Black Arts & Culture Feature:
- Curated by Martina Dodd, exhibition uses a Black Feminist lens to reframe US history through art.
- Features prominent figures like Faith Ringgold and Elizabeth Catlett, centering Black women artists' narratives.
- Collaborative effort with institutions including Howard University Art Gallery and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum.
- Includes public programs: artist talks, music-poetry events, and interdisciplinary performance during spring and summer 2026.
- Exhibition emphasizes historical memory as transformative cultural practice and communal preservation.
I received an invitation from the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum in Annapolis, Maryland, to attend their VIP preview of their newest exhibition, She Speaks: Black Women Artists and the Power of Historical Memory. Curated by Martina Dodd, this exhibition examines the 250-year history of the United States of America through a Black Feminist lens. Some of the artists featured include Faith Ringgold (several works featured), Elizabeth Catlett, Zsudayka Nzinga, and many more.
Institutions that helped contribute exhibition includes: Academy Art Museum, Galerie Myrtis, and Howard University Art Gallery, James E. Lewis Museum of Art, and Reginald F. Lewis Museum.
She Speaks will open to the public with an Opening Reception and Black History Month celebration on Saturday, February 7, 2026. The exhibition will remain on view through January 16, 2027.
Spring & Summer 2026 Programming
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March 21 | Maryland Day Artist Talk & Harriet Tubman Spirit Awards: Annual ceremony
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April 30 | JazzMaTazz: An evening of sultry sounds and poetic verses in solidarity with UNESCO’s International Jazz Day and National Poetry Month.
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June 7-13 (Annapolis Arts Week) | Presentation of “The Temple of Our Survival (Children of NAN: A Survival Guide)” by Interdisciplinary Artist Alisha B. Wormsley
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