The Billy R. Allen Folk Art Collection, named for a founding board member, has grown to include more than 500 objects. Black folk art is the subject of a major exhibition about once a decade.

The DIA's Center for African American Art, established in 2000, organized the reinstallation. This marks the first phase of a larger renovation of the museum's second-floor North Wing.

The show was organized by the Frist Art Museum, in Nashville, Tennessee. Derek Fordjour, Airborne Double (2022). Courtesy of the artist, David Kordansky Gallery, and Petzel Gallery.

An Old Space Opens Up to New Art The American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York is being transformed into a venue for visual and performing artists and events.