Skip to main content
What's On Shop
Menu

News & Announcements

Get the latest news on everything going on at the David C. Driskell Center.

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

Featured News

November 12, 2024 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Call for Application - Student Ambassador Program

The Driskell Center Student Ambassador Program
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.
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”.

Show Articles Matching...

Showing 91 - 100 of 240 Results

The Driskell Center Announces Next Year's Tentative Schedule

May 30, 2020 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

A year of Events and Exhibitions Honoring the Life and Legacy of Professor David C. Driskell

Reflection on the life of David C. Driskell by Curlee R. Holton, the Driskell Center's Director

May 30, 2020 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Legacy of a Giant: Reflecting on the Passing of David C. Driskell

Recording: Mary Schmidt Campbell on The Life and Work of Romare Bearden

May 27, 2020 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

The author and educator discusses her book “An American Odyssey: The Life and Work of Romare Bearden”

A Requiem For Academics

April 15, 2020 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

The death toll from COVID-19 continues to grow among professors. How will universities cope?

David C. Driskell Center COVID-19 Operations

April 10, 2020 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

An update for our community
Culture Type

In Memoriam, Artists, Curators, and Scholars Share Memories of David C. Driskell: He ‘Was an Agitator for African American Art’ and ‘Lit the Way in Our Lives and Careers’

April 08, 2020 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Driskell helped build the field of African American art history and was a nexus for three generations of artists, curators, and scholars who have studied and are fortifying the discipline.
New York Times

David Driskell, 88, Pivotal Champion Of African-American Art, Dies

April 07, 2020 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, College of Arts and Humanities

An artist himself, Professor Driskell recognized the role of black artists in the broader story of American art. He died of the coronavirus.

David C. Driskell, African American Art Pioneer, Dies at 88

April 03, 2020 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Distinguished University Professor revolutionized the field of African American art through his scholarship, innovation and humanity.
Maryland Today

An Activist’s Art

January 30, 2020 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

New exhibit highlights Romare Bearden’s work seeking social change.

Canceled: Huey Copeland: Nineteenth Annual David C. Driskell Center Distinguished Lecture In The Visual Arts In Honor Of David C. Driskell

January 04, 2020 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Announcing the Nineteenth Annual David C. Driskell Center Distinguised Lecture in the Visual Arts in Honor of David C. Driskell