Solace & Sisterhood Exhibition

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David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora
Friday, September 12, 2025 - December 5, 2025

Visit The Driskell Center from September 12 to December 5 for the fall 2025 exhibition, Solace & Sisterhood. The Center is open to the public Monday through Friday, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Featured artists: Lavett Ballard, Amber Robles-Gordon, and Evita Tezeno

Solace & Sisterhood is supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council, the University of Maryland's Arts for All initiative, and the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS).

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