Pitch Perfect at Miami Art Week

Are you developing an app? A film? An art project? A startup? Come practice your elevator pitch and receive expert feedback from Lisa Osborne, Black Public Media’s head of emerging media who preps all of their tech artists and filmmakers for BPM’s big pitch competition each year that offers $75K in grant funding. Artist and educator LaJune McMillian, who has taught at City College, NYU, and Princeton, is an expert presenter, having won $50K at the 2023 PitchBLACK Immersive Forum. They aced both the 4-min pitch video for their experimental documentary, The Unseen, about Black figure skaters in 1940s Harlem, and the Q&A with the judges afterward.

Miami Art Week: Immersive Artist Fireside Chat

On Thursday, December 5, join Black Public Media’s emerging director and moderator Lisa Osborne for an immersive artist fireside chat, where they will discuss their work, their challenges, and what it is like being a Black immersive media maker. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the chat begins at 6:30 p.m.

Black Terminus AR.T Hack

Attend Black Terminus AR.T Hack, a no-code, AR hackathon. Perfect for designers, artists and managers at arts nonprofits. Learn how to enhance public art, such as murals and statues, with augmented reality content. Sign up for the free hacktahon this Tuesday, December 3rd, during Miami Art Week at the Center for Black Innovation.

Torrents: BPMplus Art + Tech Showcases

On Friday, September 20 at 1 pm EST, BPMplus fellows Jazsalyn and Dominick Rabrun are hosting a session at the Game Devs of Color Expo called Worldbuilding Untold Histories.

Filmmaker Friday: The Body Politic

On Friday, September 20 at 1 pm EST, BPMplus fellows Jazsalyn and Dominick Rabrun are hosting a session at the Game Devs of Color Expo called Worldbuilding Untold Histories.

Filmmaker Friday: Smile4Kime

Smile4Kime is an experimental short film that tells the story of two friends who transcend time, space, and even death to support each other and stay connected through their struggles with mental illness Join us Fri., May 17 at 12:30 p.m. for an live Filmmaker Friday conversation moderated by Black Public Media’s Program Coordinator Carol […]

2024 Johnny Carson Center Open Call

If you’re working on an emerging media project and would like to participate in our Black Public Media Residency at the Carson Center this summer, it is time to submit! Our open call for applications closes on Thursday, May 17. For the third consecutive year, Black Public Media (BPM) and the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging […]

Filmmaker Friday: Searching For Augusta Savage

sculptor agusta savage standing to the right ans working of one of her pieces

Augusta Savage’s curiously dormant legacy is experiencing a long-overdue revival this month, thanks to a new film by producer Sandy Rattley and director Charlotte Mangin. Searching for Augusta Savage began streaming last week on PBS’ new American Masters Digital Shorts channel. The 22-minute film reminds audiences of the temendous impact this phenomenal 20st century artist, […]