The Nationwide Black Arts Competition is celebrating a serious cultural milestone in ATL.
A press launch reviews that the group will mark the twentieth anniversary of its signature Positive Artwork + Vogue profit on April 29 on the Atlanta Historical past Middle, honoring Lynn Whitfield, Jeremy Haynes, and Michi Meko for his or her lasting contributions to movie, vogue, and visible artwork.
Emmy-winning icon, Whitfield, will obtain the Cultural Icon Award, recognizing a profession outlined by show-stopping performances and cultural affect.
Haynes, also called @NoIGJeremy, a Clark Atlanta College alum whose styling work has formed the pictures of artists together with Mary J. Blige, Usher, and Missy Elliott, will likely be honored with the Model Architect Award.
Meko, a multidisciplinary artist whose work examines the African American expertise via themes of navigation, survival, and house, will obtain the Radcliffe Bailey Excellence in Visible Arts Award.
Introduced in collaboration with Neiman Marcus and Greenberg Traurig, the milestone night will characteristic a curated exhibition of pupil art work from NBAF’s NextGen program, a seated dinner with premium drinks, reside music, and a runway presentation showcasing a curated choice from Neiman Marcus.
NBAF provides that past celebrating established icons, the profit can even highlight the subsequent technology of creatives. NBAF will award scholarships to winners of its 2026 Vogue Ahead Pupil Design Competitors and NextGen Visionary Artist Competitors, offering younger artists with monetary assist, skilled publicity, and the chance to showcase their work throughout the occasion and in Neiman Marcus Atlanta.
The group notes that proceeds from Positive Artwork + Vogue will assist NBAF’s year-round programming, together with arts schooling initiatives centered on underserved youth of African descent.
