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March 19, 2026 | 7 - 8 p.m.

Blazing Light: A Conversation with Photographer Mimi Plumb

Photographer Mimi Plumb joins us to discuss Blazing Light: Photographs by Mimi Plumb, her first solo museum exhibition.
Four young boys stand and climb among a large pile of worn, stacked tires. The scene is outdoors, and the boys appear to be playing, surrounded by hundreds of overlapping tires. The image is in black and white.

April 2, 2026 | 7 - 8 p.m.

Margaret and Terry Stent Distinguished Conversation in American Art

Join us for the Margaret and Terry Stent Distinguished Conversation in American Art as we reexamine the High Museum of Art’s American Art collection. Exploring the work of the nineteenth century Black and Indigenous sculptor Edmonia Lewis, this program features Anni Pullagura, Margaret and Terry Stent Associate Curator of American Art at the High in conversation with Shawnya Harris, Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Curator of African American and African Diasporic Art at the Georgia Museum of Art, and Caitlin Meehye Beach, Associate Professor of Art History at CUNY Graduate Center.
Edmonia Lewis (2)

May 7, 2026 | 7 - 8 p.m.

David C. Driskell Prize Conversation: Alison Saar and Anni Pullagura 

Join Alison Saar, the 2025 recipient of the David C. Driskell Prize, and Anni Pullagura, PhD, the Margaret and Terry Stent Associate Curator of American Art, in conversation around Saar’s contributions to the field of African American art and her exploration into the histories of the African diaspora and its artistic traditions.
20th Anniversary David C. Driskell Prize Gala At The High Museum Of Art