“This Land: Reimagining the United States of America on its 250th Anniversary” is a thought-provoking exhibition of works drawn from Lehigh University Art Galleries’ collection and beyond.

The exhibition, closing out Lehigh Galleries’ centennial year, continues through Dec. 4, Main Gallery, Lehigh University Art Galleries (LUAG), Zoellner Arts Center.

Inspired by Woody Guthrie’s 1944 folk anthem “This Land is Your Land,” the exhibit imagines a place of true belonging, where people could move freely, unimpeded by rigid boundaries, while resisting strict definitions of “America” and “Americans.”

A selection of historic images and artifacts from the C. F. Martin & Co. Archives complements the artwork from LUAG’s collection.

Divided into six sections: “America: Reimagining the Dream,” “Sounds of Freedom: Reimagining Protest,” “Sense of Place: Reimagining the Land,” “Where Am I? Reimagining Maps,” “Flexible or Fixed? Reimagining Symbols,” and “The University: Reimagining Learning,” the exhibition includes an interactive area that is part living room and part listening room.

Visitors may interact directly with art, music, reflection and activism through multi-sensory experiences in the space.

Community engagement is encouraged with interactive research screens, a lyric-writing and art-making station, and tactile instrument corner featuring loaner guitars from C. F. Martin Guitar & Co.

Public programming of workshops, artist talks and community conversations explores themes of identity, belonging and shared histories.

The exhibit is co-curated by Florencia San Martín, Assistant Professor of Art History, Department of Art, Architecture and Design at Lehigh University; and Mark Wonsidler, LUAG Curator of Exhibitions & Collections.

In partnership with “Lehigh Valley 250,” the exhibition’s programming has been supported by funding from the Pennsylvania Tourism Office and LUAG exhibition sponsors, including C.F. Martin & Co.

“This Land: Reimagining the United States of America on its 250th Anniversary,” through Dec. 4, Main Gallery, Lehigh University Art Galleries, Zoellner Arts Center, Lehigh University, 420 E. Packer Avenue, Bethlehem. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Tuesday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesday - Friday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday. Closed Sunday - Monday. 610-758-3615, https://luag.lehigh.edu/

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