On view through early March, Borderlands: Soft Margins, Hard Truths invites viewers into a critical and poetic reckoning with the social constructs of race, space, and place, and the enduring legacies of colonialism that bind them together.
Curated by Nico W. Okoro, the exhibition gathers works that sit in tension: soft gestures carrying hard truths, quiet materiality holding urgent questions. The artists resist fixed boundaries, instead imagining borderlands as sites of possibility—where histories are unsettled, identities are fluid, and inherited systems can be dismantled and reimagined.
Important update: due to the recent snowstorm, the opening reception originally scheduled for February has been rescheduled to March 2, 2026. The exhibition remains open to the public during its full run, and we look forward to gathering in person once conditions allow.
Exhibition Details
- Exhibition Dates: January 20 – March 6, 2026
- Opening Reception: March 2, 2026 (rescheduled due to weather)
- Location: Cummings Art Galleries
Connecticut College
270 Mohegan Avenue Parkway
New London, CT 06320
At a moment when borders, geographic, cultural, and ideological are increasingly weaponized, Borderlands: Soft Margins, Hard Truths offers space to pause, feel, and think differently. It asks what becomes possible when margins soften, when we listen across difference, and when art becomes a site for both reckoning and repair.
If you’re in the region, make time to experience the exhibition, and join us on March 2 to mark its opening together.
