaker **Garrett Bradley** (Film); and narrative miniaturist **Karen Collins** and sweetgrass basket weaver **Corey Alston** (Traditional Arts). | More
Artpace San Antonio announced its Spring 2024 International Artists-in-Residence: **Melissa Joseph** (Brooklyn, N.Y.), **Patrick Quarm** (Windy Ridge, Takoradi, Western Region, Ghana), and **José Villalobos** (San Antonio, Texas). Encouraging experimentation and growth, Artpace supports the production of new work by local, national, and international artists. The artists were selected by guest curator **Larry Ossei-Mensah.** Their residencies commence Feb. 5 and will culminate with solo exhibitions opening March 28. | More
## Magazines
Jupiter Magazine is a new quarterly arts and culture publication launched by **Camille Gallogly Bacon** and **Daria Simone Harper.** Available online, Issue 001: Worldbending features contributions by five writers: Akwaeke Emezi, J Wortham, Joshua Segun-Lean, Diallo Simon-Ponte, and Rianna Jade Parker. In the editor’s note, Bacon and Harper said the inaugural issue “illuminates our belief in the vital necessity of those who conjure planets of language around the work of artists who reflect our world back to itself with atomic precision and celestial foresight.” Annually, three digital issues are planned with a print edition concluding the year. Bacon is a Chicago-based writer and Harper is a Brooklyn-based writer, a former assistant editor of digital content at David Zwirner gallery, and founder of The Art of It All podcast. Both have contributed to major arts and culture publications. (1/18) | More
From left, James Claiborne. | Courtesy Barnes Foundation; Steve Locke, 2021. | Photo by Ross Collab
## Appointments
**James Claiborne** is rejoining the Barnes Foundation as deputy director for community engagement, effective Feb. 5. Claiborne first joined the Philadelphia museum as curator of public programs in 2021. After a brief stint as senior vice president of exhibitions and programs at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit that commenced in July 2023, he is returning to the Barnes in a reconfigured role.Claiborne has replaced Val Gay, who is leaving after serving as deputy director for audience engagement and chief experience officer for five years.
In 2023, Claiborne co-curated the exhibition “William Edmondson: A Monumental Vision” and co-edited the accompanying catalog. Steve Locke, a graduate of Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, has joined the Board of Governors. Locke has been actively involved at Skowhegan for several years and works across various mediums such as painting, drawing, sculpture, and installation.
Halima Taha is announced as the artistic chair for three seasons at the Hammonds House Museum, overseeing exhibitions and offering guidance on the museum’s growth strategy. Opening on Jan. 26, Taha’s first exhibition, “The Fabric Of Our Lives: Ex-Domestication and The Ties That Bind,” features the work of textile artist Precious Lovell.
Upcoming lectures include the 2024 edition of Expo Chicago (April 11-14) and the seventh-annual Winter/Miller Lecture at the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., to be delivered by Mickalene Thomas.
The White House Domestic Policy Council and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) are co-hosting a national arts summit in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 30, featuring government officials and arts leaders.
The public may view the event via livestream at arts.gov.
These are just a few of the exciting developments in the art world.
