This is an exhibition to take place in 2026 that pushes back against the current administration’s troubling drive to whitewash and erase parts of our nation’s history. Their efforts to censor the Smithsonian, National Parks, and other federal institutions mark a dangerous slide toward authoritarian control of information (story links below).

The Library of Congress’s vast collection of historical images – records of the diversity and struggle that shaped this country – are themselves in danger of being censored or removed. This show will invite artists to revisit those images and reinterpret them through their own art, keeping those stories alive and visible when they’re most at risk of disappearing.

Head here for information about contributing your artwork.

https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/national-park-save-our-signs-risk-removal-21065844.php

https://www.npr.org/2025/06/26/nx-s1-5444323/national-park-trump-signs