{"id":102257,"date":"2023-03-07T16:55:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T22:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=102257"},"modified":"2023-03-07T16:55:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T22:55:47","slug":"watch-black-artists-featured-in-live-art-studio-at-navy-pier-childrens-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/watch-black-artists-featured-in-live-art-studio-at-navy-pier-childrens-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Black artists featured in live art studio at Navy Pier Children&#8217;s Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>By Kierstin Lindkvist<br \/>\n<\/b><i>Medill Reports<\/i><\/p>\n<p>During Black History Month, local Black artists have been featured at\u00a0the Navy Pier Chicago Children\u2019s Museum showing off their art and giving kids a glimpse at live\u00a0painting. One of these artists is Dana Todd Pope: a mother of two whose art is all about painting\u00a0the types of images she wanted her kids to see growing up. She talks about the importance of\u00a0representation and how this booth can help shape the lives of Black youth across Chicago.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Artist Dana Todd Pope of Black Live Art Studio\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/805160511?h=a5646d8525&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSCRIPT:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dana Todd Pope: One day, one of my mentors\u00a0told me to think about my\u00a0voice as an artist. And so I\u00a0went home and I turned on<br \/>\nthe news, and there were\u00a0three stories back to back to back about little Black boys,\u00a0about 12 or 14. You know,\u00a0they robbed this or did that,\u00a0blah, blah, blah.<\/p>\n<p>And I&#8217;m like, really? Like\u00a0these are the only stories you<br \/>\ncan tell about Black youth?\u00a0And so I was like, huh,\u00a0OK, as an artist, I guess\u00a0I can kind of combat that.<\/p>\n<p>So I started painting my\u00a0happy, smiling boys and girls\u00a0and children more\u00a0reminiscent of the life that I\u00a0lived growing up on the South\u00a0Side of Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>I have my own two kids,\u00a0Emery and Xavier Brandon.\u00a0We call him B.J.<\/p>\n<p>I definitely create the types of\u00a0images that I wanted them to\u00a0be surrounded by growing up.<\/p>\n<p>Just having that opportunity\u00a0to have kids who may be\u00a0artists, or future artists who\u00a0walk up and see a real live\u00a0artist painting. That&#8217;s something I never had or never got to experience.<\/p>\n<p>I just wonder what the impact of this booth will be like. You know 10, 20 years from now: impact that I don&#8217;t necessarily even realize that I&#8217;m having right now. That&#8217;s pretty cool.<\/p>\n<p><i>Kierstin Lindkvist is a Medill graduate student in the sports media specialization. Follow her on Twitter <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/KLindkvistNews\"><i>@KLindkvistNews<\/i><\/a><i> or Instagram <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kelindkvist\/?hl=en\"><i>@kelindkvist<\/i><\/a><i>, and connect with her on <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kelindkvist\/\"><i>LinkedIn<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kierstin Lindkvist Medill Reports During Black History Month, local Black artists have been featured at\u00a0the Navy Pier Chicago Children\u2019s Museum showing off their art and giving kids a glimpse at live\u00a0painting. 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