Renewal and Change: New Acquisitions

Renewal and Change: New Acquisitions features works on paper that were recently gifted to, or purchased for, the Michener Art Museum’s permanent collection. In addition to celebrating the arrival of these photographs, prints, paintings, and drawings, this exhibition considers ideas of “newness” and change in the works of art themselves. From experimentation with innovative artistic techniques to depicting the consequences of climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic, these works depict the many forms that change can take and its impact on people and environments. This exhibition includes works by Paul Cava, Susan Fenton, Roland Ayers, David Freese, Selma Bortner, Robert Dodge, Alan Sockloff, and Mark Sfirri. Offering a moment of pause in the dynamic process of transformation, Renewal and Change invites audiences to reflect on the creativity, life, and regeneration that the new can bring.