Calendar of Events

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Jeremy Dennis (Shinnecock Indian Nation / American, born 1990), Cloak of Divisibility, from the series Rise, 2025, archival inkjet print, 20 x 30 inches, courtesy of the artist

EXHIBITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Our Unfinished Revolution(s)
January 27-July 24, 2026
Emily Lowe Gallery, Behind Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus

Our Unfinished Revolution(s) is an exhibition presented during the U.S. Semiquincentennial commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The exhibition is planned in conjunction with Untold Stories of Revolution: A Hofstra University Initiative for the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution. The Hofstra University Museum of Art will offer visitors an opportunity to reflect on the nation’s history and consider its future by engaging with art that poses questions about the founding document’s historical legacy.

The signers of the Declaration of Independence risked their lives in fighting for the notion of self-government. As the newly formed United States developed, however, questions and contradictions emerged about who could participate in the country’s democracy. Despite their involvement in and proximity to the American Revolution, women, Indigenous peoples, Black Americans, and immigrants all needed to fight for equality within our system of government.

The art in this exhibition demonstrates how the Declaration’s promises of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness have been challenged since 1776. Archival materials from the Hofstra University Library’s Special Collections help contextualize the historic moments in which the artwork was created. The exhibition pays homage to those who have maintained the spirit of the American Revolution by patriotically assessing our shared definition of liberty so that its great promise could be realized by all.

Some artists represented in Our Unfinished Revolution(s) include William Hogarth, Alexander Calder, Faith Ringgold, and the work of Jeremy Dennis as the exhibition’s featured contemporary artist. The work on display represents 250 years of freedoms that have allowed the people of this country to engage in dialogue, civic action, and artistic expression that have shaped the United States.

The Museum’s spring exhibition and related programming enhance Hofstra’s academic offerings for students and expand both community partnerships and collaborative experiences. These engagement initiatives support the goals of the Hofstra 100 strategic plan.

The Hofstra University Museum of Art’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.

Admission is free.

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Map of New England, 1676, ink on paper, 17.25 x 21.25 inches, Hofstra University Museum of Art, gift of unknown donor, HU62.7

PUBLIC PROGRAM
Exhibition Reception

Thursday, February 5, 2026
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Remarks by the Director, Sasha Giordano, and Curator, Presley Rodriguez, at 6 p.m.
Emily Lowe Gallery, Behind Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus

Join us in celebrating the opening of the exhibition Our Unfinished Revolution(s).

Light refreshments will be served.

Admission is free.
RSVP to 516-463-5672.

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Jeremy Dennis (Shinnecock Indian Nation / American, born 1990), Many Nations, Under One, All Invisible, from the series Rise, 2025, archival inkjet print, 20 x 30 inches, courtesy of the artist

PUBLIC PROGRAM
Artist's Talk: A Conversation with Jeremy Dennis
Thursday, March 5, 2026
10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Multipurpose Room, Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus

Jeremy Dennis is a contemporary fine arts photographer; an enrolled tribal member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation in Southampton, NY; and the founder and lead artist of Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio Inc., a nonprofit art space and residency program on the Shinnecock Reservation.

Admission is free.
RSVP to 516-463-5672.

This event is co-sponsored by the Hofstra Cultural Center.

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Washington Crossing the Delaware, Evening Previous to the Battle of Trenton, December 5 (sic), 1776, 1800-1900, hand-colored lithograph, ink and color on paper, 9.25 x 12.75 inches, Hofstra University Museum of Art, gift of Mary Estabrook, HU64.98

PUBLIC PROGRAM
Gallery Tour
Thursday, April 9, 2026
6-7:30 p.m.
Emily Lowe Gallery, Behind Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus

Exhibition Curator and Assistant Director of Exhibitions and Collections Presley Rodriguez will discuss the process for selecting the materials on view as well as the collaboration with local artists and the Hofstra University community.

Admission is free.
RSVP to 516-463-5672.

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Vinnie Bagwell (American, born 1957), Frederick Douglass Circle, 2008, Bronze, 53.5 x 33 x 28.25 inches, Hofstra University Museum of Art, University purchase, HU2008.5

PUBLIC PROGRAM
CAMPUS SCULPTURE TOUR

On-going, self-guided materials will be provided in the Emily Lowe Gallery. Public sculpture has been meaningful to people in the United States since its inception, and events in recent years have underscored many questions we have yet to answer. Who should be honored in the form of a statue? How should we decide what figures are memorialized? What role do our sculptures serve in reflecting our values?

In this self-guided tour, visitors are welcome to view works in the Hofstra University Museum of Art's outdoor sculpture collection that connect to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, and the exhibition Our Unfinished Revolution(s), on view from January 27 - July 24, 2026. The individual works are presented in conversation with one another to demonstrate how art and the nation's founding shape our present moment.