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.

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.

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.

War Toys: Ukraine

Since 2011, internationally recognized photographer Brian McCarty has been collaborating with children who have been affected by conflict on a unique project titled War Toys, which is now active in and near Ukraine. The project invokes principles and practices of expressive art therapy to safely gather and articulate children’s accounts of warfare.

Killing the Negative: Poetic Interventions

Intentionally damaged negatives from a Works Progress Administration (WPA) commission led artist Joel Daniel Phillips and poet Quraysh Ali Lansana into a multi-media project that explores complex intersections of representation, truth, and power. Adapted from a forthcoming exhibit at Philbrook Museum of Art, the artist and a group of noted American poets explore crucial concepts that are at the center of our contemporary society.