Program of Events
Program of Events
The 33rd Annual James A. Porter Colloquium on
African American Art and Art of the African Diaspora
Dates: April 13 – 15, 2023
LOCATIONS:
April 13, 2023
The David C. Driskell Center for the Study of African American Art and Art of the African Diaspora, University of Maryland, College Park
(In-Person and Live Streamed)
April 14, 2023
National Gallery of Art-Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (the Center), East Building Auditorium
(In-Person)
April 15, 2023
Howard University Gallery of Art & Howard University College of Medicine Auditorium
(In-Person & Live Streamed)
Shaping Space: African American Artists in
Public Art and Private Collections
April 13, 2023 (Thursday)
David C. Driskell Lecture
David C. Driskell Center at University of Maryland, College Park
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Ringgold|Saar: Meeting on the Matrix Program + Porter Colloquium Distinguished Lecture
(in collaboration with Howard University)
Registration:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/printmaking-as-expression-of-culture-and-identity-tickets-591705114927
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/david-c-driskell-center-2023-lecture-series-tickets-591726418647
5:00pm - 5:45pm
Panel Discussion: No Q and A.
Live event in Gallery (ASL interpreter as needed)
- Introduction by David Bringham
- Curlee Raven Holton
- Latoya Hobbs
6:00pm - 7:00pm
David C. Driskell Distinguished Lecture: Professor Jordana Moore Saggese
Live event in Gallery (ASL interpreter as needed)
- Introduction by Curlee Raven Holton
- David C. Driskell Distinguished Lecture: Professor Jordana Moore Saggese
Lecture title: “This is not a Drill: Performance+ Endurance+ the Black Body in Public Space”
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Reception to Follow
April 14, 2023 (Friday)
Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (the Center)
proceedings in NGA East Building, East Building Auditorium
10:15am - 5:00pm
Registration
10:15am - 10:30am
Opening Remarks
- Steven Nelson, Dean of the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (the Center), National Gallery of Art
- Phylicia Rashad, Dean of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts, Howard University
- Raimi Gbadamosi, Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Art, Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts, Howard University
Day Moderator: Melanee C. Harvey, Ph.D., Chair of the James A. Porter Colloquium on African American Art and Art of the African Diaspora
10:30am -11:00am
Opening Lecture
- Mabel O. Wilson, Nancy and George Rupp Professor, Columbia University
Lecture Title: “Unknown, Unknown: A Provisional Architecture of Black Commemoration”
11:00am - 12:00pm
Panel Discussion: Building the Change We Seek: Art and Architecture
- Curtis Clay, Director of Architecture at the Department of State's Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations
- Ronnie McGhee, College of Fellows, American Institute of Architects & Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Howard University
- Jay Coleman, Artist
- Curry Hackett, Lecturer, School of Architecture, University of Tennessee
- Keith Anderson, Interim Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, Government of the District of Columbia
Panel Moderator: Sandy Bellamy, Co-Chair of the Porter Colloquium, Lecturer Department of Art, Howard University
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Screening of Short Documentary on Uzikee Nelson, Washington, DC's Ancestral Sculptor, Lifetime Award Recipient
12:30pm - 2:00pm
LUNCH
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Shaping Space: A Conversation with Keith Morrison
- Keith Morrison, Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient, in conversation with Camille Brown, Assistant Curator, The Phillips Collection
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Keynote Artist Lecture with Melvin Edwards
- Melvin Edwards, Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient with subsequent conversation facilitated by Tobias Wofford, Associate Professor of Art History, School of the Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University
3:00pm - 3:45pm
James A. Porter Distinguished Lecture
- Renee Ater, Provost Visiting Associate Professor, Africana Studies, Brown University
Lecture Title: “Public Art as Community Praxis”
3:45pm - 4:15pm
Floyd Coleman Distinguished Artist Conversation with Martha Jackson Jarvis
- Martha Jackson Jarvis, Lifetime Achievement Recipient, in conversation with Njena Jarvis
Moderator: Lauren Glover, Manager, Public Art Department, Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Government of the District of Columbia
Concluding Remarks
April 15, 2023 (Saturday)
Howard University
Howard University Gallery of Art & College of Medicine
Third Floor Auditorium
(Masks are Required)
Saturday’s programming is dedicated to the Ronald and Patricia Walters Collection Symposium, organized in conjunction with the Howard University Gallery of Art exhibition, Genesis: The African American Experience in Art, The Ronald W. & Patricia Turner Walters Collection
9:00am – 10:30am
Light Breakfast at Childers Hall at Howard University & Viewing of the Walters Collection Exhibition at the Howard University Gallery of Art
10:30am – 10:45am
Depart for College of Medicine Auditorium for Colloquium Proceedings
10:45am
Opening Remarks
Prof. Kathryn Coney-Ali & Dr. Raul Moarquech Ferrera-Balanquet, Co-Directors of Howard University Gallery of Art
10:45am – 12:15pm
Panel Discussion: Sustaining a Tradition: Collecting African American Art
- Myrtis Bedolla, Curators, Galerie Myrtis, Baltimore, Maryland
- Dr. Walter O Evans, Collector of African American Art, Literature and Ephemera
- Mrs. Linda J Evans, Collector of African American Art, Literature and Ephemera
- Dr. Vanessa Thaxton-Ward, Executive Director, Hampton University Museum
- Dr. Janet Sims-Wood, Dorothy Porter Scholar
- Lela Johnson Sewell-Williams, Curator of Manuscript Division, The Moorland-Spingarn Research Center at Howard University
- Scott W. Baker, Assistant Director, Howard University Gallery of Art
Moderators: Prof. Kathryn Coney-Ali, Co-Director, Howard University Gallery of Art
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch (On Your Own)
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Research Presentations: Art History in Progress: Student Research Panel
Howard University Student Presentations
- Rebecca Shipman
- Jada Brooks
- Kelis George
Atlanta University Curatorial Collective Student Presentations
- Aiyana Thompson
- Chloë Catrow
- Kaniah Pearson
- Tenesha Carter-Johnson
Moderator: Dr. Abby Eron, Registrar, Howard University Gallery of Art
2:30pm – 4:30pm
Panel Discussion: Black Artists in Dialogue
- Akili Ron Anderson, Associate Professor, Howard University
- Jessica Marie Hopkins, Artist, Washington, DC
- Delita Martin, Artist, Houston, Texas
- James Phillips, Associate Professor, Howard University
- Richard Ward, Artist & Director, HETConnect Studios
- Preston Sampson, Artist, Washington, DC
- Kevin Cole, Artist, The Compound Studios, Georgia
- Mrs. Patricia Turner Walters, Collector of African American Art
Moderator: Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Gwendolyn Everett, Ph.D.
4:30pm - 5:00pm
Closing Remarks
Prof. Kathryn Coney-Ali & Dr. Raul Moarquech Ferrera-Balanquet, Co-Directors of Howard University Gallery of Art
April 15, 2023 (Awards Gala)
Rubell Museum DC
65 I (Eye) St SW
Washington, DC 20024
6:00 PM -10:00 PM
Awards Gala
Attire: Business Casual
To purchase gala tickets: https://giving.howard.edu/james-porter-colloquium-gala
Porter Colloquium Registration Links
Thursday
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/printmaking-as-expression-of-culture-and-identity-tickets-591705114927
Thursday Live Stream information included on Eventbrite sites above.
Friday
Friday Live Stream information included on the National Gallery of Art Porter Colloquium event site.
Saturday
Saturday Live Stream
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHLUtk6NG9iW7KmCpO0MvkQ/videos?view=57