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Learn MoreThursday, October 1, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
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Centering the role of waterways in connecting people to their ancestors and their identity, Tongva artist Mercedes Dorame will give a talk describing her practice, including the artwork commissioned for the exhibition, The land is a being who remembers everything. This exhibition re-interprets the museum’s American art collection with a focus on Indigenous sovereignty and Oberlin’s abolitionist history. Situated within these themes, Dorame’s work often addresses issues of (in)visibility and cultural (de)construction.
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