35th Annual James A. Porter Colloquium (Apr 3-5, 2025)

35th Annual James A. Porter Colloquium (Apr 3-5, 2025)

Come join us to investigate new developments in critical race art history

By Department of Art, Howard University

Select date and time

Friday, April 4 · 9 - 10am EDT

Location

howard university

2400 6th Street Northwest Washington, DC 20059 United States

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

Agenda

Fri Apr 4 SAAM
Sat Apr 5 NGA
Sat Apr 4 at Howard Univ

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Friday, April 4, 2025- The Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC


Private exhibition tour of Shape of Power by exhibition curators Karen Lemmey, Grace Yasumura and Tobias Wofford for Porter Colloquium participants (REGISTRATION REQUIRED)

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Friday, April 4, 2025- The Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC


10:30-11:00 Welcome Jane Carpenter Rock, acting director, Smithsonian American Art Museum Gwendolyn Everett, Interim Dean, Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts, Howard University 11-11:45 Floy...

2:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Friday, April 4, 2025- The Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC


2-3:15 Panel: Making Difference Michelle Al-Ferzly, Beinecke Rare Books & Manuscript Library, Yale University Thomas Dale, University of Wisconsin-Madison Elena FitzPatrick Sifford, Muhlenberg Col...

About this event

  • Event lasts 1 hour

The 35th Annual James A. Porter Colloquium

on African American Art and Art of the African Diaspora

Dates: April 3-5, 2025


Locations:

  • April 3, 2025- The Driskell Center at the University of Maryland, College Park (In-Person)
  • April 4, 2025- The Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC(In-Person and Live-streamed on Smithsonian American Art Museum's Youtube page)
  • April 5, 2025- National Gallery of Art, Washington,DC (In-Person Only and Live-streamed on National Gallery of Art's Youtube page) & Howard University, Washington DC(In-Person Only and Live-streamed on the Porter Colloquium Youtube page)

Colloquium Theme Synopsis:

The Shape of Race

In partnership with the Driskell Center at the University of Maryland, College Park, the Association of Critical Race Art History, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Howard University Gallery of Art and the National Gallery of Art, the Department of Art in Howard University’s Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts invites the public to convene to examine new developments in the area of critical race art history.


Register for Driskell Center events on Thursday, April 3, 2024 by clicking the links below:

4:00PM Deity of the Circle Performance

6:00PM Distinguished Lecture by Dr. Kellie Jones

All additional registration can be completed through this eventbrite page.


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