07/21/2026
Both of our newest exhibitions, “Mud + Corn + Stone + Blue” and “Coles County before 1860” will be on view to the public starting August 4th.
“Mud + Corn + Stone + Blue” weaves a story of agriculture and political intervention, as told through the eyes of the artists. Beginning with the U.S. Farm Crisis of the 1970s, this exhibition traces the experiences of farming—specifically of small-scale, family-farms—in relation to the U.S. foreign policy in Central America during the 1980s.
“Coles County Before 1860” presents the early history of Coles County, Illinois and its geographical history, as reflected through art, architectural photographs, maps, and recordings of folk music with roots from before 1860.
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Mud + Corn + Stone + Blue a traveling exhibition curated by Laura Augusta ()
and produced by Independent Curators International (ICI), New York and the Stanlee &
Gerald Rubin Center for Visual Arts at The University of Texas at El Paso. Learn more
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