

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Visiting Artist: Derek Fordjour
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 20 Mar, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-03:00)
- **Event Description**: Derek Fordjour, born in Memphis, Tennessee to Ghanaian parents, is a multidisciplinary artist whose richly layered work draws from themes of sport, pageantry, and Black cultural memory.

A graduate of Morehouse College with advanced degrees from Harvard University and Hunter College, Fordjour’s practice extends from vibrant paintings and installations to major public commissions, including projects for the High Line and New York’s MTA Arts &amp; Design program. Fordjour has been featured in Trevor Noah’s What Now? Podcast, and reviewed in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Financial Times.

His work is held in public and private collections including Studio Museum in Harlem, Guggenheim Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The Royal Collection in London.

WHEN: Friday, March 20, at 1 p.m.
WHERE: Bell Auditorium, NSCAD University, 5163 Duke Street

NOTE: This event is free and open to the public.

Read more: https://nscad.ca/derek-fordjour/

This talk is presented as part of NSCAD’s Visiting Artist program, supported by the Daglish Family Foundation Visiting Artist Fund.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/halifax/visiting-artist-derek-fordjour/200029834926010
- **Event Categories**: Art, Sports, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Halifax
- **state**: NS
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: 5163 Duke Street, Halifax, NS, Canada, Nova Scotia B3J 3J6
- **lat**: 44.64954
- **long**: -63.57415
- **full address**: 5163 Duke Street, Halifax, NS, Canada, Nova Scotia B3J 3J6

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: NSCAD University (https://allevents.in/org/nscad-university/2574868)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 20 Mar, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-03:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 5163 Duke Street, Halifax, NS, Canada, Nova Scotia B3J 3J6
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** NSCAD University
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Art, Sports, fine-arts
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Visiting Artist: Derek Fordjour ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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