The Fairfield University Art Museum has announced its 2025-26 exhibition season, featuring three shows tied to the United States semiquincentennial. Two exhibitions open in fall 2025: "Stitching Time: Social Justice Collaboration Quilts Project" and "Give Me Life: CPA Prison Arts Program," showcasing art by incarcerated individuals from Louisiana State Penitentiary and York Correctional Institution; and "Monuments: Commemoration and Controversy," organized by The New York Historical, examining public monuments as sites of debate over national identity and race. In spring 2026, the museum will present "For Which it Stands…," curated by Executive Director Carey Mack Weber, focusing on depictions of the American flag across the last century.
The announcement underscores the museum's growth over the past 15 years, including national accreditation, over 13,000 in-person visitors in the past year, and more than 100,000 digital engagements. By centering its programming on themes of social justice, incarceration, contested monuments, and national symbolism, the museum positions itself as a relevant educational resource for the Fairfield community and beyond, using art to engage with complex historical and contemporary issues surrounding American identity and justice.