Photography has a unique ability to allow people access to places they will never visit. In a way, photographers act as guides, introducing people, places, and ideas. A photograph also has the ability to change people’s perspectives. Michael Aboya, a photographer from Ghana, recognizes just how powerful a photo can be, and he seeks to use that power.

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What makes an art gallery stand out from the others? Is it the collection of art? Is it the curator, or the communities it helps to foster? The Calabar Gallery in New York City is more than an art gallery, it is the extension of a dedicated artistic entrepreneur and a showcase for the work of multiple artists inside and outside of New York.

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In today’s society, the term “woke” is often regarded as a term of endearment to individuals that are extremely honest and vocal about the world’s atrocities that occur as they happen. It isn't often that we mention actual artists of that same caliber. One of the hidden trail-blazers that utilizes the term artistically is Ethiopian-American artist, Julie Mehretu. Mehretu is from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She migrated with her parents to Michigan in 1977.

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