Fine Arts Events & More

You can experience the arts in every way with Howard University this year. Scroll below to find all upcoming events, and check back as new ones are added throughout the year. Not sure where to start when it comes to exploring all the amazing arts HU has to offer? We’ve got you covered!

Upcoming Featured Events

Jomo Tariku Seminar Design Talk Homepage

Jomo Tariku Seminar Design Talk

Childers Hall, Room 217, Wednesday, March 18, 2026 | 1:10 PM - 3 PM

Howard University Interior Design invites you to a workshop seminar featuring Jomo Tariku, an Ethiopian-American furniture designer and artist whose visionary work appears in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

BADGE Lecture Series: Onye Ozuzu

Blackburn Center Gallery Lounge, Thursday, March 19, 2026 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Presented by the Center for Black Arts, Design & Global Engagement (BADGE), the inaugural BADGE Lecture Series will feature choreographer, performing artist, and researcher Onye Ozuzu. The program will unfold in two parts: a formal lecture followed by a live conversation with Dean Raquel Monroe exploring artistic practice, research, and global cultural exchange.

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Fine Arts Events

FINE ARTS CALENDAR - AT A GLANCE

January Events

Jan 7 – 10 MUSIC: Jazz Education Network Conference, New Orleans, LA

Jan 20 – 24 MUSIC: MENC-NAAM, Anaheim, CA

February Events

Feb 4 – 8 THEATRE ARTS: The 36th Annual International Conference and Festival of Blacks in Dance, Atlanta, GA 

Feb 13 – 15 MUSIC: Mid Atlantic Jazz Festival, Bethesda, MD 

March Events

Mar 3 MUSIC: Mark Batson Returns to Howard: A Conversation on Craft, Career, and Creative Integrity, 12:30pm

Mar 6 Howard University Charter Day, 11:00am

Mar 7 – 15 Howard University Spring Recess

Mar 13 GALLERY OF ART: HU Student Guide Docent Talk at NGA Night for Elizabeth Catlett Exhibition

Mar 18 ART: Jomo Tariku Seminar Design Talk, Room 217, 1:10 pm

Mar 19 BADGE LECTURE SERIES: ONYE OZUZU: A Living Diaspora — art and design as a homing signal, 4:00 pm

Mar 23 – 28 Spring Festival of Fine Arts

Mar 25 – 28 BANDS: HBCU Band Clinic, Atlanta, GA

TBD ART: 36th Annual James A. Porter Colloquium on African American Art and Art of the African Diaspora

April Events

Apr 6 – 7 THEATRE ARTS: Dance Showcase, Atlas Performing Arts Center, Washington, DC 

Apr 10 – 11 THEATRE ARTS: Acting and Musical Theatre Showcase, Atlas Performing Arts Center, Washington, DC 

Apr 11 THEATRE ARTS: Theatre Arts Administration and Theatre Technology Showcase, Atlas Performing Arts Center, Washington, DC

Apr 13 THEATRE ARTS: Acting, Dance, Musical Theatre, Theatre Arts Administration and Theatre Technology Showcase, Ailey Studios, New York, NY

TBD (Apr 17) Accepted Student Day

Apr 18 BANDS: A Day With Showtime: High School Band Day (Blue & White Spring Football game)

 

 

May Events

May 4 – 9 ART: Graduating Senior Art Exhibition

May 5 MUSIC: Jazz Vocal Solo Night- in the Recital Hall, Rm 301, 7:00 pm

May 5 Time: TBD–Rehearsal for CABCoFA Recognition Ceremony, Cramton Auditorium

May 9 Howard University Commencement Ceremony, Main Yard, 10:00 am

May 9 Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts Recognition Ceremony, Cramton Auditorium, 2:30 pm

May 12 Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts Faculty and Staff Recognition Ceremony at The Oliver (lower level)

June Events

June 9–11, 17–18, 20 Bison Prep: New Student Orientation

News from The Dig

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Hattie Comes Home

Hattie's Come Home

THE ACADEMY AND ACADEMY MUSEUM OF MOTION PICTURES TO PRESENT HOWARD UNIVERSITY A REPLACEMENT OF HATTIE MCDANIEL’S BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS ACADEMY AWARD® Hattie McDaniel was the First Black Person to Be Nominated for and Win an Academy Award Howard University to Host “Hattie’s Come Home” Ceremony on October 1 Los Angeles, CA, September 22, 2023—The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures announced today the Academy will gift to the Howard University Chadwick A. Read the Article