To conclude the commemoration of America’s semiquincentennial, we will close the year with a community exhibition inviting artists and community members from the Moab Valley and beyond to share artworks or personal objects in any medium under the theme “How Did We Get Here? Stories of Migration and Home,” and we want YOU to participate! Send in your submissions here, we’ll take your initial concepts, your first drafts, just the ideas, for now!

This exhibition centers on community voices and real-life experiences. Participants are invited to share stories about how they or their families came to live in Moab. Submissions may reflect journeys from near or far and can highlight migration paths, family histories, and personal experiences that shape what home means today.

The only spatial requirement is that submitted works or objects must fit through the Museum’s main entrance doors (70” × 78”). We welcome participants of all backgrounds and experiences to help shape this exhibition, which celebrates the many ways movement and home are understood and remembered. All submissions will be reviewed by a community committee to ensure alignment with the exhibition’s theme and the Museum’s mission.

Submission examples may include (but are certainly not limited to):

• Paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, or mixed-media artworks
• Sculptures or three-dimensional artworks
• Textile works such as quilts, clothing, or fiber art
• Family photographs or photo albums
• Letters, postcards, journals, or written stories
• Maps showing migration routes or places lived
• Heirlooms or everyday objects brought during a move
• Tools, household items, or work-related objects connected to settling in Moab
• Documents such as passports, visas, or travel papers (originals or reproductions)
• Audio or video works, oral histories, or recorded interviews

Submissions are due September 1st, 2026! We look forward to the show!