Onyx Con covered in university journal
Posted by: Rich Watson on October 7, 2009 at 11:17 am
From a press release sent by Joseph Wheeler:
Be sure to get your copy of the latest International Review of African American Art (IRAAA), a journal published by Hampton University - Vol 22, no. 4!!! ONYXCON Art Exhibit Co-curator Kevin Sipp, acting curator at Hammonds House Museum, produced a wonderful article that covers ONYXCON’s first ever event this past summer in Atlanta! IRAAA is the most widely recognized journal of African American visual Art in the US! Hammonds House Museum in Atlanta, GA’s West End district carries copies of the journal if you wish to get a copy of this historical publication! A collage and digital work from Brutha YAMZ issue #1 (page 24) by Joseph R Wheeler III, founder/president of ONYXCON, was unfortunately mixed up and published with the label of Turtel ONLI’s Nubian of greatness Cover . While submitted, ONLI’s work did not get printed in the issue. Still, his name was mentioned and credited in Sipp’s article for founding the first ‘Black Age’ conventions which inspired others and ONYXCON. A request for corrections to the title under Wheeler’s Art and hopefully publishing ONLI’s as well, have already been submitted to IRAAA officials for the next issue. IRAAA is released quarterly and there is a chance that a follow up issue will encompass a full feature dedicated to Blacks in Sequential and related Popular ARTS!
SO Stay tuned and support THE NAO/ ONYXCON , THE BLACK AGE, HAMMOND HOUSE MUSEUM, & THE IRAAA !!!
Hammonds House Museum is in the historic West End, located at:
Hammonds House Museum
503 Peeples Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30310
IRAAA
Hampton University Museum
Hampton , VA 23668-0101












