Art on Buses
Art Moves
A core tenet of the Arts for All initiative is that the creative process belongs to everyone—it really is for ALL. While museums and concert halls, dance studios and theaters are vital to artistic work, we do not want our creative endeavors to be hidden from view or accessible only to a few. In addition to having our arts be for ALL we want our arts to be EVERYWHERE. Whether this is the incredible Video in The Atrium project in the Parren J. Mitchell Building, the NextNOW Fest that spans our campus or the Music for All Terps series that brings music to STAMP and McKeldin Mall, we want our students, faculty and staff to find art wherever they are. The Art on Buses project is another manifestation of this goal: now a number of remarkable works by legendary artist and Distinguished University Professor David C. Driskell, which elucidate the Black American experience, can be seen all across campus and everywhere our buses travel. Art + Tech + Social Justice.
Learn more about the artwork currently featured on UM Shuttles:
David C. Driskell, Chieftain’s Chair, 2011, Print
David C. Driskell, Five Blue Notes, 1980, Encaustic/Tempera Paint
David C. Driskell, Pine Trees #5, 1959, Painting
David C. Driskell, African Women: Windows, 2004, Print
The David C. Driskell Center for the Study of the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora at the University of Maryland, College Park, honors the legacy of David C. Driskell (1931-2020) —distinguished university professor emeritus of art, artist, art historian, collector, curator and philanthropist— by preserving the rich heritage of African American visual art and culture. Established in 2001, the Driskell Center provides an intellectual home for artists, museum professionals, art administrators and scholars who are interested in broadening the field of African diasporic studies. The Driskell Center is committed to collecting, documenting and presenting African American art as well as replenishing and expanding the field. Learn More