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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.

January 30, 2024 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Driskell & Friends Exhibition Celebrates the Collaborative Spirit of Visionary Artist and Scholar David C. Driskell

Driskell & Friends Exhibition

June 30, 2023 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

The Michael D. Harris Collection Virtual Exhibition: Imaging Self

Dive into the recently donated archive, the Michael D. Harris Collection, through our virtual exhibition “Imaging Self”.

May 15, 2023 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

The Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art and the David C. Driskell Center

Curlee Holton, Ph.D. and David C. Driskell Center Director will speak at PFF Collection Tribeca Showcase on Wed., May 17 from 6-7pm..

May 09, 2023 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

NEW DIGITAL CATALOG CELEBRATES THE PRINTS AND LEGACIES OF FAITH RINGGOLD AND BETYE SAAR

Digital catalog created for RINGGOLD | SAAR: Meeting on the Matrix exhibition.

March 31, 2023 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

The Driskell Center welcomes inaugural recipient of the David C. and Thelma G. Driskell Award for Creative Excellence

Driskell Center is proud to announce that Lucy Quezada Yáñez, a PhD candidate in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Texas at Austin, is the inaugural recipient of the David C. and Thelma G. Driskell Award for Creative Excellence.

March 24, 2023 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Remembering Lou Stovall, Sam Gilliam and David C. Driskell

Professor Curlee R. Holton, Director of the Driskell Center, reflects on significant losses over the past few years for the art world.

February 27, 2023 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

New print edition by Melvin Edwards to coincide with fabrication of monument

David C. Driskell Center is proud to announce pre-release of Monumental by Melvin Edwards.

February 03, 2023 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Driskell Center's Archives Receives Gift of Influential Artist and Art Historian Michael D. Harris' Archive, the Michael D. Harris Collection

The Driskell Center is proud to announce that the Driskell Center's Archives will be home to the Michael D. Harris Collection, a gift from the Estate of Michael D. Harris.

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Art And Society In Focus

June 30, 2012 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Driskell Center exhibit "African American Art since 1950" to travel to Taft Museum.

Director Of The Driskell Center To Retire

February 22, 2012 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Bob Steele has announced that he will retire in June.

Celebrate African American History Month At The National Gallery Of Art

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

David C. Driskell to participate in African American History Month presentation at the National Gallery of Art.

Love Of Art Frames Driskell Center Director'S Career

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

Robert Steele's journey from buying his first work of art as a student in Harlem to directing the Driskell Center.

A History Returns

February 01, 2012 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Ten years after it first began, African-American art exhibition returns to David C. Driskell CenterBy, The Diamondback

Georgia Museum Of Art Announces Receipt Of Collection Of American Art By African American Artists

January 12, 2012 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

African American art exhibition organized by UMD’s David C. Driskell Center donated to Georgia Museum of Art. By Artdaily.org

Courtside: Elliot Perry And Darrell Walker On Collecting Art At The National Gallery

January 11, 2012 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

David C. Driskell will open discussion about African American art at the National Gallery of Art in D.C.

Johnetta B. Cole, Ph.D. - The Eleventh Annual David C. Driskell Distinguished Lecture In The Visual Arts

January 03, 2012 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Announcing the Eleventh Annual David C. Driskell Distinguished Lecture in Visual Arts

Xaviera Simmons - Lecture

January 02, 2012 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Mixed-media artist, Xaviera Simmons, will discuss her artistic process and inspiration in an upcoming lecture

Press Release: Successions: Prints By African American Artists From The Jean And Robert Steele Collection

January 01, 2012 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Successions: Prints by African American Artists from the Jean and Robert Steele Collection to conclude its traveling exhibit