Freedoms Reframed: Art on the Edges of the Constitution

Judith K. Brodsky and Rhinold L. Ponder, curators

Organized by the William Trent House Museum and Art Against Racism, this exhibition presents the work of artists and poets of different racial backgrounds, nationalities, and gender and gender expression, elevating voices historically underrepresented or ignored in constitutional and civic discourse. Their work calls attention to the freedom to love without restriction, to pursue equitable educational opportunities, to enjoy personal and collective safety, to earn economic dignity and living wages, to access health care, and to self-definition and identity. Placing contemporary creative expressions in art and poetry on the site of an early 18th century slave-holding plantation will encourage visitors to consider how America has expanded the rights and freedoms of citizens over the past 250 years and to imagine a more equitable and just future.

The exhibition is accompanied by several related programs held at the William Trent House Museum.