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Driskell Center Receives $100,000 Terra Foundation Grant to Support Spring Exhibition ‘America Will Be!’

The exhibition presents artworks that critically engage the image and symbol of the U.S. flag.

May 01, 2025 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

"Solace & Sisterhood" Kicks Off the Fall Semester

Announcing our fall semester 2025 exhibition, featuring artists Lavett Ballard, Amber Robles-Gordon, and Evita Tezeno

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

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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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

The Next Chapter

September 20, 2012 College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Exhibit Showcases Innovation in African American Art.

Promising Artists Of The 21St Century

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

Art M.F.A. candidate Lauren Shea Little exhibits her work in an international exhibition.