Since joining the Fleming Museum of Art, in August 2022, I have curated new presentations of global art and material culture in several  key galleries. These spaces, connected by the overarching title Art for Everyone, articulate the Fleming's commitment to being a welcoming and inclusive space for all. The Central Gallery (right) features artworks, an interactive, and a reading area, where visitors can explore the theme of belonging. Art for Everyone continues upstairs with works curated around the themes of care, place, and people.

This interactive invites visitors to examine the history of the Central Gallery (formerly the Wilbur Room), which was built in 1931 to house a library of Vermontiana. Today the room bears only the names of settlers, then celebrated as founding fathers of the state, on its upper walls. Visitors are encouraged to ponder the presence and absence of certain names and figures and, through a lens of belonging, and share their thoughts on response cards.