News & Announcements

Artist First Showcased at Driskell Center, vanessa german, Wins 2022 Heinz Award for the Arts

November 08, 2022 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

vanessa german wins 2022 Heinz Award and will join artist Deborah Roberts for a virtual discussion.

'David C. Driskell and Friends' Opens at Wilkes University Before Traveling to Driskell Center

November 01, 2022 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

A traveling exhibition dedicated to David C. Driskell and his artist friends opens at Wilkes University before it travels to the Driskell Center.

'David C. Driskell and Friends' Opens at Wilkes University Before Traveling to Driskell Center

November 01, 2022 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

A traveling exhibition dedicated to David C. Driskell and his artist friends opens at Wilkes University before it travels to the Driskell Center.

Director Curlee R. Holton to Present at Symposium Hosted by IDSVA and The Javett Art Centre

October 25, 2022 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Director Curlee R. Holton will join sculptor Melvin Edwards as a presenter at 'The Question of "Africanness" and the Expanded Field of Sculpture' Symposium on October 29, 2022.

Tell and Show

September 15, 2022 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Guests curate Driskell Center exhibit by sharing artworks that moved them.

Maryland Today

10 Ways to Dive Into Fun and Creativity at NextNOW Fest

September 06, 2022 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, Art, University of Maryland Art Gallery

Annual UMD arts extravaganza returns with workshops, exhibitions, performances and a skate park.

Press Release: David C. Driskell Center to Present Community Selector Show Aimed at Helping to Tell the Story of the David C. Driskell Center

September 06, 2022 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

The David C. Driskell Center is proud to present its fall 2022 exhibition, Telling Our Story: Community Conversations with Our Artists, on view September 9 through December 2, 2022.

A Tribute to Sam Gilliam, an Abstract Art Pioneer and Global Artist

July 22, 2022 African American History, Culture and Digital Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

The David C. Driskell Center will miss and will honor him in the Fall 2022 exhibition, '"Telling Our Story: Seeing Art, Seeing Community from the Permanent Collection".

Maryland Today

Seeing Juneteenth

June 15, 2022 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

How Black artists bring the celebration of freedom to visual life.

Bonnie Thornton Dill, Longtime Dean of UMD’s College of Arts and Humanities, to Step Down this Spring

April 12, 2022 American Studies, Art, Art History and Archaeology, Classics, Communication, English, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, History, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, Linguistics, Philosophy

The pioneering scholar of intersectionality helped usher in a more diverse faculty, power up collaboration and research and launch interdisciplinary, arts-tech centered programs.