The Donald P. Sowell Committee

The Donald P. Sowell Endowment Committee (Sowell Committee) was established in 1993 as a tribute to Donald P. Sowell (1929-1989), an important Cincinnati artist and art educator.

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The Sowell Committee promotes greater interaction and involvement of the African American community with the Cincinnati Art Museum. In doing so they oversee an endowment in Mr. Sowell’s name and act as a recommending body for the disbursements of its funds to promote African American art, programs, exhibitions and other art forms of interest to the African American community. The Sowell Committee also provides educational and social fundraising activities that benefit the endowment and the museum.

All programs will begin at 2 p.m., unless otherwise noted. We kindly request that you RSVP for all programs to [email protected].

Board Members

Cynthia Collins, Chair
Linda Meador, Secretary
Myra Paige-Livingston, Treasurer
Jim Jones, Past Chair
Katrina Mundy, Past Chair
Consuelo Harris, Member-at-Large

Annual Dues

$50 per person

For more information, please contact the Philanthropy Office at [email protected] or 513-639-2865.

If you need accessibility accommodations, please contact us in advance at [email protected] or fill out the accessibility request form.

2026 Programs

Sunday, September 14, 2025, 2–4 p.m. (Marek-Weaver Commons)

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We kick-off the 2025-2026 season with a reception honoring and acknowledging the donors supporting the Sowell Endowment Committee - especially the Committee’s 30th Anniversary.

Sunday, October 19, 2025, 2–4 p.m.  (CAM Fath Auditorium)

Join Jerry Bedford, Sowell Committee Member, as he shares his genealogical journey leading him to Nicodemus, Kansas - the oldest Black homesteader community in America. A short documentary will accompany Bedford’s talk

Sunday, November 2, 2025, 2–4 p.m. (Gallery 104)

Nathaniel Stein, Curator of Photography, will guide our exploration of photographs created by Tamary Kudita (b. 1994). Her work examines the African identity in relation to the social and historical forces that frame individuals’ lives. Kudita lives and works in Zimbabwe, a country formerly colonized by Great Britain.

Sunday, December 7, 2025. 2–4 p.m.  Holiday Reception (TBD)