A community collaboration showcasing art about the past, present, and future of the nation
Experience a powerful night of art in Princeton with the Re-visioning America initiative. Inspired by the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Re-visioning America invites contemplation of the past, present, and possible futures of the American nation through the lens of art.
Drop in for open houses at the Princeton University Art Museum, Art@Bainbridge, the Arts Council of Princeton, Princeton Public Library, and Morven Museum & Garden. Enjoy art-making activities and speak with curators about the works on view. And don’t forget to walk by Dohm Alley to view the Historical Society of Princeton’s exhibition and the Spring Street mural organized by the Arts Council of Princeton.
This event is free and open to the public.
This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Join us for the Re-visioning America Event Series – now through February 2027!
Inspired by the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Princeton community-based and collaborative initiative Re-visioning America invites contemplation of the past, present, and possible futures of the American nation through the lens of art. “America” refers to a specific geography, but it also conjures a diverse and sometimes contradictory cohort of ideas, myths, debates, experiences, identities, and aspirations.
Re-visioning America showcases how artists from a range of backgrounds grapple with the complexity of America and its histories, then and now, and invites audiences to do the same through a series of exhibitions and accompanying programming, including lectures, artist conversations, hands-on workshops, film screenings, and a gallery crawl.
Explore the full program schedule Re-visioning America is collaboration between the Arts Council of Princeton, Morven Museum & Garden, Art Against Racism, Princeton Public Library, Historical Society of Princeton, William Trent House Museum, Garden Theatre, Princeton University Art Museum, and the Princeton University Humanities Initiative.
