Curators Circles: Black Arts and Artists

Engage with visual art by artists of the African diaspora and become familiar with emerging and established artists of African descent. Programs offer exclusive access to the MFA’s collection, recent acquisitions, and current exhibitions, as well as intimate conversations with artists and curators from across the Museum. Your membership provides vital funding for acquisitions of visual art of the African diaspora.

Annual membership is $1,500.*

For more information about this Curators Circle's programming, please contact Theodora Shanahan-Jewett, Curators Circles Program Manager, at [email protected].  

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*$100 per person is not tax deductible.
Dates, times, and events are subject to change.

Past Events

An Evening with Jeffrey Gibson

Tuesday, April 15, 2025
6:00 pm–9:00 pm
In Person

An Evening with Fabiola Jean-Louis

Thursday, April 3, 2025
6:00 pm–8:30 pm
In Person

John Wilson

Thursday, March 6, 2025
6:00 pm–8:30 pm

Travel Opportunity: New Orleans

Thursday, December 5–Saturday, December 7, 2024
All Day

Private Viewing: ‘The Procession’ by Hew Locke

Monday, September 9, 2024
6:00 pm–8:00 pm
In Person

Recent Acquisitions: Black Arts and Artists at the MFA

Thursday, April 18, 2024
6:00 pm–8:00 pm
In Person

Virtual Studio Visit: Deborah Roberts

Monday, February 12, 2024
6:00 pm–7:00 pm
Online

Travel Opportunity: Richmond

Wednesday, November 29–Friday, December 1, 2023
All Day

“As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic”

Friday, September 22, 2023
5:00 pm–8:00 pm
In Person

“Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina”

Tuesday, May 9, 2023
6:00 pm–9:00 pm
In Person

Behind the Scenes at ICA/Boston’s Exhibition “Simone Leigh”

Monday, April 10, 2023
6:00 pm–8:00 pm

In-Person Event

In Person

Optional Travel Opportunity: Providence

Saturday, March 11, 2023
All Day

Smuggled, Stolen, and Sold: Art Restitution in the 21st Century

Tuesday, January 24, 2023
6:00 pm–7:00 pm

Online event for all Curators Circles

Online

“Touching Roots: Black Ancestral Legacies in the Americas”

Wednesday, September 21, 2022
3:00 pm–5:00 pm

In-Person Event

In Person

Annual Acquisitions Review

Friday, June 3, 2022
6:00 pm–8:00 pm

In-Person Event

In Person

New Light on Collecting and Displaying Contemporary Art

Monday, May 9, 2022
6:30 pm–8:30 pm

In-Person Event

In Person

Black Power in Print

Monday, November 15, 2021
6:00 pm–7:00 pm

Online Event

Online

“Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?”: A Reflection on Linda Nochlin’s Groundbreaking Essay

Wednesday, October 13, 2021
6:00 pm–7:00 pm

An Evening for all Curators Circles

Online Event

Online

Endia Beal: Am I What You're Looking For?

Thursday, September 23, 2021
6:00 pm–7:00 pm

Online Event

Online

Inaugural Acquisitions Review

Thursday, May 27, 2021
6:00 pm–7:00 pm

Online Event

Online

Artist Talk with Bisa Butler

Thursday, May 13, 2021
4:00 pm–5:30 pm

Online Event

Online

Artist Conversation with Helina Metaferia

Wednesday, April 28, 2021
5:30 pm–6:30 pm

Online Event

Online

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