Throughout the year and during Black History Month in February, Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown present gallery exhibits, rare artifacts and films that recount the experiences of Africans and African Americans in early America, from the first known Africans in Virginia in 1619 to the role of African Americans in the Revolutionary War.

Programs will feature Jamestown Settlement’s monthlong 2024 Black Artist Showcase debuting with an evening reception on Saturday, Feb. 3 and culminating with the annual “After Angelo” event on Saturday, Feb. 24.

Originally limited to one weekend, Black Artist Showcase is on extended view during Black History Month in February, connecting the past and present through vivid intersections of contemporary art and 17th-century history.

Guided by the theme—“the beauty of our lives”—22 Virginia-based artists present more than 30 original interpretations and reflections of family, faith, music and social justice.

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