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Driskell Prize Gala After Party

September 19, 2026 | 9:30–11:30 p.m.
Location: High Museum of Art
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Ticket includes access to open bar, light bites, and exclusive entry to Amy Sherald: American Sublime.

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Ticket includes access to open bar, light bites, and exclusive entry to Amy Sherald: American Sublime.

Featuring DJ Mars and 10x Grammy Award winner Bryan-Michael Cox

Celebrate the 21st Anniversary of the Driskell Prize Gala with an after party honoring Dr. Cheryl Finley, the 2026 Driskell Prize recipient, and the enduring legacy of David C. Driskell. DJ Mars spins alongside 10-time Grammy winner Bryan-Michael Cox for a night of music, art, and community.

This is also one of your last chances to experience Amy Sherald: American Sublime after hours, before the exhibition closes September 27. Wander the galleries and take in the biggest show of the summer in a quieter, after-hours setting, with plenty of good light and backdrops for photos along the way. Amy Sherald: American Sublime will be open throughout the party.

DJ Mars

The name DJ Mars is synonymous with global festivals, world tours, and celebrity-driven events across the United States and around the world.

When Usher needed a DJ to join him as the opening act for his Past Present Future World Tour, he called Mars. When Monica needed a DJ for her legendary Verzuz battle against Brandy, she called Mars. When Keri Hilson needed a DJ to accompany her on her R&B Money Tour, she called Mars.

For more than three decades, DJ Mars has established himself as a mainstay in the global DJ market—and the go-to DJ for some of entertainment’s biggest names.

From sold-out arenas and international tours to major festivals, celebrity events, and culture-defining moments, Mars brings the experience, energy, and credibility to command any room.

When your favorite celebrities need a DJ, they call Mars.

10x Grammy Award winner Bryan-Michael Cox

Bryan Michael Cox is wildly regarded as one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful songwriters and producers in the history of contemporary R&B music. His work with superstars Usher, Jermaine Dupri, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Diddy, Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Toni Braxton, Trey Songz, and Jagged Edge just to name a few, has solidified him as a main stay in the world of pop music. With over a 150 million record sales, 10 Grammy awards, 9 “SESAC Songwriter Of The Year” awards, an induction to the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, co-writing Billboard’s Top R&B Song of All Time (Mary J. Blige’s “Be Without You”), and co-writing 4 songs in the top 50 of the Rolling Stone’s Top 100 songs of the 21st century. Also, named #2 Top Hip Hop/R&B producer of the 21st century by Billboard. He is showing no signs of slowing down, as he is currently been in the studio with an entire new generation of artists that define the new urban landscape like DVSN, Robert Glasper, Lil TJ, Ari Lennox, Lehla, Alex Vaughn, Kehlani, and Muni Long to name a few.

About the Driskell Prize

Established by the High Museum of Art in 2005, the David C. Driskell Prize in African American Art and Art History recognizes field-defining contributions to African American art by some of the leading scholars and artists from around the country. Named in honor of the late artist and scholar David C. Driskell, this prize is the first in the country to recognize the importance of African American art. Acknowledging Driskell’s own extraordinary gifts as both a historian and an artist, the prize annually alternates between awarding a practicing US-based African American artist and an art historian whose artistic practice or scholarly work makes an original and important contribution to the visual arts and study of African American art. The recipient of the prize receives $50,000 in unrestricted funds to use toward the furthering of their research or artistic practice.