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African-American Art Expert to Talk about BGSU Exhibition
David Driskell, one of the world's leading authorities on
African-American art, will visit Bowling Green State
University as the featured speaker for the closing of the
School of Art's "So Much More: Ohio's African American
Artists" exhibition.
Driskell will present "Then and Now: Vital Topics in African
American Art," at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18 in Olscamp Hall,
Room 113. His talk is in conjunction with a significant
58-piece art exhibit that prominently features work by BGSU
alumnus Bernie Casey. Casey, who was best known to the
world as an actor and professional football player also was
remarkably talented as an artist. He attended BGSU on a
football scholarship and earned bachelor's and master's
degrees in fine arts in 1961 and 1966, respectively. He died
in September 2017.
In addition to the featured Casey artwork, the exhibition
includes work by 18 alumni, current students and other
African-American artists from Ohio or with connections to
Casey.
"'So Much More' is fundamentally a celebration of the deeply
personal and particular vision of the artists who gently but
forcefully remind us that we're all 'so much more' than our
racial and ethnic identities," said Charles Kanwischer,
director of the BGSU School of Art.
Driskell's talk coincides with the final few days of the
exhibit that is on display in the Willard Wankelman Gallery
at the Fine Arts Center. Driskell, who has been a vibrant
and vital force in contemporary art for six decades, has
contributed significantly to scholarship on the history of
the role of black artists in America. His accomplishments
include three Rockefeller Foundation Fellowships, a National
Humanities Medal, 13 honorary doctoral degrees and, most
recently, he was named an American Academy for Arts and
Sciences Fellow. The David C. Driskell Center for the Study
of the African Diaspora was founded to promote his
scholarship and service to the University of Maryland, where
he is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus. Driskell also is
an active artist, principally in collage and mixed media.
Following his lecture, a reception will be held in the Fine
Arts Center. The lecture and reception are free and open to
the public. The art exhibition closes Oct. 21; gallery hours
are Tuesday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursdays
from 6-9 p.m. and Sunday from 1-4 p.m.
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