(SOUNDBITE) (English) AUTHOR OF "ROCKIT BLACK" SCULPTURE, ARTIST, TANDA FRANCIS, SAYING: "Hi, my name is Tanda Francis, and this is my piece, "RockIt Black." This sculpture pays homage to the Black ...

A new temporary artwork made from plywood businesses used to board up their windows during last summer’s racial justice protests is coming to McCarren Park this spring. The sculpture consists of two ...

Last summer, when thousands took to the streets of Chicago to protest the murder of George Floyd, many businesses started hanging plywood over their windows and doors. The plywood blanketing ...

A Dutch artist has unveiled a dramatic makeover for the historic sculpture court at Edinburgh College of Art - made entirely of plywood. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you ...

During the George Floyd marches last year, businesses boarded up. This year, hundreds of those boards will be displayed in exhibitions in Minneapolis, New York and Chicago. Tanda Francis in her studio ...

For the past 25 years, the Wood Turning Center in Philadelphia quietly has been bringing artists from around the world to work with wood. The center is internationally known for its museum-quality ...

Neil Hamamoto — the founder of the arts nonprofit Worthless Studios — often drives his pickup around the city looking for discarded materials to use in his practice. Last summer, all the plywood that ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) — For New York artist Tanda Francis, the Black Lives Matter protests during the summer of 2020 were a historic event. To honor those who participated and create a permanent tribute ...

The morning in April before a Minneapolis jury found the former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd, Leesa Kelly woke up from a nightmare. As she had done many times over the ...