RSVP to join us Thursday, December 9, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. for a virtual screening program and discussion on contemporary Uyghur film culture. The conversation will consider the challenges faced by and present the great work coming from contemporary Uyghur filmmakers. The program ranges from self-ethnographic works set in the region and films created in the diaspora with Uyghur subjects, to work that represent the bonds Uyghurs are creating with other stateless peoples. The films will be available online preceding the event.

The Contest of the Fruits exhibit runs from September 10-December 12, 2021. All exhibits and events are free and open to the public. Join us for the exhibition opening on Friday, September 10th! At 5 p.m., join us in the Whitehead Campus Center (Rm. 313) for a conversation with Assistant Professor of Religion Guangtian Ha and Slavs and Tatars. Reception to follow outdoors in front of the Whitehead Campus Center.

February 15-April 11, 2021: Notes for Tomorrow features artworks from around the world, brought together to reflect on a new global reality ushered in by the COVID-19 pandemic. With the ever-present backdrop of the crisis, Independent Curators International (ICI) turned to 30 curators from 25 countries to question and reassess values and relevance in contemporary culture, and to share an artwork they believe is vital to be seen today.