News & Announcements

Driskell Center Announces First Recipient Of James A. Porter And David C. Driskell Book Award

March 26, 2013 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

The Driskell Center announces Bridget R. Cooks as the recipient of the first James A. Porter and David C. Driskell Book Award in African American Art History.

African American Art In Prince George'S County

March 07, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

The David C. Driskell Center presents African American art as a constant feature in the cultural scene of Prince George's County.

Message From The Dean: Holton Contract Extension

February 25, 2013 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Driskell Center Interim Executive Director Curlee Holton contract extended to June 30, 2014.

UMD’S Driskell Center Receives $2.2 Million Art Collector Bequest

February 06, 2013 College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

More than 225 collected artworks from the estate of the late Sandra Anderson Baccus and her husband, Lloyd T. Baccus, added to Driskell Center collection.

Dr. Elizabeth Alexander - The Twelfth Annual David C. Driskell Distinguished Lecture In The Visual Arts In Honor Of David C. Driskell

January 05, 2013 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

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

Rashid Johnson - Lecture

January 04, 2013 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Announcing a lecture by Rashid Johnson

Jazz: A Dialogue In The Performance And Visual Arts

January 03, 2013 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Distinguished saxophonist Branford Marsalis to join in conversation with David C. Driskell

Convergence: Jazz, Films, And The Visual Arts

January 01, 2013 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

The David C. Driskell Center co-curates exhbition focusing on Jazz music and culture

Umd Driskell Center Presents Its Perspective On African-American Art Post-1950

November 08, 2012 College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

“African American Art Since 1950: Perspectives from the David C. Driskell Center,” features 62 works that collectively reflect the growing prominence and complexity of the field of African-American art over the last 60 years.

Press Release: Convergence: Jazz, Films, and the Visual Arts

October 09, 2012 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

A Celebration of Sound and Visual Images Kicks Off with the David C. Driskell Center’s Jazz Exhibition