Above Image: Detail from Important Dates, 1619-2021 by Mandy Howe
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Thank you to our In-Kind Support From:
The Plumb Gallery, Hope St, Bristol RI The Graham Gallery, Thames St, Bristol RI Riverside Art, Somerset MA |
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As part of the town of Bristol's commemorative celebrations, this exhibition will reflect on the enduring words of the Declaration of Independence. |
Bristol Art Museum Presents a National Exhibition
When in the Course of Human Events…
Featuring works by 65 artists from across the nation, with a special spotlight on
Rhode Island artist Susan Hardy-Twaddell.
On View Sunday February 22 – Friday, April 10, 2026
In honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States, the Bristol Art Museum presents When in the Course of Human Events...
The exhibition was juried by Meredith Stern, a printmaker, publisher, and socially engaged artist. Her work has been featured in large-scale installations nationally and internationally, and is included in the collections of the Library of Congress, RISD Museum, MoMA, and the Obama Presidential Museum.
This exhibition invites artists to reflect on what follows the iconic opening line of the Declaration of Independence, exploring what it means to experience human events in our contemporary world.
The exhibition was juried by Meredith Stern, a printmaker, publisher, and socially engaged artist. Her work has been featured in large-scale installations nationally and internationally, and is included in the collections of the Library of Congress, RISD Museum, MoMA, and the Obama Presidential Museum.
This exhibition invites artists to reflect on what follows the iconic opening line of the Declaration of Independence, exploring what it means to experience human events in our contemporary world.
The Bristol Art Museum gratefully acknowledges the
Brito Family Foundation for their generous support.
Brito Family Foundation for their generous support.
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Participating Artists
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Lela Arruza
Suzi Ballenger Brandin Barón Sara Bernstein Paul C. Blake Marsha Borden Pamela Bower-Basso Bill Brookover Sarah Cecil Rogéria Christmas Tomas Co Lisa Deloria Weinblatt Cynthia DiDonato Dina Doyle Gretchen Durst Jacobs Karen Fieldstad Carol Fitzsimonds Susan Fossati Nancy Gaucher Thomas Ann-Marie Gillett Ben Goldman |
Kelly Goldstein
B L Green Deborah Haney Sherie Harkins Lynn Haygood Lee Scott Henderson Mandy Howe Robert Hunter Judith Jacobs Thomas Kirkpatrick Sheryl Ruth Kolitsopoulos Stacy Leeman Karleen Loughran Azin Majooni Marsha Massih Kevin Maxwell Steven Mccarthy Amina Meckel-Sam Andrew Mello Advay Mengle Michele Mennucci Arezoo Moseni |
Paul M. Murray
Elena Obelenus Judith Peck Susanna Rakusin Jennifer Ray Ewa Romaszewicz Marybeth Rothman Ruth-Anne Siegel Katarina Spitzer Maya Lakshmi Srinivasan Heather Stivison Lelia Stokes Weinstein Mike Sweeney Felicia Touhey Basia Tov Bart Vargas Yovanny Vargas Francine Weiss Nancy Whitcomb Lili White Sara Wolf |
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Best in Show
Our Fragile Democracy by Judith Peck |
Second Place
Zip Ties: We the People by Francine Weiss |
Third Place
WE THE PEOPLE by Susan Fossati |
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Juror’s Award of Distinction
to the following artists:
SCHOOL LUNCH 22 - Where's Tomorrow by Lisa DeLoria Weinblatt
Indignation by Tomas Co
I am Soteria by Susanna Rakusin
Street by Rogeria Christmas
Bad Apple by Andrew Mello
Honorable Mention
to the following artists:
Legacy Under Fire by Maya Lakshmi Srinivasan
No King by B L Green
to the following artists:
SCHOOL LUNCH 22 - Where's Tomorrow by Lisa DeLoria Weinblatt
Indignation by Tomas Co
I am Soteria by Susanna Rakusin
Street by Rogeria Christmas
Bad Apple by Andrew Mello
Honorable Mention
to the following artists:
Legacy Under Fire by Maya Lakshmi Srinivasan
No King by B L Green
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ARTIST TALK:
With Susan Hardy Sunday, March 29 — 2:00 PM
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Join us at the Bristol Art Museum on Sunday, March 29 at 2:00 PM for a special artist talk with Rhode Island artist Susan Hardy, the featured regional artist in our current national exhibition.
Hardy will speak about her powerful body of work and her explorations on themes of history, memory, and cultural identity, often emerging from found objects and materials that carry traces of lived experience. On view is her series Middle Passage as well artwork inspired from “Lost and Found” a black rag doll, transforming a simple object into a reflection on deeper cultural narratives. |
