African American Art

All cultures throughout history have produced art, although the forms vary by both culture and historical era. The impulse to create, to realize form and order out of mere matter, is universal and perpetual. Such artwork can include visual art, literature, music, dance, and other forms. Children's arts, be they games, music, or stories, are the arts of everyone. Most contemporary readers understand that both our lives and our literature are shaped by the shifting dynamics of many factors - especially race, ethnicity, class, gender, nationality and cultural differences. The links on this page will give you further information on African-American art.