Fifty years of Boston's pioneering residency for Black artists, as commemorated through artworks, artist reflections and archival materials. Produced in conjunction with the ICA exhibition Say it Loud: AAMARP, 1977 to Now, on view from February 12 through August 2, 2026.
One of the few longstanding residency programs for Black artists in the United States, the African American Master Artists-in-Residence Program (AAMARP) was founded at Northeastern University in 1977 by artist and educator Dana C. Chandler, Jr. A vital outgrowth of the Black Arts Movement in Boston, AAMARP is a visual arts complex intended to provide free studio space, on-site galleries and multi-purpose spaces for community engagement.
This is the first publication dedicated to the history and legacy of AAMARP. At its center is a detailed chronology of the program, illustrated by works created by AAMARP-affiliated artists past and present. Say It Loud also includes reflections from over a dozen affiliated artists and reproductions of archival materials, including photographs, exhibition announcements and newsletters.
Edited with text by Jeffrey De Blois. Foreword by Nora Burnett Abrams. Preface by Edmund Barry Gaither. Text by Connie Choi, Meghan Clare Considine, Jeffrey De Blois, Faye R. Gleisser. Contributions by Gloretta Baynes, Jeff Chandler, Sharon Dunn, Marlon Forrester, L’Merchie Frazier, Ricardo Gomez, Ekua Holmes. Reginald L. Jackson, Napoleon Jones-Henderson, Khalid Kodi, Bryan McFarlane, Shea Justice, Hakim Raquib, Renée Stout, Susan Thompson, Wen-ti Tsen, Keith Morris Washington, Don West, Rene Westbrook.
- Print length: 112 pages; 77 color | 35 bw.
- ISBN-13: 9781636811994
- Item Weight: 1.3 pounds
- Dimensions: 8 x 10.25 inches
