Past Exhibitions – Page 3 – Robert C. Larson ’56 Art in the Library Program

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Learning to Live in Drought Surrounded by Water: Works on Paper by Conor McGrann

A printmaker by training, Conor McGrann has a particular interest in the translation errors and systemic breakdowns that occur when filtering work between digital and analog production methods. His work…

An image of an etched and oxidized copper plate made by the artist and evoking a map-like pattern

Warrior Women: Honoring the Women of Wounded Knee

This exhibit explores the central role Indigenous women played in the Wounded Knee Occupation of 1973: coordinating logistics, feeding protesters, healing the wounded, managing communications, founding the Independent Oglala Nation, and taking up arms to protect it.

Black and white photograph of Native American elder women holding signs in protest on the anniversary of the 1973 occupation movement. Signs read:

Politics, Presidents, and the Power of Student Voters

A selection of materials from Carleton’s special collections, archives, and government documents celebrating the college community‘s rich history of civic involvement, especially with regard to presidential elections.

The front page of The Carletonian, showing a photograph of Barack Obama speaking at convocation in February, 1999

Miniature Mementos: Artist’s Books by Jody Williams ’78

Jody Williams (1956-2023, Carleton class of 1978) specialized in miniature artists’ books, many of which are held in Gould Library’s Special Collections. This display honors her memory.

Thoughts About Pots: Artists’ Books by Erica Rasmussen

Thoughts About Pots, on view in the Athenaeum, features artists’ books made by Erica Spitzer Rasmussen in a tribute to her late stepfather, renowned potter and professor of ceramics Warren MacKenzie.

A photo of a book that looks like a vase against a black background

Historians For Hire: Imagining Éireann

Co-curated by students Bella Crum ‘25, Scott Hudson ‘24, Evan Orjala ‘24, and Maddie Smith ‘24, this exhibit examines a selection of early 20th-century Irish texts housed in Carleton’s Special Collections.

The 38th Annual Off-Campus Studies Photo Contest Winners

An annual celebration of photographs taken by students during their off-campus study programs. Judged by a panel of faculty and staff, this year’s contest received over 280 submissions. 31 winning photographs are on view.