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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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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.

Press Release: African American Art Since 1950: Perspectives From The David C. Driskell Center

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

Upcoming exhibit honors the legacy of the 1976 exhibition, Two Centuries of Black American Art 1750-1950

Curlee Holton Appointed Interim Executive Director Of Umd'S David C. Driskell Center

July 18, 2012 College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Learn more about artist-scholar Curlee Holton.

The Dos And Don'ts Of Artists' Bequests

July 04, 2012 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

The Driskell Center puts legacy gifts to good use.

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.