"Ethnic" or "multicultural" artists can shed those tiresome descriptions that box them in.
Just as Mr. Barrett has increased the presence of edgy chamber groups, so has he recruited more multicultural artists, notably the composer and woodwind player Paquito D'Rivera.
"Resonance" is the university's nod to Transcultural New Jersey, the statewide project developed by Rutgers University to boost the profile of New Jersey's multicultural artists.
Natu is a hero to other multicultural artists because of his courage to attempt to be accepted by the American art world after being born in Gujarat, India, in 1934.
Organized by Nancy Cohen and Denise Call, the center's staff curators, this fine, gutsy little show pairs artwork by emerging multicultural women artists with those who have achieved wider recognition.
THE exhibition "Unveiling the Image: Multicultural Women Artists," at the New Jersey Center for Visual Arts here, is part of Transcultural New Jersey, the yearlong, statewide initiative promoting the work of artists of diverse ethnic backgrounds.
This is an exhibit Merton Simpson himself would have enjoyed -- as it goes further than the eye can see, and blends a multicultural cast of artists ranging from 20-60 years old.
It's Planet of the AI's," said Melvin, half-joking, to kick off his conversation with writer/cosplay artist, Talynn Kell, Multicultural Science Fiction Organization leader, Amanda Ray, and Shafeeq Rashid, creator of the Black Astronauts podcast.
In theatre director Katie Mitchell's words, the world is no longer "neat and organised and tidy"; it is fractured, multicultural, multimedia - and artists want to capture this.
These days, it is a popular mode of working for artists from multicultural backgrounds, who have found in performance-based activity a vehicle for combating stereotypes.
