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29 Oct

Conjur 2025 Online Auction is live

Through October 30, 2025 9:00 pm Conjur Online Auction is live! The Conjur: A Mask Affair is here. On Thursday, Oct 30, the masks come
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12 Aug

Bearden’s Women: Power, Presence, and Portraiture

Who Holds the Mirror? Who defines grace and strength in Black womanhood? When Bearden painted a mother with a child or an ethereal goddess, he
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22 Jul

Ever Present: Bearden and the Music of Memory

When Sound Becomes Sight What does jazz look like? How does a blues chord take shape on canvas? For Romare Bearden, these weren’t abstract questions—they
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: The stately home of Dr. Imani Lewis.

: Dr. Lewis (center) welcomed guests, while Mrs. Lewis and Board Chariman Tallal ELBoushi look on.

: Board Member Alva Greenberg (center) along with host Tina Lewis and Chairman Tallal ELBoushi welcome guests to the 2024 Garden Party and silent auction.

: Bearden Foundation Board members who attended the event in Washington, DC From left: Imani Lewis, Johanne Bryant-Reid, Sheila Rohan, Irie Harris, Alva Greenberg, and Tallal ElBoushi (with co-Director Diedra Harris-Kelley)

: Watercolor by Beauford Delauney

: The Fundraiser was hosted at the home of board member, Imani Lewis, and featured an art auction supplied by N’namdi Contemporary Art Center (Detroit)

: Art on display included works by African American artists.

: Guests eyeing drawing by Beauford Delaney.

: Sineknsh Shibshe from N’namdi Gallery speaks to guests about the art on display.

: George N’namdi (center) and team that organized the auction items.

: Co-Director Johanne Bryant-Reid and Ms. Denise Lewis

: Guests holding up triptych by artist Herb Gentry

: Volunteer, and Bearden family member) Idris Mitchell along with Co-Driector Diedra Harris-Kelley greets guests to the garden party.

Spring Garden Party, Washington, D.C.

The Romare Bearden Foundation hosts events and fundraisers to promote the arts, and to support their educational programs.

PAST EVENTS

: Nov 27, 2023: Special visitors to In Common exhibition artist Dawoud Bey, author Mary Schmidt Campbell, with Co-Director Johanne Bryant Reid, and New School Fellow and collaborator Henry Ramos

: In Common: New Approaches With Romare Bearden opening Nov 9, 2023

: Opening night crowd Nov 9, 2023

: In Common opening night Nov 2023

: Co-Director Diedra with Henry Ramos, Senior fellow, Institute for Race, Power, and Political Economy

: In Common opening night Nov 9

: In Common installation: middle: Bearden’s Jamming at the Savoy with items from the archives

: A view of Bearden covers from his archives

: Opening night special guests

: 2023 In Common exhibition opening-Activating Hank Willis Thomas’ piece, a homage to Romare Bearden’s Battle of Cicones

: Artists Mickalene Thomas and Lorraine O’Grady

: 2020-Creating Community. Cinque Gallery Artist -exhibition

: Anki King Art Students League and Johanne Bryant Reid, Bearden Foundation

: Cinque Gallery Celebration Panel 2019 Art Students League

: CoDirector Johanne Bryant-Reid speaks with guest at Benefit Auction

: Guests at Garden Party 2019

: Guests at Garden party listen to speakers

: Board Member Dianne Locke, David Driskell, and friends at Bearden: Artist as Activist show at Driskell Center jan 2020

: Bearden Sister in law, Dorothe Dow with guest at Driskell Center Bearden exhibition

: Cinque Gallery panel 2019 at Harlem School of the Arts

: Cultural Medallion affixed to Bearden’s childhood home on 138th street. Lorna Harris looks on.

: Speakers and Guests at the dedication of cultural Medallion Feb 2021 2020Historic

: TJ Holmes and Luke James

: DJ Rashida and TJ Holmes – Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers

: Gala honorees and friends -David Driskell, Carrie Mae Weems, Frank Stewart, Sherry Bronfman, Lorna Harris, Danielle Amato-Milligan 2011

: The Late Great Randy Weston performs at the Manhattan Penthouse gala

: Randy Weston and Somi performed at the Manhattan Penthouse gala

: TJ Holmes with Foundation members

: Curators, Collaborators, and Artists