Bearden Graduate Museum Fellow News

Virtual TalkĀ  – Tuesday, February 23, 6:00 pm (EST) Asmaa Walton Curator and art educator Asmaa Walton joins the University of South Carolina for a conversation about her work establishing the Black Art Library, an ongoing collection of books on Black visual culture which will become a public-facing archive, research

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Black Lives Matter Arts Collaboration

Virtual Salon – Monday, February 22, 6:30 pm (EST) Expressions: Black Lives Matter-An Arts Collaboration Moderated by Bearden Foundation Co-Director, Diedra Harris-Kelley The Clark Center for the Performing Arts, a vision inspired by dance luminary Alvin Ailey, and other celebrated dancers and educators, was established in 1959 and has always

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Virtual Talk: Newport Art Museum by Diedra Harris-Kelley

Newport Art Museum – Saturday, February 13, 2:00 pm (EST) Romare Bearden: Artist of the African-American Experience Diedra Harris-Kelley, artist, educator, and co-director of the Romare Bearden Foundation will introduce us to the multi-dimensional career of visual artist Romare Bearden. Best known for innovative collages depicting scenes of African American

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