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The Driskell Center Receives Gift of Major Archive and Grant from the Terra Foundation for American Art

Center's Archives to be home to the Okoe Pyatt and Shelley Inniss Archive of the Weusi Artist Collective

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Announcing New Exhibition, Dewey Crumpler: Life Studies

Opening reception on September 6, 2024

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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

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The Driskell Center is pleased to announce that the Center's Archives will be home to The Crumpler Collection

Pioneering Artist & Educator Dewey Crumpler Donates His Archive to The Driskell Center

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The Driskell Center Receives $280,000 Grant from the Terra Foundation for American Art

Three-year grant will fund two major initiatives in The Driskell Center Archives

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The work featured in our past, current and upcoming exhibitions demonstrates our ongoing commitment to documenting and presenting African American visual art and culture. 

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The David C. Driskell Center is proud to present and preserve its collection of works by African American artists. The art collection includes drawings, paintings, prints, mixed media and sculptures with works by prominent artists, including Benny Andrews, Romare Bearden and Augusta Savage. The Driskell archive was assembled over more than six decades and consists of an estimated 50,000 objects.

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Located on the University of Maryland’s campus, the David C. Driskell Center is easily accessible from Washington, D.C., Baltimore and surrounding areas.

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Watch Recordings of Past Events

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the David C. Driskell Center has held their events exclusively online. The recordings of these events are now available!

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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
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
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
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
David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

The Driskell Center's First Online Store Is Now Open
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
David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, English, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Music

5 African American Works of Art Everyone Should Know
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
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

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