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

SOLACE AND SISTERHOOD KICKS OFF THE FALL SEMESTER

Announcing our fall semester 2025 exhibition

February 21, 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 the 2025 Annual Distinguished Lecture in the Visual Arts in Honor of David C. Driskell

Announcing 2025 Annual Distinguished Lecture

December 03, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

New Exhibition at The Driskell Center Explores the Future of Black Art

Announcing our spring semester 2025 exhibition

November 12, 2024 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Call for Application - Student Ambassador Program

The Driskell Center Student Ambassador Program

October 21, 2024 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Call for Applications

Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellowship at The Driskell Center

September 17, 2024 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

The Driskell Center is pleased to announce the award winners

August 08, 2024 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

The Crumpler Collection, Gift of the Artist Dewey Crumpler

June 03, 2024 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

Fall exhibition opening September 6, 2024 from 5 - 7 p.m.

April 23, 2024 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

The Driskell Center is pleased to announce the appointment of new Advisory Council members.

February 19, 2024 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

The Driskell Center is proud to announce that the Center’s Archives will be home to the Robin Holder Collection, a gift of the artist.

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Collector's School In Houston, Texas

August 03, 2017 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

The Center's popular training series hits the road

Press Release: The Last Ten Years: In Focus

August 02, 2017 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

The David C. Driskell Center to showcase aquisitions from the last ten years

David C. Driskell Center Presents Shifting: African American Women Artists And The Power Of Their Gaze

January 18, 2017 Art, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Exhibition explores how African American female artists turn their gaze on the world around them.

Press Release: Shifting: African American Women Artists and the Power of Their Gaze

January 18, 2017 Art, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

David C. Driskell Center to Present Shifting: African American Women Artists and the Power of Their Gaze

The Second Annual Collector's School

January 06, 2017 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Announcing the Second Annual Collector's School

Thelma Golden: The Sixteenth Annual David C. Driskell Distinguished Lecture In The Visual Arts Series In Honor Of David C. Driskell

January 04, 2017 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Announcing the Sixteenth Annual David C. Driskell Distinguished Lecture in the Visual Arts Series in Honor of David C. Driskell

Floyd Coleman In Conversation With David C. Driskell

January 03, 2017 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Floyd Coleman to discuss the legacy of African American art scholarship and more with David C. Driskell

Shifting: African American Women And The Power Of Their Gaze

January 01, 2017 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Shifting will showcase artwork by leading and emerging African American female artists and highlight how they address the female gaze.

Art Africa In Miami Showcases The Work Of Contemporary African American Artists

December 01, 2016 College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Raison d’Art – A Celebration Of The Works Of David C. Driskell.

Selected Works From The Driskell Center Tour U.S.

October 31, 2016 Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Prominence and Complexity: Major exhibit of post-war African American Art tours U.S.