Featuring a new lineage of Pacific Northwest artists alongside nationally recognized contemporary ceramicists. Seattle, WA (December 3, 2025) –  ARTE NOIR, in partnership with Pottery Northwest, presents Black Clay , an exhibition featuring over 20 ceramic artists shaping clay into narrative, memory, and resistance. The exhibition exists in conversation with a continuum of makers: from the unknown creators of Afro-Colonoware and the iconic Southern Face Jugs, to David Drake (c. 1800–1870s),...

This Column is dedicated to the "Unbroken Chain" of black poets who have given us a legacy of poetic treasures to share: To Fitzgerald Beaver, The Founder of THE FACTS NEWSPAPER:  The FACTS FAMILY : The FACTS STAFF                                             Limen                                                  By: Natasha Trethewey                                                             All day I've listened to the Industry                             of a single woodpecker, worrying...