Diving into the Waters of The Black Venus
A Chrysler Museum of Art and Hampton University Museum Partnership
The Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship: Now and Beyond
In this post, I will highlight some of the accomplishments of this project and address two main takeaways that can help those looking to reproduce a similar fellowship program.
Art Spotlight: The Abandoned Hut by Mordecai Buluma
In this blog post Angie and Tashae discuss the symbolism behind The Abandoned Hut by Mordecai Buluma as well as the conservation treatment used to prepare it for exhibition.
Opening of I am Copying Nobody the Art and Political Cartoons of Akinola Lasekan
On April 13, 2024, I Am Copying Nobody: The Art and Political Cartoons of Akinola Lasekan opened at the Chrysler Museum of Art. Here are some highlights from the exhibition.
About the Fellowship
A partnership between the Chrysler Museum or Art and the Hampton University Museum
In 2021, The Chrysler Museum of Art, in partnership with the Hampton University Museum was awarded a $500,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The highly competitive grant aims to diversify the field of Curation and Conservation by conducting a three-year pilot fellowship program for two aspiring museum professionals who have completed master’s degrees. The curatorial fellow, Tashae Smith, and the conservation fellow, Elizabeth Robson, will examine the Chrysler Museum’s traditional African collection and Hampton University Museum’s Harmon Foundation Collection of Modern African Art. Their work will demonstrate the ongoing importance of collecting, preserving and studying non-Western art.
About the fellowship
Thank you to our partners
For making this fellowship possible
