January 23 - May 30, 2016 - This multifaceted, interactive exhibition provides visitors with the opportunity to explore and experience the complexities of snow and ice. The exhibit embraces the dialogue between fine art, decorative art, and digital art, challenging visitors to rethink their perceptions of the seemingly simple matters. Curator Carolyn Bauer actively sought out international and con...

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January 23 - July 31, 2016 - This cameo exhibition will feature four recent donations of Wojnarowicz’s work, as well as a selection of several photographs and prints by that have been promised to the museum.  A writer, poet, painter, photographer, sculptor, filmmaker, performance artist, and activist, David Wojnarowicz is arguably one of the most important and influential figures of the...

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January 23 - July 10, 2016 -  This exhibition drawn mostly from the Zimmerli’s collection of American art demonstrates the transformative qualities of geometry and color—and presents a tongue-in-cheek homage to Josef Albers and the square. One of the legendary teachers of the twentieth century, Albers had a tremendous influence on generations of students at Black Mountain Col...

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January 23 - June 4, 2016 - A site-specific installation by New Orleans-based artist Sally Heller, who creates recognizable yet improbable landscapes constructed from cultural detritus.  A modern-day bricoleur, savvy cultural hacker and urban archaeologist, Heller assembles a litany of mundane materials and cultural castoffs into recognizable yet improbable environments that cleverly fus...

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January 24 – June 26, 2016 - What We Carried: Stories by Iraqi Refugees is photographic exhibition that explores the possessions that recent Iraqi refugees cherished enough to bring on their journey to the United States. The exhibition is available in both English and Arabic. The featured objects, photographed by award-winning Portland-based photographer Jim Lommasson, range from family phot...

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January 26 - August 12, 2016 - Drawn exclusively from the Museum's Collections, this dynamic exhibition exemplifies the rich diversity of cultures across West and Central Africa.  Themes of protection, prestige, and masquerade are illustrated through selected masks, weapons, sculptures, and jewelry from 25 ethnic cultures.

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January 27, 2016 - September 4, 2016 -  Selected from the museum’s permanent collection, this exhibition highlights visitor favorites and new acquisitions from the vault to present a comprehensive sampling of contemporary art. From Petah Coyne’s mixed media sculpture comprised of wax and ribbons to the beautiful, haunting photograph by Australian artist Rosemary Laing of a literal...

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January 29 - May 15, 2016 - Spheres of Influence features a selection of 24 ceramic pots from regions across Africa. Visually compelling for their robust yet elegant forms and beautifully restrained surface designs, these vessels are also highly social objects.

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January 29, 2016 - August 28, 2016 - This exhibition highlights the long and extraordinary history of activism, intervention, and resistance that has characterized a great deal of African art-making from prehistory to the present. In underscoring how artists have used expressive culture in Africa to produce advocacy and even agency for disenfranchised and marginalized groups and communities, the e...

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January 30 - August 21, 2016 - The block-print posters Collins used similar in design to posters used for political rallies or boxing matches are included in the exhibition. El Mundo no Escuchará makes visible the wide range of emotions the camera provokes, including embarrassment, failure, honesty, sincerity, self-consciousness, anxiety, and sentimentality. Simultaneously revealing pop cu...

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