Reclaiming the Future Curatorial Talk

Join us for an in-depth exploration of the newest exhibition at the Vladem Contemporary, Reclaiming the Future: The Legacy of Japanese American Incarceration.  This exhibition brings together ten Japanese and Japanese American artists whose work engages the enduring legacies of wartime incarceration, migration, memory, and place. Inviting viewers to consider the relationship between history and place, the site of the exhibition rests just over a mile from the site of the Santa Fe Internment Camp.

This program will feature a brief presentation by Guest Curator, Machiko Harada followed by a conversation with Director of Curatorial Affairs, Alexandra Terry.

Reserve your free ticket at https://my.nmculture.org/55360/61278 .

Tickets are valid until the start of the program at 5:30pm, at which time we will open for general seating. Seating is limited so reserve your ticket now!

Image: Lehuauakea, Still Finding My Way Back Home, 2025, Kapa, reclaimed Japanese fabrics, indigo and red madder root dyes, ceramic beads, bells, earth pigments, hand-embroidery, and metal leaf, 9 × 17 ft, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2026.2. © Lehuauakea. Photography by Lehuauakea.