ONLI STUDIOS welcomes Art Starz & Collectors! Friday, November 18th

Turtel Onli

If you are in Chicago this Friday you are invited to the

Open Studios event this Friday, Nov. 18th at ONLI STUDIOS, 4th floor, 5pm to 10 pm.

Positive visual vibes,

Rhythmistic wearable fine art

and graphic novels to experience, collect and gift.

This happens the 3rd Friday of each month at the

Bridgeport Arts Center

34th & South Racine in Chicago.

Afro-Futurism in the Arts Exhibit opens!

The Future of the Funk: An exciting new exhibit that zooms Black Age into the Afro-futuristic zone!

BLACK Age Art is now represented at two major national African-American History Museums. The DuSable Museum of African-American History in Chicago and now the Tubman African American Museum in Macon, Georgia.

A new exhibit that focuses on Afro-Futurism titled,

Afro-Futurism in the Arts-Riffing on the Real opened at the Tubman Museum of African-American art in Macon Georgia. The exhibit will run from July 22 through October 8, 2011. There will be a reception to celebrate the opening of the exhibit at the Museum on Thursday, July 28, from 6 to 8 P.M.

"The term Afro-Futurism refers to the exploration of a range of ideas and themes available in traditional and contemporary black cultures, melded with concepts and motifs commonly found in the various forms of fantastic fiction, including science fiction, horror, alternative history, utopian/dystopian fiction and magic realism. Afro-futurism in the visual arts opens cultures of the past and present up for re-consideration, and re-imagines cultures of the future." -Tubman African American Museum

In todays high risk and stressful culture, many may ask the question:

Are we at risk for extinction? Are we even going to be here in the future?

This exhibit opens us to the vision of Black Age artists who say, "Of course we will be here and we shall flourish!" The images in this show reach to our rich cultural past for iconic symbols of strength to shape and define a vision of our future heros and heroines!

"The forces of the future from Brotherman to NOG NU and many other powerfuly creative images are juxatopsed into a collage of Black Age, Rhythmistic, Afro-Sci-fi and future-primitif art in this Afro Futuristic exhibit."

For more information on the AFRO-FUTURISM Exhibit go to: THE TUBMAN AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM. https://www.tubmanmuseum.com/

340 Walnut Street Macon, Georgia 31201 Phone: (478) 743-8544

For more information on the Rhythmstic galaxy and a gallery of Afro-Futurism by ONLI, "an artist who has always lived in the future" visit: www.afrofuture.blogspot.com and www.onlistudios.com

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Vision Becomes Reality • Artists of East Bank Opening Friday March 4, 2011

Celebrate Black Comic Book Day at the Du Sable Museum-Chicago-February 12

NOG-Nubian Of Greatness...

NOG NU, a full color cosmic comic book by ONLI

Coloring by Ashley Woods - Onli- Woods -St Pierre

Celebrate Black Comic Book Day at the Du Sable Museum on February 12, 2011!

Rhythmistic Artist, Turtel Onli

Artist-Educator and Father of the Black Age of Comics

DuSable Museum Gift Shop

57th and Cottage Grove Ave

2 p.m. until 5 p.m.

Onli will be signing NOG NU, a full color cosmic comic book and Team BLANGA graphic novel/tradebook, presenting the Black Age of Comics’ Rack for collectors and educators, and discussing collecting Black Age Comic Books and Graphic Novels.

The Black Age Rack includes the works of many gifted artists, writers, independent publishers...and emerging "Masters of the Black Age Universe".

Join us in this unique experience to buy books in celebration of Black Comic Book Day!

Free Admission.

For more info check out

www.blackageofcomics

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Black Age XII -The Black Age of Comics Convention! Oct 9-11

The Black Age

is the Indie-Alternative!

One of Bronzeville's most futuristic visionary artists...

Rhythmistic artist and creator of the The Black Age of Comics, Turtel Onli and Onli Studios will host the 12th Black Age of Comics Convention at during Chicago's Artist month on Oct 9-11th, 2009 in Chicago.

Onli coined the term, "The Black Age of Comics" to identify it as a genre of creative works that are derived from the Black or African experience in an indie-alternative manner.

BLACK AGE XII will take place in the Hyde Park area of Chicago which is the home of President Obama, along with being the birthplace of the Black Age movement.

The world's first Black Age of Comics Convention was given at the historic Southside Community Art Center in the the Bronzeville area of Chicago in 1993.

It featured illustrators-artists, Craig Rex Perry, Tim Jackson, Turtel Onli, & writer, Cassandra Washington. There are are now four conventions nationwide.

The other three conventions include ECBACC (East Coast Black Age of Comics Con, the Detroit Black Age of Comics Con and the most recent, Onxycon held in Atlanta in the summer of 2009.)

The Black Age is the Indie-Alternative!

Kenwood Academy HS

5015 S. Blackstone Ave

Hyde Park, Chicago,
Admission:

$5.00 Adults $2.00 Kids
Program:

Oct. 9th,2009

Eric Battle, that Black Age great and illustrator for DC Comic's Spectre and Batman along with other amazing projects will be signing his books and kickin' it with fans, collectors, students, and everybody else at the Graham Crackers Mega Comic Book Store at 77 East Madison Ave in downtown Chicago.

Later that day, Eric will be at the First Aid Comic Book Store in Hyde Park.

The next day, he will be featured in workshops at the Black Age Convention site at the Kenwood location from 9:30am to 4:30pm.

Oct. 10th, 2009

BLACK AGE XII will be at the Kenwood location as listed above.

It will feature Doc & the INTER-FAN crew doing a presentation on the late legendary Black Age Underground Comix master creator and innovator,

Grass Green.

They will also be holding it down for the radical indie-alternative comic book crowd.

There will be an indie video competition and a viewing of the first ONYX CON DVD from Atlanta and the Chicago Comic Con this past summer. www.inter-fan.org

Onli will present a "State of the Black Age" lecture followed with a Q&A session. www.onlistudios.com

Fans and collectors will be able to buy directly from the indie publishers and artists on hand. Students, educators, and emerging professionals will find this group of creative folks very inspiring.

Oct. 11th, 2009

Signings will be scheduled at Afri-ware and the Azizi book stores. TBA

At the Black Age Xll, expect to meet vendors, indie-publishers, artists, & writers including Ashley A. Woods, Barbara Jenkins, LaMorris Richmond, Tim Jackson, Eric Battle, N. Steven Harris, Juan Arevalo, Raymond Leonard, Moe, Nino Meserina, Joe Currie, Spicey, Terry Huddleston, Yaound' Olu, Mike Smith, Punkin, Ernest Posey, Rod Jenkins. Robert Boyd, Kim Moseberry, Onli.......and many more!

The University of Chicago's radio station WHPK will be on site to interview fans, vendors, artists, and writers to get their spin on the Black Age movement.

Vendor Info : Contact ONLI STUDIOS at onli@sbcglobal.net while they last!!!!

Lodging nearby: Ramada Lakeshore 773-288-5800
International House of Chicago ( U of C campus ) 773-753-2270