Event Host: Hale Black Cultrual Center
Short Description: One of the largest Black art collections in the United States and recognized by the Association of Black Cultural Centers as one of the top collections in the country, the Hale Black Cultural Center’s art collection features work by hundreds of artists in a wide variety of media, offering an unparalleled look at the Black experience.
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One of the largest Black art collections in the United States and recognized by the Association of Black Cultural Centers as one of the top collections in the country, the Hale Black Cultural Center’s art collection features work by hundreds of artists in a wide variety of media, offering an unparalleled look at the Black experience. For the first time, much of this work will be on public view through an unprecedented collaboration between the Frank W. Hale Black Cultural Center, King Arts Complex, The Ohio State University Libraries, The Ohio State University’s Arts Initiative, and Ohio State’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion. Selections from the collection will be on view at multiple venues. With painting, sculpture, photography and more the collection is a wide-ranging exploration of Black art.
The exhibition features work by Ralph Bell, Queen Brooks, Smoky Brown, Elizabeth Catlett, Anku Golloh, Kojo Kamau, Aminah Robinson, Abdi Roble and many more.
On view at Urban Arts Space, King Arts Complex, Hopkins Hall Gallery, The Ohio State University Thompson Library, Hagerty Hall and the Hale Black Cultural Center.
Admission is free and open to the public at all exhibition locations.
Read the Columbus Monthly article.
The Hale Black Cultural Center’s art collection — one of the largest in the U.S. — is on display till 11/4 #ASCDaily
