Events Calendar

The Howard University Gallery of Art (HUGA) hosts hundreds of events by students, faculty and other outstanding creatives, including: lectures, symposiums, workshops, and much more. There's never a dull moment at HUGA. Whether you're a prospective student, current student, alumni, visiting artist, or just plain curious about what's happening, our events and exhibitions offer a glimpse into the creative soul of Howard University.

Explore exhibitions currently on view at HUGA, and those coming up in the near future. The Gallery of Art is free and open to the public Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Visitors can enter the gallery after signing in at the front desk.

Africana Americanxs In Transit Across the Black Kairibe

October 10, 2025: Conference Presentation, Aesthetics of Joy and Refuge in Contemporary Culture, The Latinx Project, NYU,

October 27, 2025 – May 14, 2026: Online Exhibition: A series of Online Events is designed to take place until May, 2026. The exhibition will remain online.

November 13-15, 2025: Symposium - Screening at Blackburn Digital Auditorium | View Online Brochure

November 19, 2025: Virtual Conference Presentation, online (Spanish), Curatorial Program at HUGA with Universidad Jose Caldas, Bogota, Colombia.

March 2026: Film Screening (Collaboration with Department of Art) Date and Place TBA, Late: The Rhythm of Jamaican Art, documentary film, 90-minute.

March 2026: Vèvè Writing-Drawing Workshop / Museum Education (Collaboration with Department of Art). Date and Place TBA Late March 2026: Dr. Raul Moarquech Ferrera-Balanquet

April 22, 2026: 1:30-hour Webminar (Zoom) Africana Americanxs In Transit Across the Black Kairibe Curatorial Process, English.

Spring 2026: Spanish Essay Publication, Africana Americanxs In Transit Across the Black Kairibe, Revista Estudios Artístico, Bogota, Colombia.

Sponsors

  • Howard University Gallery of Art
  • Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts
  • Department of Art, COFA
  • Kunstan Meran, Merano, Italy
  • Facultad de Artes ASAB, Universidad Distrital José Caldas, Bogota, Colombia.
  • MFA Film Studies, Howard University
  • Department of History, Howard University
  • Parallel Film Collective, Washington DC
  • Family Pictures Institute for Inclusive Storytelling
  • Nova Frontier Film Festival & Lab, Brooklyn, NY
  • Revista Estudios Artísticos, Bogota, Colombia
  • Blackburn Center Howard University
  • Video Data Bank, Chicago
  • Italian Council