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Annually the presentation of James A. Porter Colloquium is presented in conjunction with the following programmatic partners:
David C. Driskell Center, University of Maryland
The David C. Driskell Center for the Study of the African Diaspora hosts the annual Lecture series on the opening night of the Colloquium. Past distinguished speakers have included Mary Lovelace O’Neal, Sharon Patton.
The David C. Driskell Center at the University of Maryland celebrates the legacy of David C. Driskell -- Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Art, Artist, Art Historian, Collector, and Curator -- both by preserving the rich heritage of African American visual art and culture, and by fostering the development of future artists and scholars of color. Established in 2001, the Center provides an intellectual home for scholars, museum professionals, art administrators, and artists broadening the field of African diasporic studies. By bringing together the visual arts and the field of diasporic studies in fluid and dynamic ways, the Center offers creative and curricular programming to the University and the greater Maryland and Washington, D.C. communities while serving as a national leader in the field of African American art and culture
www.driskellcenter.umd.edu
Howard University Art Gallery
Established in 1928 by action of the Board of Trustees to "make revolving exhibitions of contemporary arts and crafts available for visitation and study to students," the Howard University Gallery of Art was formally opened with a traveling exhibition of oil paintings, water colors, and drawings assembled and circulated by the College Art Association of America on April 7, 1930. After the success of this exhibition, a policy and program leading to the development of a permanent collection was adopted. James V. Herring, founder of the Department of Art, and James A. Porter, internationally renowned art historian and critic, were the earliest directors. The Gallery, serving as a study and research facility for the University and scholarly communities, offers rotating exhibitions of national and international artists, augmented with selections from the permanent collection in the galleries named for the first directors, and the eminent professors Lois Mailou Jones and James Lesesne Wells.
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