From the release:

Over Black History Month a group of Black creatives and technologists used the downtime from their jobs to create THE BLACK ARTS PROJECT – an NFT collective that will harness the power of Black creativity and make the Web3 world more inclusive for Black people.

THE BLACK ARTS PROJECT officially launches on 1st March, the day after Black History Month ends because the team wanted to mark the move from Black history to “Black Futures” – in the form of inspiring future Black artists, as well as giving Black artists galleries in the metaverse to preserve their work as well as encourage more art to be produced.

Led by Anthony Gibbs, an LA-based Creative at Imaginary Forces, THE BLACK ARTS PROJECT is a team of Black creators and technologists from Los Angeles, New York, London, and Paris.

THE BLACK ARTS PROJECT is working on NFT collaborations with a number of different Black artists, young and old, lesser-known and established.

Their inaugural collection is a collab with the brilliant black artist from Paris, Aur lia Durand, known for her striking work for Apple and Google as well as for the cover and illustrations for numerous books including The New York Times bestseller “This Book is Anti-Racist” by Tiffany Jewell.

The iconic NFT collection, which will mint later in March, will be called “THE BLACK ARTS PROJECT x Aur lia Durand.” 15% of all funds raised by the project will go towards numerous Black causes ranging from grassroots community support for creative talent through to the more future-facing creation of virtual galleries in the metaverse dedicated to Black art. In addition, they have committed to a double offset of the carbon used in process of creating the NFTs.

At its core THE BLACK ARTS PROJECT want to use their NFT collections for positive change, creating a global community focussed on harnessing and celebrating the power of the Black Arts.