Now live: listen in as David C. Driskell’s colleagues, friends, and students, remember his contributions as an artist, scholar, and mentor to many. youtube.com/watch?v=kmY3I2…

👉 TOMORROW 👈 Tune in for the virtual "State of the Art 2020" Summit between 10 am and 3 pm to hear from thought-leaders, activists, and creators around the country! 👂 Joining us will be actress **♡**, artist Nick Cave, singer/songwriter @BenFolds, and many more.

"We are at a moment of reckoning in America...and a moment of transformation." -Darren Walker #StateOfTheArt2020

HAPPENING NOW Tune in to the virtual #StateoftheArt2020 Summit for free HERE → markham.live/SOTA/ ← to join thought-leaders, activists, and creators from around the country, including Nick Cave, whose exhibition “Nick Cave: Until” is currently on view in our galleries. 👀

Let’s get registered. 🗳️ Stop by the Crystal Bridges Main Entrance between 5 and 7:30 this evening and register to vote with Arkansas Votes! ✔️

Works by Toshiko Takaezu installed at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in conjunction with our forthcoming show Crafting America. They stand powerfully alongside works by Helen Frankenthaler, Joan Mitchell, Grace Hartigan, Felrath Hines and Mark Rothko, all from the museum’s permanent collection.

⚡️ Exhibition Opening Updates ⚡️ Due to inclement weather delays, the opening of "Derrick Adams: Sanctuary" has been postponed to February 23: bit.ly/DerrickAdams-S… The opening of "Diana Al-Hadid: Ash in the Trade Winds" has been postponed to March 5: bit.ly/DianaAl-Hadidi

Love this! harpersbazaar.com/culture/featur…

Did you know? 💡 Crystal Bridges turns 10 on November 11 this year! To help us celebrate, students grades K–12 are invited to create a self-portrait out of materials of their choosing, which may be shared in an upcoming exhibition! 👇 crystalbridges.org/exhibitions/th…

Welcome Lauren Haynes Lauren Haynes, our new senior curator of contemporary art! “I am thrilled that Lauren is joining our team; very excited for her to bring her curatorial vision & vast experience to Nasher, Duke University & our communities.” Director TS has left the building nasher.duke.edu/laurenhaynes

Rhea L. Combs Named Director of Curatorial Affairs at Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. | culturetype.com/2021/04/06/rhe… via Culture Type Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery USA

In the first episode of the four-part mini series "Shattering the Glass Ceiling," Artnet executive editor Julia Halperin sits down with Lauren Haynes, director of artist initiatives and curator of contemporary art at Crystal Bridges and The Momentary. ✨ news.artnet.com/the-art-angle/…

Don't mess with The Linda Lindas. Watch the full concert: lapl.me/YQ2UH9o

The Astor Place Kmart, a long-time purveyor of discount goods and, in its later years, an eerie husk of a one-time retail empire, has shut down for good as a security guard informed would-be patrons: "No more Kmart." bit.ly/3xH28BC

The Nasher Museum will reopen to the public on September 9 with new health and safety protocols, free admission for all and a contemporary exhibition featuring works of art that are new to the collection. Full details >>> is.gd/i5OcoC <<<

Join us for a virtual talk from Jamaican-born artist Renee Cox tomorrow, Thursday, October 28 at 3 PM. Details and Zoom link >> duke.is/89uba << This artist talk is also a Keynote Lecture of the 2021 clicktrianglephoto Festival.

Artist Renzo Ortega will give a gallery talk today at 2 PM! Ortega is one of 30 emerging and established artists working across NC featured in the exhibition "Reckoning and Resilience." Preview his work and others >> nasher.duke.edu/reckoning << and see them in person today!

Some news!! artnews.com/art-news/news/…

Layered, warped, tinted, and folded, the sculptural panels found in Charisse Pearlina Weston’s work distort and obfuscate far more than they clarify, turning glass into a surface to look at more than through. artnews.com/art-in-america…

The deadline to apply for EPIC is fast approaching, and you do not want to miss your chance to connect and work with a global curator! Read more about this fully funded program and apply before it's too late: bit.ly/2VRkXRh