WASHINGTON – Beginning today, the Howard University Division of Fine Arts will host its 89^th Annual Student Art Exhibition, curated by the Howard University Gallery of Art in collaboration with the Department of Art. The 2020 exhibition features more than 70 works of art by Howard University undergraduate and graduate students and will be on display through March 20, 2020. The annual juried exhibition officially kicks off with an opening reception and award ceremony on February 24, starting at 5 p.m. The event will be held at the Howard University Gallery of Art, Lulu Childers Hall, 2455 Sixth Street N.W., Washington, D.C., 20059.

“This year’s exhibition is indeed a celebration of our talented student artists who, like their predecessors, use their respective media as unique forms of culture and scholarship,” says Interim Director of the Gallery of Art Kathryn Coney-Ali. “From Dr. Alain Locke’s vision of excellence in Black creative expression and scholarship to alumnus Professor James A. Porter’s inspiration to promote African American art and artists, Howard’s legacy in the arts is unparalleled. Notable artists such as Alma Thomas, Elizabeth Catlett, David Driskell, Lou Stovall, Starmanda Bullock and Ron Akili Anderson are just a few examples of former students who have continued the vision set forth by Locke and Porter.”

The categories featured in this year’s exhibition include: painting, drawing, photography, fashion design, ceramics, digital art, and interactive media. Renowned artist and Howard University alumna Aziza Gibson-Hunter served as juror for the exhibition and will present awards to the winners of each category.

For more information please contact the Howard University Gallery of Art at 202-806-7070.

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Founded in 1867, Howard University is a private, research university that is comprised of 13 schools and colleges. Students pursue studies in more than 120 areas leading to undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. The University operates with a commitment to Excellence in Truth and Service and has produced one Schwarzman Scholar, three Marshall Scholars, four Rhodes Scholars, 11 Truman Scholars, 25 Pickering Fellows and more than 70 Fulbright Scholars. Howard also produces more on-campus African-American Ph.D. recipients than any other university in the United States. For more information on Howard University, visit www.howard.edu.

Media contact: Ramzey Smith, Office of University Communications, ramzey.smith@howard.edu