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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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Maryland Today

Collecting Call

September 19, 2019 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, College of Arts and Humanities

Driskell Center exhibit highlights breadth of African American art.

East City Art

The Crayola Gallery of the Banana Factory Arts Presents David C. Driskell and Curlee Raven Holton A Collaboration of Creativity

September 04, 2019 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, College of Arts and Humanities

Opening: Friday, September 6 from 6pm to 9pm

Press Release: Reckoning with “The Incident”: John Wilson’s Studies for a Lynching Mural

June 03, 2019 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

David C. Driskell Center to Present: Reckoning With “The Incident”: John Wilson’s Studies for a Lynching Mural

Hyperallergic

A Shape-Shifting Artist, 87 Years Young

April 28, 2019 Art, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Over the course of a 70-year-career, David Driskell has been making art about memory, jazz, cities, spirituality, and nature.

The Washington Informer Online

Exhibition Shows Range of Black Beauty

February 20, 2019 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

"Posing Beauty in African American Culture," the latest exhibition at the David Driskell Center, confirms that Black people are lovely.

Maryland Today

Striking Poses

February 07, 2019 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

New exhibition examines depictions of African American beauty.

Conversation: Professors Driskell And Holton

January 06, 2019 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

A conversation between Professors David C. Driskell and Curlee Holton to highlight Professor Driskell's contribution to the country's artistic history

George Smith, Ph.D.

January 04, 2019 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

George Smith, Ph. D. showcases new book

Press Release: Posing Beauty in African American Culture

January 01, 2019 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

David C. Driskell Center to Present an Exhibition Exporing Beauty in African American Culture

Culture Type

Beyond Basel: Where to See, Buy, and Experience African and African American Art During Miami Art Week 2018

December 08, 2018 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Miami Art Week will include a plethora of art and activities focusing on artists of African descent.