Dig out your funkiest legwarmers and your bluest eyeshadow, because the brand NEW Redrawing Black History assignment just dropped and we are heading back to the 80s!
Redrawing Black History – now covering FIVE iconic eras of Black American history! The theme for the 1980s is Black is Bold – be sure to check it out now! Photographer unknown.
If you haven’t signed up yet, Redrawing Black History is our FREE Black art history course that will give you a deeper and richer understanding of Black American history.
It’s led by inspiring educator and pro illustrator Tamisha Anthony, with support from top art agent Lilla Rogers, and, to make it as accessible as possible, it’s completely FREE.
Your teacher, Tamisha, is passionate about vintage clothes, and dresses in period dress for each different era she talks about in Redrawing Black History. Photo by Voon Chew.
All of the course materials are available as soon as you sign up, but we’ve now added a fifth presentation and assignment along with a class gallery and a LIVE review, to help keep you inspired and motivated.
The theme for the 1980s is Black is Bold. Tamisha will explain how the 80s were a time of many firsts for Black Americans. She’ll dip into different fields including science, entertainment, politics and sports. She’ll introduce you to the first African American to have a solo show at the New Orleans Museum of Art and the Queen of RnB. And of course, there will be tons of gorgeous clothes and hairstyles.
Author Audre Lorde. Robert Alexander/Archie Photos – Getty Images.
Head over to the online classroom now to get your brand NEW assignment. Tamisha and Lilla will be looking at all the art submitted to the gallery before the deadline on October 3rd, and picking their favorites for the LIVE review on October 5th.
Get your NEW assignment now and maybe your art will get reviewed by illustrator Tamisha (left) and art agent Lilla (right) in the LIVE review on October 5th!
The new assignment is live NOW – get it now to give you the most time to work on it before the deadline of October 3rd, and maybe you’ll get your art reviewed by a top art agent!
Don’t miss out – get it now!
Here are the dates you need for the next few weeks – pop them on your calendar now.
- September 21st: Your NEW assignment for Redrawing Black History is available in your online classroom on the Make Art That Sells website.
- September 28th: Get Part 1 of your FREE three-part #MATSprep warm up assignment for Illustrating Children’s Books from art agent Lilla. (Parts 2 and 3 will follow on October 2nd and October 5th.)
- October 3rd: Complete the new assignment for Redrawing Black History and submit it to the class gallery by this date for a chance to get your art reviewed LIVE by Tamisha and Lilla. They’ll be looking at all the art submitted before the deadline to choose which pieces to review, so this is an amazing opportunity to get your art seen by a top art agent!
- October 5th: Join Tamisha and Lilla for a LIVE review of the new assignment for Redrawing Black History at 12.30 pm ET/5.30 pm (please note the slightly later than usual time).
Lots of love
The Make Art That Sells team xxx
