MIFA News:

Museum of International Folk Art (MIFA) opened a prototype exhibition “Between the Lines: Prison Art and Advocacy | A Community Conversation”  on display through September at MIFA, 706 Camino Lejo in Santa Fe.

This engagement-based show will elicit visitor feedback to help inform the final exhibition set to open in the Cotsen Gallery in 2024.

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Along with exploring exhibition themes, aesthetics, materials and artists, visitors will have the opportunity to provide their input in this initial iteration of the upcoming exhibition Between the Lines: Prison Art and Advocacy. 

This six-month exhibition will ask visitors to reflect on individual pieces and installation themes through a series of prompts, talk back boards and a dialogue lounge, while offering opportunities for community members to share their personal stories related to the show.