“As We Rise” presents 100+ photographs showcasing Black Atlantic life
"As We Rise" at Grand Rapids Art Museum presents 100+ photographs from the Wedge Collection, mapping Black Atlantic life through portraits, style, and community.
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Collections from 5 HBCUs featured in National Museum of African American History & Culture exhibition
NMAAHC’s At the Vanguard opens Jan. 16, 2026, spotlighting over 100 objects from five HBCU museums and archives and reframing HBCUs as the backbone of preservation.
International African American Museum opens “middle of somewhere” in Charleston, on view through Feb. 14, 2027
IAAM’s new special exhibition “middle of somewhere” opened Feb. 7, 2026 in Charleston, tracing Black Southern making across quilts, sweetgrass baskets, ceramics, ironwork, and contemporary design through Feb. 14, 2027.
MoMA PS1 now offers free admission
MoMA PS1 will offer free admission to all visitors starting January 1, 2026 for three years, launching its 50th anniversary year and expanding access to signature programs.
Black Creativity at Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
Black Creativity 2026 is underway at Griffin MSI in Chicago, anchored by the Juried Art Exhibition on view through April 19, with Career Showcase and Night Out events still ahead.
“Yinka Shonibare: Sanctuary” Opens Feb. 11, 2026 at Brandeis’ Rose Art Museum
Yinka Shonibare’s Sanctuary opens Feb. 11, 2026 at Brandeis’ Rose Art Museum, featuring Sanctuary City (2024), an illuminated cityscape of refuge sites on view through Jan. 3, 2027.
Peju Alatise’s 1st U.S. Solo Survey On View at August Wilson Center
Peju Alatise’s first U.S. solo survey is on view in Pittsburgh through May 31, 2026, surveying two decades of work and featuring the installation "Flying Girls".
Public Art Fund’s On the Flip Side Brings Photography to 300 Bus Shelters in Three Cities
Public Art Fund’s "On the Flip Side" turns 300 bus shelters in New York, Chicago, and Boston into a photography exhibition Feb. 4–Apr. 5, 2026.
“Amy Sherald: American Sublime” on view at the Baltimore Museum of Art through April 2026
"Amy Sherald’s American Sublime" opens at the Baltimore Museum of Art through Apr. 5, 2026, presenting a major ticketed survey of 38 paintings.
Pérez Art Museum Miami Announces 13th Annual Art + Soul Celebration, Honoring Fab 5 Freddy
Pérez Art Museum Miami’s Art + Soul Celebration returns Feb. 7, 2026, honoring Fab 5 Freddy and raising funds for the PAMM Fund for Black Art, with cocktails, dinner, music, dancing, and a new acquisition reveal.