Posted on: February 17th, 2009 BLACK

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Brooklyn, N.Y. (February 17, 2009)—More Black Art About More Black Ish  Art Fund (MBA), an organization focused on nurturing talent, facilitating exhibition opportunities, and providing professional development assistance for emerging artists of the African Diaspora, today announced that it will hold its official Washington, D.C. launch event, “Black.”

 “As a young, black artist who has struggled to learn the business of art, self-promotion and marketing, MBA is a true labor of love for me. “Black” is an unveiling of of a project that has been years in the making,” said More Black Art About More Black Art Ish CEO and Curatorial Director Melissa Matthews. “We are extremely excited to work with young artists and help them launch and sustain their careers not only through MBA’s exhibition and professional development opportunities, but also through exposing them to networking opportunities with MBA partner organizations.”

Sponsored by Jack Daniels, Black Collection, Baker by Shawn, RAS and featuring music by D.J Huck Fin, Vocalist Jessica Chambliss and others  as well as an interactive installation art piece conceived by young and upcoming black artists, “Black” will be held on February 26th 2009 from 6 p.m.-10 p.m. at Washington, D.C.’s The Republic. Admission is free and artists and art enthusiasts alike are encouraged to attend.

“Black” is just the first of many events to be held by MBA in the coming months. Sponsorships for all of MBA’s events, including the MBA DC launch event, “Black,” are currently being accepted. To sponsor this event or get more information about this and other upcoming MBA events, visit www.moblackart.org.

 About MBA

More Black Art about More Black Ish.. Art Fund is a not for profit  organization that was formed to fill what its founders perceive as as a huge gap in the American and International arts landscape, given the contribution of African and Diaspora art and aesthetics to the modern artistic canon. More information on the organization and its programs can be found at www.moblackart.org.

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