Artists of Color 2026

Townsend Gallery
On view February 7 – March 28, 2026
10:00am – 5:00pm Tuesday – Saturday
Free Admission

The Niagara Arts & Cultural Center (NACC) is excited to announce the return of the 15th annual Artists of Color exhibition in the Townsend Gallery, on the first floor of the multi-arts site in downtown Niagara Falls. This exhibition is hosted by the Niagara Arts & Cultural Center Gallery and curated by Gallery Director Ray Roberston and guest curators including Doretha Edwards and Ari Moore.

Join us for the Opening Reception on 2/7/26 from 2-5pm
Performances by:
Vibrant Strings 2pm – 3:30pm
Dale Toliver Band 3:30pm – 5pm
Catering by: Edyth Crawford of Betty’s (Pine Ave, NF)

Image credit: Danusia Riffel – Photo from 2025 Event
Contact Ray Robertson for more information at (716) 563-1692.

About Artists of Color

This exhibit is envisioned as a representation of the African American experience from a contemporary and personal perspective, and celebrates the work by African American artists in Western New York within the visual arts.

Previously exhibited artists include: Kobie Barber, Phillip Brown, Alexis Bradshaw, James J. Cooper III,  Dee Edwards, Vanoliaa Frazier, Camilla Hobbs Lee, Iris Kirkwood, Legend Lewis, Tracy Mitchell Miles, Ari Moore, Sharif Osby, Betty Pitts Foster, Dino Rose II, Rosetta Smith, Robert Springer, Jessica Thorpe, and Princessa Williams, among many others.