Reflections in Black: A Reframing Book Launch Join The Center for Black Visual Culture and Tisch School of Arts, Department of Photography and Imaging as we celebrate the release of Reflections in Black: A Reframing, the 25th anniversary edition of Dr. Deborah Willis’ internationally acclaimed publication Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers 1840 to the Present. This pre-publication book launch will include a reception, a panel of selected speakers, and will conclude with a book signing. Limited books will be available, and sold on a first come first served basis. About the Publication Originally published in 2000, Reflections in Black, published by Liveright, was the first single-volume work to collect the images of leading African American photographers—from the daguerreotype to the digital age. Through its sheer power and inherent beauty, Deborah Willis’s groundbreaking assemblage of photographs of African American life from 1840 to the present triumphantly celebrated family, endurance, and...

From Mudbound to Freshwater: An Intimate Conversation About Film Scoring with dream hampton and Tamar-kali Presented by The Center for Black Visual Culture and Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, join us for From Mudbound to Freshwater: An Intimate Conversation About Film Scoring with dream hampton and Tamar-kali. This special evening pairs two visionary artists for an illuminating conversation on the film scoring process and the role of sound in shaping stories. From orchestras and found sounds, to Oscar-nominated features and intimate shorts, they will reflect on the intersections of film, music, and memory, how moments of success and failure shape an artist’s path, and why some of the most powerful scores begin with the sounds of everyday life. This program invites us to listen more closely to sound, cinema, and each other.This event is co-sponsored by The Hemispheric Institute at New York University. CBVC Fall Artist-Scholar in Residence and award-winning filmmaker...

Join Black Portraiture conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Friday, October 3, 2025, for Black Portraiture: TULSA STORIES This conference aims to build upon the robust scholarship and art conversations of our Black Portraiture conferences by convening an intergenerational group of participating scholars, artists, activists, storytellers, educators, gallerists, and photographers to explore cultural memories and resistance. All-day programming will include panels with themes such as REIMAGINING TULSA, BLACK WALL STREET, THE ARCHIVE, and ART, WRITING & MUSIC, and will feature short presentations from a variety of speakers sharing their respective works/practice, moderated conversation, audience Q&A and final wrap-up. See the schedule and speaker list RSVP Date:  October 3, 2025 Time:  9:00am to 5:00pm Location: Conference Center, Ground Level700 North Greenwood Ave, Tulsa, OK 74106