By Hannah Harris
Each piece speaks to the experiences of the African American community in the United States through flag imagery, utilizing the nation’s most recognizable symbol. Continue reading Driskell Center’s ‘America Will Be!’ exhibit highlights African American struggles
By: Sara Chernikoff Nuzzled between the entrance of the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library and the lobby of the Clarice Performing Arts Building is a new exhibition that tells the holistic story of muppet’s creator and University of Maryland alum, Jim Henson. The exhibit, “Inspired! Jim Henson at Maryland” features 25 pieces of original artwork created by Henson along with theatrical programs, ephemera and photographs … Continue reading New Jim Henson exhibit explores his creative impact on UMD
By Sara Chernikoff Stamp Gallery group exhibition, “Visualizing Narratives: Shaping Resistance,” had its finale showing March 30. The exhibit debuted in mid-February and featured the work of artists from around the country who had unique interpretations of visualizing protests and forms of resistance. Ali Singer, curator of the exhibit and graduate assistant Stamp Gallery coordinator, said the artists she works on focus on challenging stereotypes … Continue reading “Visualizing Narratives: Shaping Resistance” gallery exhibition on display one last time
By Ally Tobler When you step foot onto University of Maryland’s campus, you’re standing on the land of the Piscataway, a Native American tribe that inhabited the Chesapeake Bay region. On Feb. 14 in Stamp’s Grand Ballroom, 20 seniors in the American Indian Student Union (AISU) and in UMD’s graphic design program debuted their pop-up exhibit, titled The Nations of Resilience: Standing Up, Standing Proud … Continue reading AISU at UMD wants you to know that you’re standing on Native American land
Contemporary art took University of Maryland’s campus by storm featuring world-renowned artist Willie Cole at the David C. Driskell Center at the University of Maryland. Every semester, the David C. Driskell Center for the Study of the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora organizes an artist to display his or her work on campus. The Willie Cole: On Site exhibit … Continue reading One man’s trash is another man’s treasure at the Willie Cole: On Site Exhibit
