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Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora Home</h1> <div class="views-element-container"> <div class="unit-hero-slider--wrapper"> <div class="unit-hero-slider unit-hero-slider--testimonial"> <div class="unit-hero-slider__single" style="background-image: url(/sites/default/files/2024-10/rpyatt_atwork-1_16_9_crop.jpg)"> <div class="unit-hero-slider__mobile-img"> <img src="/sites/default/files/2024-10/rpyatt_atwork-1_16_9_crop.jpg" alt=""> </div> <div class="unit-hero-slider__content content-visible"> <h2 class="unit-hero-slider__title">The Driskell Center Receives Gift of Major Archive and Grant from the Terra Foundation for American Art</h2> <p>Center's Archives to be home to the Okoe Pyatt and Shelley Inniss Archive of the Weusi Artist Collective</p> <a class="button" href="/news/driskell-center-receives-gift-archive-documenting-history-influential-artist-collective">Read More<span class="visible-for-screen-readers"> about The Driskell Center Receives Gift of Archive Documenting History of Influential Artist Collective with Support from the Terra Foundation for American Art</span></a> </div> </div> <div class="unit-hero-slider__single" style="background-image: url(/sites/default/files/2024-08/copy-of-dec23-145-1-small.jpg)"> <div class="unit-hero-slider__mobile-img"> <img src="/sites/default/files/2024-08/copy-of-dec23-145-1-small.jpg" alt=""> </div> <div class="unit-hero-slider__content content-visible"> <h2 class="unit-hero-slider__title">Announcing New Exhibition, Dewey Crumpler: Life Studies</h2> <p>Opening reception on September 6, 2024</p> <a class="button" href="/news/announcing-new-exhibition-dewey-crumpler-life-studies">Read More<span class="visible-for-screen-readers"> about Announcing New Exhibition, Dewey Crumpler: Life Studies</span></a> </div> </div> <div class="unit-hero-slider__single" style="background-image: url(/sites/default/files/2024-10/untitled-design-8.png)"> <div class="unit-hero-slider__mobile-img"> <img src="/sites/default/files/2024-10/untitled-design-8.png" alt=""> </div> <div class="unit-hero-slider__content content-visible"> <h2 class="unit-hero-slider__title">Call for Applications</h2> <p>Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellowship at The David C. Driskell Center, University of Maryland</p> <a class="button" href="/news/call-applications">Read More<span class="visible-for-screen-readers"> about Call for Applications</span></a> </div> </div> <div class="unit-hero-slider__single" style="background-image: url(/sites/default/files/2024-11/driskell-opening-sept2024_124.jpg)"> <div class="unit-hero-slider__mobile-img"> <img src="/sites/default/files/2024-11/driskell-opening-sept2024_124.jpg" alt=""> </div> <div class="unit-hero-slider__content content-visible"> <h2 class="unit-hero-slider__title">The Driskell Center Student Ambassador Program</h2> <p>This paid opportunity ($500/semester) is open to University of Maryland undergraduates passionate about art and community engagement. Apply by December 2nd!</p> <a class="button" href="/news/call-application-student-ambassador-program">Read More<span class="visible-for-screen-readers"> about Call for Application - Student Ambassador Program</span></a> </div> </div> <div class="unit-hero-slider__single" style="background-image: url(/sites/default/files/2024-08/drsk_arch_ms10_dewey-02_16_9_edit.jpg)"> <div class="unit-hero-slider__mobile-img"> <img src="/sites/default/files/2024-08/drsk_arch_ms10_dewey-02_16_9_edit.jpg" alt=""> </div> <div class="unit-hero-slider__content content-visible"> <h2 class="unit-hero-slider__title">The Driskell Center is pleased to announce that the Center's Archives will be home to The Crumpler Collection</h2> <p>Pioneering Artist & Educator Dewey Crumpler Donates His Archive to The Driskell Center</p> <a class="button" href="/news/driskell-center-pleased-announce-centers-archives-will-be-home-crumpler-collection">Read More<span class="visible-for-screen-readers"> about The Driskell Center is pleased to announce that the Center鈥檚 Archives will be home to The Crumpler Collection</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="unit-hero-slider__numbers"></div> </div> </div> <section class="section section--intro section--padded-small"> <div class="wrapper--ks"> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--collapse paragraph paragraph--type--intro-text paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--8-medium"> <p><span>The Driskell Center is a creative incubator dedicated to a world where Black artists exist at its center. We invite inquiry, experimentation, and dialogue to reexamine histories and shape shared futures. </span><br> </p> </div> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--4-medium"> </div>  </div> </div> </section> <section class="section--padded-small parallax-slow"> <div class="wrapper--ks"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--three-column-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--no-gutters silc-grid--collapse"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--10-medium"> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--collapse callout callout--three"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--4-medium"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2024-10/drsk_driskell-and-friends-opening-2024-image00098-copy.jpg?itok=-z_jvq3-" width="650" height="433" alt="DRSK_Driskell and Friends Opening 2024-image00098" /> <div class="callout__content-wrap"> <h3 class="header__h3"></h3> <h3><a href="https://driskellcenter.umd.edu/exhibitions">Exhibitions</a></h3> </div> </div> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--4-medium"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2024-10/drsk_sculpture-unveiling_photosbydylansingleton-driskellcenterstatueunveiling_04042024_ds_4816-copy.jpg?itok=yROt13LP" width="650" height="432" alt="DRSK_Sculpture Unveiling_PhotosbyDylanSingleton-DriskellCenterStatueUnveiling_04042024_DS_4816" /> <div class="callout__content-wrap"> <h3 class="header__h3"></h3> <h3><a href="https://driskellcenter.umd.edu/events">Events</a></h3> </div> </div> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--4-medium"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2024-10/drsk_facility-photos-library-and-ringgold-room-copy-of-driskell-faith-ringgold-study-room-001-copy.jpg?itok=rr2RfJMB" width="650" height="433" alt="DRSK_Facility photos - Library and Ringgold Room-Copy of Driskell - Faith Ringgold Study Room-001" /> <div class="callout__content-wrap"> <h3 class="header__h3"></h3> <h3><a href="https://driskellcenter.umd.edu/visit">Visit</a></h3> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section--padded-small parallax-slow"> <div class="wrapper--ks"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--events-feed paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--no-gutters silc-grid--collapse"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--10-medium"> <h2 class="header__h2 header--margin-bottom title-with-link"><span>Events</span> <a href=" /events " class="fancy-link"> View All Events </a> </h2>  <div class="views-element-container"> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--collapse callout callout--events"> <a href="/events/gallery-closed-thanksgiving-break" class=" silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--4-medium news news--kitchen-sink"> <div class="callout--events__wrapper"> <span class="news__date"><time datetime="2024-11-26">Nov 26</time> - <time datetime="2024-12-01">Dec 1 2024</time> </span> <h4 class="news__title header__h5">Gallery Closed for Thanksgiving Break</h4> </div> </a> </div> </div>  <span class="hide-paragraph" style="display:none"><a href="/events">/events</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section--featured-news section--ks-news section--padded-small parallax-slow"> <div class="wrapper--ks"> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--no-gutters silc-grid--collapse" >  <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--10-medium section--padded-small"> <h2 class="header__h2 header--no-margin-bottom title-with-link"><span>News & Announcements</span> <a href=" /news " class="fancy-link"> View All News </a> </h2>  <div class="views-element-container"> <div class="carrousel carrousel--run"> <div class="carrousel__single"> <div class="carrousel__content"> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--collapse silc-grid--no-gutters "><div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--4-medium"> <a href="/news/call-application-student-ambassador-program" class="news"> <div class="news--feed__img" style="background: url('/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-11/driskell-opening-sept2024_124.jpg?itok=cc8Gdzgp') center / cover"></div> <div class="news__content"> <span class="news__date"><time datetime="2024-11-12T12:00:00Z">November 12, 2024</time> </span> <span class="news__source hide-if-no-children">David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora</span> <h4 class="news__title header__h5">Call for Application - Student Ambassador Program</h4> </div> </a> </div> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--4-medium"> <a href="/news/call-applications" class="news"> <div class="news--feed__img" style="background: url('/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-10/untitled-design-8.png?itok=htLHpghw') center / cover"></div> <div class="news__content"> <span class="news__date"><time datetime="2024-10-21T12:00:00Z">October 21, 2024</time> </span> <span class="news__source hide-if-no-children">David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora</span> <h4 class="news__title header__h5">Call for Applications</h4> </div> </a> </div> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--4-medium"> <a href="/news/artist-team-selected-david-c-and-thelma-g-driskell-award-creative-excellence-2025" class="news"> <div class="news--feed__img" style="background: url('/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-09/creative-excellence-prize-winners-press-release.jpg?itok=7oUFByoQ') center / cover"></div> <div class="news__content"> <span class="news__date"><time datetime="2024-09-17T12:00:00Z">September 17, 2024</time> </span> <span class="news__source hide-if-no-children">David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora</span> <h4 class="news__title header__h5">Artist Team Selected for the David C. and Thelma G. Driskell Award for Creative Excellence 2025</h4> </div> </a> </div></div> </div> </div> <div class="carrousel__single"> <div class="carrousel__content"> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--collapse silc-grid--no-gutters "><div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--4-medium"> <a href="/news/driskell-center-pleased-announce-centers-archives-will-be-home-crumpler-collection" class="news"> <div class="news--feed__img" style="background: url('/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-08/drsk_arch_ms10_dewey-02_16_9_edit.jpg?itok=sYt9ZfuJ') center / cover"></div> <div class="news__content"> <span class="news__date"><time datetime="2024-08-08T12:00:00Z">August 8, 2024</time> </span> <span class="news__source hide-if-no-children">David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora</span> <h4 class="news__title header__h5">The Driskell Center is pleased to announce that the Center鈥檚 Archives will be home to The Crumpler Collection</h4> </div> </a> </div> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--4-medium"> <a href="/news/announcing-new-exhibition-dewey-crumpler-life-studies" class="news"> <div class="news--feed__img" style="background: url('/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-08/copy-of-dec23-145-1-small.jpg?itok=asfrBuJq') center / cover"></div> <div class="news__content"> <span class="news__date"><time datetime="2024-06-03T12:00:00Z">June 3, 2024</time> </span> <span class="news__source hide-if-no-children">College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora</span> <h4 class="news__title header__h5">Announcing New Exhibition, Dewey Crumpler: Life Studies</h4> </div> </a> </div> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--4-medium"> <a href="/news/new-advisory-council-members-appointed-driskell-center-university-maryland" class="news"> <div class="news--feed__img" style="background: url('/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-11/driskell_circle_inset.png?itok=1BtgTr4n') center / cover"></div> <div class="news__content"> <span class="news__date"><time datetime="2024-04-23T12:00:00Z">April 23, 2024</time> </span> <span class="news__source hide-if-no-children">David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora</span> <h4 class="news__title header__h5">New Advisory Council Members Appointed at The Driskell Center, University of Maryland</h4> </div> </a> </div></div> </div> </div> <div class="carrousel__single"> <div class="carrousel__content"> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--collapse silc-grid--no-gutters "><div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--4-medium"> <a href="/news/driskell-centers-first-online-store-now-open" class="news"> <div class="news--feed__img" style="background: url('/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-10/copy-of-jt-3462-1_0.jpg?itok=Raj-onNh') center / cover"></div> <div class="news__content"> <span class="news__date"><time datetime="2024-03-27T12:00:00Z">March 27, 2024</time> </span> <span class="news__source hide-if-no-children">David C. 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Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora</span> <h4 class="news__title header__h5">The Driskell Center Archives Receives Gift from Groundbreaking Artist Robin Holder to Establish the Robin Holder Collection</h4> </div> </a> </div> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--4-medium"> <a href="https://today.umd.edu/5-african-american-works-of-art-everyone-should-know" target="_blank" class="news"> <div class="news--feed__img" style="background: url('/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-02/africanamericanworksofart.jpg?itok=9_JWxCqh') center / cover"></div> <div class="news__content"> <span class="news__date"><time datetime="2024-02-01T12:00:00Z">February 1, 2024</time> </span> <span class="news__source hide-if-no-children">David C. 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