Driskell Center’s ‘Solace & Sisterhood’ celebrates connection in Black community
A new art display at the Driskell Center.
Listening in on Lessons from 'We Are the World'
Dean Shonekan teaches an ARHU course on arts and humanities of a single song.
Nyumburu’s Juke Joint open mic celebrates community pride through the arts
Hosted by the Nyumburu Cultural Center, Juke Joint is a monthly open mic event for students and community members to showcase their multidisciplinary talents. While a typical session lasts about 90 minutes, this month’s spanned three hours to celebrate the University of Maryland’s homecoming week.
A 'Mind-Blowing' Premier, 130 Years Later
The opera "Morgiane, or the Sultan of Ispahan", composed in 1887 by Edmond Dédé, premiers 130 years later.
Announcing New Exhibition, Dewey Crumpler: Life Studies
Dewey Crumpler: Life Studies Exhibition is on display at The Driskell Center gallery from September 10 to December 10.
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New Book Throws Jab at Art of Black Boxers
In “Heavyweight: Black Boxers and the Fight for Representation,” Jordana Moore Saggese, art history professor and director of the David C. Driskell Center, examines artistic depictions of Black boxers from the 19th through 21st centuries, revealing how their renderings reflected and reinforced stereotypes about Black men’s physicality, celebrity, power and place in the United States.
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Vital Signs: Creative Arts for Black Lives Mini-Grants
To support student voice and action related to the Black Lives Matter movement, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, UMD Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and UMD Office of Multicultural Involvement and Community Advocacy in partnership with Black Terps Matter announce the 2024-2025 round of Vital Signs: Creative Arts for Black Lives Mini-Grants.
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Driskell Center Awarded Grants to Create Institutional Archive, Digitize Newest Collections
Grants awarded to the David C. Driskell Center will allow for the creation of an institutional archive and to digitize its newest collections.
Sculpture Celebrating David Driskell Unveiled
A new sculpture celebrating David Driskell; the late Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, artist, and scholar, is unveiled.
UMD Faculty Share Key African American Works of Art
UMD faculty share their picks for five African American artists everyone should know.