Detroit, MI, September 12, 2019 – The James Pearson Duffy Department of Art and Art History, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, is pleased to present THIS LAND IS…, October 25 through December 13, 2019. The opening reception will be held on Friday, October 25, 5-8PM. THIS LAND IS… features works created through a wide variety of disciplines by artists who address current and future environmental concerns. The artists confront political, cultural, and social ecological changes by observing sentimental landmarks and documenting their importance. This exhibition was curated by Jennifer Belair Sakarian and includes works by the following artists: David Buckley Borden, Sophie-Madeleine Jaillet, Sarah Anne Johnson, Margaret Laurena Kemp, and Casey N Keenan.

Special programming coinciding with the exhibition will include a gallery talk by David Buckley Borden, Casey N Keenan, and Margaret Laurena Kemp, Thursday, October 24, 6:30-7:30PM; and a performance by Margaret Laurena Kemp, Friday, October 25, 6PM. The talk and performance will be held at the Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, WSU. The James Pearson Duffy Department of Art and Art History is a division of Wayne State’s College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts, educating the next generation of visual artists, designers and art historians. Wayne State University, located in the heart of Detroit’s midtown cultural center, is a premier urban research university offering more than 350 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to more than 28,000 students.

For more information about the exhibition, visit Elaine L. Jacob Gallery .