Latest Driskell Center exhibition examines horrifying reality of capitalism
"Dewey Crumpler: Life Studies” exhibit explores capitalism and the exploitation of marginalized communities.
UMD Driskell Center holds symposium to preserve Black art
The symposium featured the Driskell Center’s archives collection, which includes an exhibition of more than 70 artworks made by various Black artists.
Driskell Center exhibition honoring ‘Driskell & Friends’ to open this Friday
The Gallery will house the upcoming exhibition “Driskell & Friends: Creativity, Collaboration, and Friendship,” featuring 70 works of art from Driskell and 35 Black artists he was personally connected to.
UMD archive gives students a look into life, work of artist Alonzo Davis
Students spent a semester in a course at this university that taught them how to process archival collections after they have been acquired by an archive.
Book lecture at UMD highlights Black Power movement
Sampada Aranke, an associate professor at Ohio State, visited to give a talk on her book "Death’s Futurity: The Visual Life of Black Power."
U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin talks legislative nonpartisanship at UMD event
Raskin's talk was a part of the 2022 Fishlinger Family Lecture and was held at the David C. Driskell Center.
“Beauty in the Human Spirit”: David C. Driskell’s art legacy
Through archived footage, images and interviews with David C. Driskell’s colleagues, this video offers insight into the renowned artist’s motivation during his career of…
“An institution”: Friends and colleagues mourn renowned artist David Driskell
He died last week of complications from the coronavirus.
Review: The Driskell Center’s latest exhibition illustrates African American experiences
“[Un]Common Collections" is a tribute to great African American art collectors.