Coming Soon:
A new special exhibition curated by YOU!
What do museum curators do? A central responsibility of curators is to share compelling stories by presenting and interpreting objects, with you, our community members, in mind.
Now is YOUR chance to be the curator. Do you have a favorite object (or group of objects) in the Center’s collection you’d like to highlight? An artist you’d like to research? Help us by curating a digital exhibition! Formulate an exhibition topic, select artworks, and provide your perspectives by writing accompanying labels and/or making audio recordings. Your completed exhibition will be featured on the Whitney’s digital Bloomberg Connects guide.
E-mail [email protected] with questions, recommendations, and to begin the Curated by Community process!
Get inspired by browsing the collection at collections.centerofthewest.org and let your creativity flow!
Our current "Curated by Community" exhibit
The West in Form: Imagining a Cowboy's World Through Formal Poetry & Western Art
Curated by Evan Wambeke, summer 2024
Poet Evan Wambeke begins his description of The West in Form this way: “All stories are told in form—whether as an oil painting, a country waltz, a summer blockbuster movie, or a poem—all stories take shape…”
Explore the complete exhibit, including audio of Evan’s poetry, through the Whitney’s Bloomberg Connects guide or use the QR code found here.
Nelson Boren’s Kick’n Back, a 1995 watercolor-on-paper, inspired Evan’s poem, “The Outlaw and the Villanelle.” Learn more and hear the poem in the app.
Screenshots of Evan’s exhibit from the Whitney’s Bloomberg Connects guide.
"Curated by Community" Archives
Diana and Apollo in America
Curated by Nathan Bender, 2023
Henry Kirke Brown’s “Choosing of the Arrow,” 1849. William E. Weiss Memorial Fund Purchase. 7.16.1; and Alexander Phimister Proctor’s “Indian Maiden and Fawn,” ca. 1926. Gift of A. Phimister Proctor with special thanks to Sandy and Sally Church. 4.08.13
Wilderness
Curated by Lacy Rose Edwards, 2022
