A free Brooklyn show that reframes a tired stereotype is up through September 5: “Unboxed: Black Fathers Art Present,” an exhibition by Brooklyn-based artist Dáreece J. Walker at Gallery Particulier (281 Maple Street), open daily 6:00–8:00 p.m. Walker paints tender figurative works on cardboard — a material freighted with associations of masculinity and labor — showing Black fathers with their children in moments of care, protection, play, and simple presence. The show opened May 1 with a reception featuring Philadelphia hip-hop/jazz collective Umami1000 (rapper-producer Alikho Igama and writer-producer-DJ MANN) and runs through September 5, 2026; admission is free and open to the public, no appointment needed during listed hours. It’s a small, local counterpoint to the big museum circuit — works that center Black fatherhood as it’s actually lived, present and loving and complex, rather than the stats-driven version of the story. As the gallery puts it: “The most important aspect of being a parent is showing up, day after day.”

See the event listing at AM New York