Events

The Griffin Museum is pleased to host an online conversation with artist, photographer, researcher, and former environmental lawyer Virginia McGee Richards, joined by James Estrin, staff photographer and writer at The New York Times, to discuss Richards' recently published book The Inner Passage: An Untold Story of Black Resistance Along a Southern Waterway.

The Inner Passage will be published by MIT Press in April 2026. The work uncovers a little-known chapter of American history: a 300-mile network of colonial-era canals carved by enslaved people along the Atlantic coast from

The Griffin Museum of Photography is pleased to present a series of artist panels featuring the artists of Vision(ary). The first talk in the series centers on the theme of family and community, bringing together artists whose work addresses these subjects in bold and unexpected ways. Featured in this online event are Aiko Wakao Austin, Isabella Kahn, Mari Saxon, Carolina Baldomá, Kristen Joy Emack, Anna Mia Davidson, and Adair Freeman Rutledge.

Learn more about each artist and their projects in the main exhibition page.

Online Artist Panel IDate: Thursday, July 17, 2025 @ 7 pm - 8:30

The Griffin Museum of Photography is pleased to present a series of artist panels celebrating artists of this year's Vision(ary). Artists featured in the second panel are Hillerbrand+Magsamen, Dana Stirling, Marco Castelli, Ric Pontes, Marky Kauffmann, Vicky Stromee, Jennifer Georgescu, Andrea Alkalay, Sungchul Lee, Kevin Hoth.

Hillerbrand+Magsamen are a collaborative artist duo creating video, photography, and installation works that blend humor, tension, and domestic life. Their experimental practice explores the boundaries of family and culture, with work shown internationally and

The Griffin Museum of Photography is pleased to present a series of artist panels celebrating artists of this year's Vision(ary). Artists featured in the third panel are Betty Young Kim, Lisa Tang Liu + James Tabor, Shaoyi Zhang, Zuya Yang, JP Terlizzi, Ngoc-Tran Vu, Joshua Holz, Stephan Jahanshahi, Adam Friedberg, Jordan Tovin, Donna Bassin.

Betty Young Kim: Film Scrolls

Betty Young Kim is a lens-based artist who uses self-portraiture, archival materials, pop culture, and both fiction and non-fiction sources to create her work. She earned her B.A. in Government from the University of

Join us for a afternoon photo walk around Winchester, meet some of the artists of Vision(ary) and enjoy an afternoon reception celebrating the creativity and stories being told in this public art project.

We will meet at the Griffin Museum, taking a 1 mile walk around town to see the work, hear the stories and learn more about the world that surrounds us. A map of the exhibition and walking tour is here.

©Aiko Wakao Austin©Joshua Holz©Kristen Joy Emack© Isabella Khan

Aiko Austin, Kristen Joy Emack, Joshua Holz and Isabella Kahn will be joining us to talk about their work, and