_{Black Artist Showcase in 2022 featured "Ezra: Reparations Groove," a linoleum cut by Steve Prince (at right), as well as "The Calm," an acrylic painting by S. Ross Browne. Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation photo.}

Jamestown Settlement exhibits its 2024 Black Artist Showcase on February 1-29.

Originally limited to one weekend, Black Artist Showcase is on extended view during Black History Month in February, connecting the past and present through vivid intersections of contemporary art and 17th-century history.

Guided by the theme – “the beauty of our lives” – 22 Virginia-based artists present more than 30 original interpretations and reflections of family, faith, music and social justice.

Jamestown Settlement showcases the cultural legacies of West Central Africans brought to Virginia in the 17th century through immersive gallery exhibits, films and education programs.

Black History Month programs culminate February 24 with “After Angelo,” named for one of the first African women in Jamestown, celebrating modern African American life and culture through art, performance and community conversation.

Black Artist Showcase and After Angelo are supported in part by the Williamsburg Area Arts Commission and the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Inc. Annual Fund.