We manifest opportunities for Artists by creatively investing our resources into the development of sustainable careers.
A portrait of Ben and Marie Evans, the ancestors

Family is the Mission

"The mission of Keyeser & Marie started with my grandparents, Benjamin “Keyeser” Evans Jr. and Marie Evans. They taught me the importance of art and community. In memory of them, I want to help artists build sustainable futures."
A.C. Evans, Creative Director, Keyeser & Marie
A.C. Evans
Creative Director, Keyeser & Marie

Opening this Summer

MYTHOFUTURIDDIM, is an annual arts festival that promotes emerging artists working in the field of Afrofuturism, Mythology and Riddim/Music.

PROJECTS

9/11 Twenty is an online audio-diary exhibition of personal reflections from twenty contributors who experienced 9/11 twenty years ago.

MARCH HOUSTON, our first publication, is a full-color photography book, inspired by the art of civil disobedience.

FEATURED ARTIST

Wi-Moto Nyoka, Keyeser & Marie, Featured Artist

Wi-Moto Nyoka

WI-MOTO NYOKA is a writer and transmedia artist. She is the founder of Dusky Projects  and the podcast Black Women Are Scary creating and producing horror & sci-fi content for young adult and adult audiences. Awards, honors, and official selections include: Puffin Foundation grant recipient, the Brick’s Comic Book Theater Festival selected librettist, A.R.T/New York Creative Space Grant recipient, MultiStage New Works Contest Semi-Finalist, One-Eyed Rabbit Black Screenwriters Grant Semi-finalist, Other Worlds Film Festival Screenplay Finalist, Austin After Dark Best Dark Sci-fi Screenplay Finalist, Oregon Short Film Festival Best Horror Teleplay Award winner, Urban Action Showcase Nominee for Best Action/Adventure Script, MeccaCon International Film Festival, Official Latino Short Film Festival and more.

Artist Opportunities

SaveArtSpace: Cosmic Shift

Call for grant proposals DUE 3/7/2022

SaveArtSpace presents Cosmic Shift a public art and gallery exhibition in Los Angeles, CA starting April 18, 2021. A Cosmic Shift in consciousness, in direction, in optics or energy, has the power to inspire exploration. It can help unlock the mysteries of the universe, shedding light upon the role of variety, evolution, and multidimensionality. The public exhibition of Cosmic Shift aims to draw attention to the infinite coexisting vibrancies all around us, generating a myriad of lenses through which to examine, connect, and challenge our methods of perceiving ourselves, our minds, our environments, and the intricacies of our existence.

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Art League Houston

Exhibition Proposals DUE 3/31/2022

The mission of Art League Houston is to connect the community through diverse, dynamic, and creative experiences that bring people together to see, make, and talk about contemporary visual art. Founded in 1948, Art League Houston has radically evolved beyond the parameters of traditional art leagues. While keeping the core of the art league model—a robust membership deeply committed to the value of visual art in contemporary life—Art League Houston embraces contemporary approaches to curatorial programming, community-building, art education, and outreach to under-served communities.

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ARTIST RESOURCES

RISD’s New President Is a Signal of Changing Priorities in Design

This Spring, RISD welcomed Crystal Williams as its new president. Williams is a Black woman, a poet, and an academic administrator known for helping small elite liberal arts colleges become more equitable and inclusive.

Keyeser & Marie, a resource for artists and creative entrepreneurs

Need up-to-date information on visual arts opportunities? Visit our Artist Resources page, for information on grants, recommended readings, artist advice and more.

K&M Recommends

Dirty South

This exhibition catalog to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture, and the Sonic Impulse chronicles the pervasive visual and sonic parallels in the work of Black artists from the southern United States.

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