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The Driskell Center Receives Gift of Major Archive and Grant from the Terra Foundation for American Art

Center's Archives to be home to the Okoe Pyatt and Shelley Inniss Archive of the Weusi Artist Collective

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Announcing New Exhibition, Dewey Crumpler: Life Studies

Opening reception on September 6, 2024

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Call for Applications

Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellowship at The David C. Driskell Center, University of Maryland

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The Driskell Center Student Ambassador Program

This paid opportunity ($500/semester) is open to University of Maryland undergraduates passionate about art and community engagement. Apply by December 2nd!

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The Driskell Center is pleased to announce that the Center's Archives will be home to The Crumpler Collection

Pioneering Artist & Educator Dewey Crumpler Donates His Archive to The Driskell Center

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The Driskell Center is a creative incubator dedicated to a world where Black artists exist at its center. We invite inquiry, experimentation, and dialogue to reexamine histories and shape shared futures. 
 

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David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Call for Application - Student Ambassador Program
David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Call for Applications
David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Artist Team Selected for the David C. and Thelma G. Driskell Award for Creative Excellence 2025
David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

The Driskell Center is pleased to announce that the Center’s Archives will be home to The Crumpler Collection
College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Announcing New Exhibition, Dewey Crumpler: Life Studies
David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

New Advisory Council Members Appointed at The Driskell Center, University of Maryland
David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

The Driskell Center's First Online Store Is Now Open
David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

The Driskell Center Archives Receives Gift from Groundbreaking Artist Robin Holder to Establish the Robin Holder Collection
David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, English, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Music

5 African American Works of Art Everyone Should Know

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