THE DAWOUD BEY EDUCATION CENTER

As part of the Future Focus Campaign, a dedicated group of donors have created a special initiative to honor Professor Dawoud Bey. This initiative acknowledges his profound contribution to the field of photography and education by instilling his namesake onto the institution.

Central to the redesign is the development of a state-of-the-art education center. As a hub for research and dialogue, this space will provide students, scholars, and educators the opportunity to engage with and study objects from the permanent collection.

To make this vision a reality, we need to raise $5M. When complete, this new space will be named The Dawoud Bey Education Center to honor his role in educating the next generation of artists.

“One of the things that I think is important is to give students a sense of how the act of being a photographer or an artist is not separated from being in conversation with the larger society.”

DAWOUD BEY