When: February 22 – April 10, 2026
Reception: February 22 2 -4 pm
Where: Bristol Art Museum; 10 Wardwell Street, Bristol, RI 02809
The Bristol Art Museum invites artists to declare, reflect, and respond: What does it mean to witness, participate in, or remember the course of human events?
In honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States, the Bristol Art Museum invites artists from across the country to submit works on paper or of paper for its annual national juried exhibition, ‘When in the Course of Human Events…’ on view from Feb. 22 to Apr. 10, 2026. An Opening Reception is scheduled for Feb. 22 at the Museum. Artist Meredith Stern will judge all works.
“When in the course of human events… how do we respond?” asks the Museum’s call. “Whose voices are heard, and whose stories remain untold? What declarations do we make today—individually or collectively?”
“Paper has carried humanity’s greatest declarations, from freedom to faith to protest, and continues to be a surface for both personal and public reflection,” said Museum Curator and Board Member, Mary Donodero. “This exhibit invites artists to use that same surface to explore what it means to live, create, and participate in the course of human events today.”
The exhibition will be juried by artist Meredith Stern, a member of the Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative whose work is represented in the permanent collections of the Library of Congress, the RISD Museum, the Obama Presidential Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art.
Bananas for Scale Founding Father’s Edition
#7 of 13.
16 Layers of archival ink on aluminum replicate the texture of the original hand cut newspaper collage.
Includes Certificate of Authenticity and a custom printed box.
