Virtual Exhibitions

Audubon in the Anthropocene highlights a portfolio of prints by contemporary artist Matthew Day Jackson titled There Will Come Soft Rains. In this portfolio, Jackson dramatically reworks a late edition of etchings from John James Audubon's iconic series The Birds of America. Each Audubon bird rests amidst potential apocalyptic settings interpreted by Jackson, often referencing final scenarios of the Anthropocene.

Bold Women presents the visionary work of women artists from diverse backgrounds and intersecting identities who have pushed the boundaries of art and spurred social and cultural changes across generations and geographies. At the heart of the exhibition is the idea of boldness, considered as a defining attribute of the featured works and an indicator of the artists’ fearless efforts to alter institutional systems, dispute dominant historical narratives, decipher the present, and build the future.

Following the Sun presents works from the Spencer Museum of Art’s collection that depict the sun and sunflowers (the state flower of Kansas) and captures their symbolic meanings. Inspired by heliotropism—the act of following the sun’s direction—the exhibition traces representations of the sun across various cultural and political contexts. The featured works span various media and four illuminating themes, demonstrating the enduring relevance of the subjects while showcasing artists’ creative interpretations of them.

The human body has the potential to serve as a universal point of connection. The feats it can achieve, the wonder it can inspire, and the pain it can endure offer possibilities for uniting us through shared experience. Yet, the body is also individual and intimate, shaped both by cultural context and personal circumstance.