Home CADVC gallery presents absolute alternatives, the Arts+ UMBC Faculty Exhibition! On view through February 28 The Dead, The Living, and the Injured” group performance led by IMDA student McCoy Chance as part of the 2025 MFA Thesis Exhibition. Photo: Tim Nohe Welcome to CADVC The Dead, The Living, and the Injured” group performance led by IMDA student McCoy Chance as part of the 2025 MFA Thesis Exhibition. Photo: Tim Nohe Welcome to CADVC Exhibition I am Soil – My Tears Are Water December 5, 2025–April 10, 2026 Exhibition “absolute alternatives,” the 2026 Arts+ UMBC Faculty Exhibition, curated by Maleke Glee February 4–February 28, 2026 Events & Programs Creative Convergence: A Conversation with a Conductor and Curator February 28, 2026 2PM–4PM 2024 – 25 CADVC Annual Report The Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture (CADVC) is a forum for research, exhibition, publication, and public programming in the fields of art, design, and visual culture. Read Mission Statement > Upcoming Events & Programs View All > Creative Convergence: A Conversation with a Conductor and Curator CADVC February 28, 2026 2PM–4PM Learn More > despite // bất chấp: Artist Reception CADVC April 2, 2026 6PM–8PM Learn More > despite // bất chấp: RTKL Lecture featuring Taylor Goad CADVC April 15, 2026 12PM–1PM Learn More > View All > Education Learn More > Students from Perry Hall High School visit CADVC, creating vibrant collage artworks under the guidance of curator Sandra Abbott. Photo: Tedd Henn Educational Outreach and K-12 Programs CADVC provides a wide range of K–12 education outreach programs, with a limited number of free bus trips to UMBC for scheduled K–12 gallery tours available annually. Publications View All > Through both traditional and experimental formats, CADVC’s publications serve as enduring records of its exhibitions while advancing national and international discourse on art and culture. White: Whiteness and Race in Contemporary Art Edited by Maurice Berger. Essays by Maurice Berger, David Roediger and Patricia Williams. The 1980s: A Virtual Discussion Edited and with an introduction by Maurice Berger. Foreword by Barbara Buhler Lynes. Portrait Garden: Self-Renewal Through Environmental Stewardship Lynn Cazabon Museums of Tomorrow: A Virtual Discussion [edited with an introduction by Maurice Berger ; preface by David Yager, Barbara Buhler Lynes ; with contributions from Alexander Alberro[and others]] In Memoriam Maurice Berger at the opening reception of “Revolution of the Eye,” 2015. Photo: Steve Miller A Tribute to Dr. Maurice Berger1956-2020 Dr. Maurice Berger, a visionary curator, scholar, and advocate for social justice, served as chief curator and research professor at CADVC until his death from COVID-19 in March 2020. The legacy of his path-breaking exhibitions and writings, confronting issues of race, representation, and inequity, remains vital and continues to inspire critical inquiry and public dialogue at CADVC. In Memoriam Race Stories Close Menu Search for: About Us Mission StatementVisit Us2024-25 CADVC Annual Report2023-24 CADVC Annual Report ExhibitionsEvents & ProgramsEducationPublications Research Exploratory Research Residency at CADVCRace Stories: Essays by Maurice BergerStories from the Struggle for Civil RightsJoseph Beuys Tree Partnership Oral History Collection Support Us
Exhibition “absolute alternatives,” the 2026 Arts+ UMBC Faculty Exhibition, curated by Maleke Glee February 4–February 28, 2026
Events & Programs Creative Convergence: A Conversation with a Conductor and Curator February 28, 2026 2PM–4PM
Creative Convergence: A Conversation with a Conductor and Curator CADVC February 28, 2026 2PM–4PM Learn More >
White: Whiteness and Race in Contemporary Art Edited by Maurice Berger. Essays by Maurice Berger, David Roediger and Patricia Williams.
The 1980s: A Virtual Discussion Edited and with an introduction by Maurice Berger. Foreword by Barbara Buhler Lynes.
Museums of Tomorrow: A Virtual Discussion [edited with an introduction by Maurice Berger ; preface by David Yager, Barbara Buhler Lynes ; with contributions from Alexander Alberro[and others]]
