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David C. Driskell Distinguished Lecture Series in the Visual Arts: David R. Brigham

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David C. Driskell Distinguished Lecture Series in the Visual Arts: David R. Brigham

College of Arts and Humanities | David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora Thursday, April 5, 2018 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm The David C. Driskell Center,

Join the David C. Driskell Center for the 17th Annual Distinguished Lecture Series in the Visual Arts featuring David R. Brigham.

David R. Brigham, Ph.D. is President and CEO of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts [PAFA] in Philadelphia, the nation’s first museum and first school of fine arts. Brigham joined PAFA in 2007 and was promoted by the Board of Trustees in 2010 to President and CEO. His talk addresses arts and education, training artists for the 21st century, strategies for impacting and diversifying the canon, changing the face of museums, and diversity’s centrality to the mission of our nation’s arts institutions. This lecture will coincide with the beginning of the 29th Annual James A. Porter Colloquium, held at Howard University: 2018’s theme will be “Abstraction: Form, Philosophy, & Innovation.” 

RSVP by Monday, April 2nd, 2018 at driskellcenter@umd.edu or call (301) 314-2615.
Please indicate the event's name and the name(s) of the attendee(s).

RECEPTION: Thursday, April 5th beginning at 5 p.m.
LECTURE: Thursday, April 5th at 6 p.m. 

For more information, visit the Driskell Center online here.

Add to Calendar 04/05/18 6:00 PM 04/05/18 8:00 PM America/New_York David C. Driskell Distinguished Lecture Series in the Visual Arts: David R. Brigham

Join the David C. Driskell Center for the 17th Annual Distinguished Lecture Series in the Visual Arts featuring David R. Brigham.

David R. Brigham, Ph.D. is President and CEO of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts [PAFA] in Philadelphia, the nation’s first museum and first school of fine arts. Brigham joined PAFA in 2007 and was promoted by the Board of Trustees in 2010 to President and CEO. His talk addresses arts and education, training artists for the 21st century, strategies for impacting and diversifying the canon, changing the face of museums, and diversity’s centrality to the mission of our nation’s arts institutions. This lecture will coincide with the beginning of the 29th Annual James A. Porter Colloquium, held at Howard University: 2018’s theme will be “Abstraction: Form, Philosophy, & Innovation.” 

RSVP by Monday, April 2nd, 2018 at driskellcenter@umd.edu or call (301) 314-2615.
Please indicate the event's name and the name(s) of the attendee(s).

RECEPTION: Thursday, April 5th beginning at 5 p.m.
LECTURE: Thursday, April 5th at 6 p.m. 

For more information, visit the Driskell Center online here.

The David C. Driskell Center