Juneteenth Celebration - VIBES Art Exhibit and Scholarship Fundraiser

Join us for an event commemorating Juneteenth with Spoken Word and African Diasporic Art for HBCU Alumni of all ages!
About this Event

Juneteenth Celebration

Join us for an event commemorating Juneteenth with Spoken Word and African Diasporic Art for HBCU Alumni of all ages and their families, all against the beautiful backdrop of VIBES: Fine Art Exhibit at Pepco Edison Gallery! You can learn more about the exhibit and find Free Exhibition Viewing Hours at www.dcbison.org/TAOI-2026

All proceeds from ticket sales go towards Scholarships and Support for Current and future Howard University students.

VIBES: Fine Art Exhibit and Scholarship Fundraiser

VIBES is a gathering of artists from The African Diaspora that honors the role of creative expression as a tool for reflection, reckoning, and repair in the present moment. In a time marked by uncertainty, rapid change, and social strain, the artists featured in this exhibition return us to something steady: the discipline of craft, the patience of process, and the power of making with intention. Their work resists disposability and distraction, offering instead care, skill, memory, and vision as acts of grounding and resilience.

Curated by Mimi Wolford, VIBES invites viewers to slow down, feel deeply, and engage with art not as escape, but as a meaningful way of understanding where we are—and imagining where we might go next, together…