The history of photography in the United States is deeply tied to the American West. From 19th-century survey expeditions to 21st-century environmental activism, western landscapes have been featured as some of the most prominent subjects in American photographic history.

In UMFA’S newest ACME Lab The Sound of Water: Woodcuts by Stanton Macdonald-Wright viewers are invited to investigate the

dynamic relationship between language and visual art.

Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo is an unprecedented exhibition that features more than ninety artworks by three American artists who shared the distinction of being trailblazing women of Japanese descent from pre-World War II generations.

Sonic Blossomis a performance-based art project that allows local, classically trained singers to offer a spontaneous gift of song to museum visitors in the UMFA galleries.