Traveling Exhibitions

Critical Geography

Critical Geography reexamines dominant historical narratives that have shaped our traditional understanding of geography, provoking conversations around social justice, environmental sustainability, and transformative change.

Arctic Passage

In one of the most extreme and challenging environments on the planet, this exhibition examines the relationships between military personnel and Indigenous communities as a result of mounting geo-political tensions and climate change.

The Long Ride Home: Black Cowboys in America

In this exhibition, artist Ron Tarver offers a contemporary counterpoint to the myth of the all-American white cowboy by revealing the beauty, romance, and visual poetry of Black people embodying their Western cultural heritage.

Long-Term Mindset: Artists Exploring Deep Time

Long-Term Mindset centers visual discourse on science and environment, in which three artists each explore the anthropological entanglements that exist within—and between—geophysical life worlds, stimulating ideas about human agency and responsibility, and relational concepts tied to non-human existences and experiences.

Spina Americana

In Spina Americana, acclaimed photographer Richard Sharum documents a narrow 100-mile-wide corridor from the Mexican to Canadian borders and examines what the people and the land of the central United States contribute toward the “national character” of this country.

People Who Make the World Go ‘Round: The Legacy of Sepia Magazine

Charting the legacy of Sepia magazine, the exhibition highlights the role of photo-based magazines, changes in printing technology, and how the political landscape shaped Black-interest photojournalism while emphasizing Sepia’s distinct style and audience in contrast to Ebony and LIFE.

Murmurations: For the Love of Birds

With an introduction that briefly tells the story of birding, the urgent need to save birds, and the importance of conservation for our society as a whole, this exhibition includes the work of three contemporary visual artists who explore the topic through various media.

The Legend of Kente

“The Legend of Kente” features over 50 kente weavings, 4 garments, and detailed interpretive materials that explore the histories, meanings, and stories depicted by the extraordinary master weavers of present-day Ghana.

Finding Alice: Artists Exploring Wonderland featuring Abelardo Morell

This exhibition is a wondrous collection of artists’ visual interpretations of Alice’s adventures that will be of intergenerational interest to art lovers as well as those intrigued with the wit and imagination of the stories.

Art of the Wish

If you had a wish for the world, what would it be? Two artists traveled the country asking this question to elders from diverse backgrounds and locations. Inspired by more than 250 wishes, Art of the Wish is a poignant and memorable reflection of the beauty in generational storytelling.