Pigment International, the Black Art Collective is hosting a special Salon Talk during the PRIZM Art Fair featuring Ted Ellis, artist and Commissioner of the 400 Years of African-American History Commission and Halima Taha, author of Collecting African American Art: Works on Paper and Canvas, moderated by Tracie Hall, Director of Culture Programs, the Joyce Foundation. The Salon Talk will be held on Saturday, December 7 at 1:00 p.m. during the show at the DuPont Building, 169 E. Flagler St.

Entitled, The 1619 Project Salon Talk, the conversation centers on the commemoration of the arrival of the first Africans to the British colonies in America. The discussion examines how artists interpret this unique anniversary and what it means at this pivotal point in our history. The conversation will also examine how the African Diaspora continues to shape and inform the Black art aesthetic and global art movements.