Transcendent Futures

Brown University Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America (CSREA)

Virtual Art Exhibit 2020–2021

Taking stock of where we’ve been. Moving beyond where we are.

With the daunting challenges of the year 2020, including a global pandemic, renewed struggles for racial justice, and ongoing ecological concerns, CSREA's new art exhibit features 20+ artists whose artwork explores hope, connection, and community, as we collectively strive to build a more just and peaceful world.

Films & Animations

Filmmaker: Alex Rivera (1 hour 30 minutes)

Collection of GIFs by missTANGQ

Artist: missTANGQ (1 minute 48 seconds)

Filmmaker: Jess X. Snow (4 minutes)

Filmmaker: Mitchel Viernes (16 minutes)

Visual Art

Nimisha Doongarwal

Otto Freundlich

Melissa Wang

Alyssa Osasere

Matthew and Roxanne Ortiz (Wooden Wave)

Installation by Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello

Photograph by Christian Chavez


Matthew and Roxanne Ortiz (Wooden Wave)

Luisa Rivera