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A gallery installation with gray walls, on which hang framed prints and drawings. At the center is a narrow, rectangular glass-covered display case with two, long unfolded lithographs on paper.

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A gallery installation with off-white walls, on which hang framed photographs.

News Photographic Storytelling: Photographs from the Permanent Collection

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A painting characterized by washes of color against a largely yellow ground. A blue form runs along the entire right edge. From center to top left, washes of orange, brown, green, and blue are stacked on top of one another, forming a vertical, oblong mass.

In-Person Event Gravity, Upturned

Wednesday, June 5, 2024, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
A classroom and/or studio space. In the right foreground stands a tall shelf with art supplies, books, and other materials. In the left background, three people sit at tables configured in a square or circle.

In-Person Event Teen Program

Wednesday, June 5, 2024, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
a photo of the ground, written in colorful chalk, "Sidewalk Studio".

In-Person Event Sidewalk Studio

Thursday, June 6, 2024, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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A large, breaking wave occupies almost the entire left half of this woodblock print image. Two long, shallow boats navigate the surrounding choppy waters, and a snow-capped mountain visible in the distance.

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