News & Announcements

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.

Inaugural David C. and Thelma G. Driskell Award for Creative Excellence

March 11, 2022 Art, 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

We welcome submissions from emerging scholars and artists who will create new artistic or scholarly work that furthers the Driskell Center’s mission.

Former Driskell Center Curator Adrienne Childs, PhD, Wins 2022 Driskell Prize

March 02, 2022 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Adrienne C. Childs, PhD, is the recipient of the High Museum's 2022 David C. Driskell Prize, awarding her $50,000.

Press Release: Telling Our Story: Selections from the Permanent Collection

February 11, 2022 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

David C. Driskell Center Presents Exhibition of Works from the Permanent Collection

NBC4 Washington

UMD Gallery Honors a Pioneer in African American Art

November 08, 2021 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

News4’s Jummy Olabanji goes inside the David Driskell Center at the University of Maryland.

Arts for All Launches With Expanded NextNOW Fest

September 14, 2021 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Art, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Campus initiative to integrate the arts, science and technology.

Maryland Today

Ten Can’t-Miss Features at NextNOW Fest 2021

September 13, 2021 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, English, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, Art, School of Music

Annual UMD arts extravaganza returns with immersive projections, art-making workshops and outdoor music pop-ups.

Maryland Today

An Ever-Changing ‘Landscape’

September 09, 2021 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Exhibition highlights overlooked Black artists in American artistic tradition.