The James A. Porter Colloquium on African American Art and Art of the African Diaspora is an annual event hosted and sponsored by Howard University.
James Porter is recognized as the "Father of African American art history.
"[1][2] His book, Modern Negro Art, is the first comprehensive study of African American Art in the United States.
[3] The annual gatherings have explored issues in the historiography of African American art,[6] promoted diverse artistic perspectives, presented forward-thinking scholarship, and opened doors for the advancement of African American artists and art historians who study art of the African Diaspora.
[3][4] Tuliza Fleming, Robin Veder, Romi Crawford, Kevin Tervala, Evelyn Hankins, Freida High W. Tesfagiorgis, Victor Ekpuk, Lanisa S. Kitchiner, Chakaia Booker, Jessica Stafford Davis, Adrian Loving, Zoma Wallace, Melissa Messina, LeRonn P. Brooks, Margo N. Crawford, Mary Lovelace O’Neal, Fred Eversley, James Maurelle, Amber Robles-Gordon, Valerie Cassel Oliver, Torkwase Dyson, Edward Spriggs, Reginald Pointer in African American Art and Art of the African Diaspora Culture: : In honor of Samella Lewis