How We Rebuild
How We Rebuild
September 24 - December 20, 2024
After conflicts have ended, what does it take to recover the heartbeat of humanity? How We Rebuild, a penetrating and transformative photography exhibition, draws from twelve years of work created by grant winners and finalists from The Aftermath Project, a non-profit organization committed to telling the other half of war stories, after the conflicts have ended—what it takes for individuals to rebuild destroyed lives and homes, to restore civil societies, and to address the lingering wounds of war while struggling to create new avenues for peace.
Artists
Rodrigo Abd | Juan Arredond | Fatemeh Behboudi | Nina Berman | Pep Bonet | Andrea Bruce | Monika Bulaj | Kathryn Cook | Jeremy Dennis | Gwenn Dubourthoumieu | Michelle Frankfurter | Alessandro Gandolfi | Glenna Gordon | Ron Haviv | Jessica Hines | Olga Ingurazova | Andrew Lichtenstein | Luca Locatelli | Davide Monteleone | Saiful Huq Omi | Javad Parsa | Adam Patterson | Joseph Sywenkyj | Sara Terry | Donald Weber
The Aftermath Project
The Aftermath Project, founded in 2006, holds a yearly grant competition open to working photographers worldwide covering the aftermath of conflict. Additionally, through partnerships with universities, photography institutions, and non-profit organizations, the Project seeks to help broaden the public’s understanding of the true cost of war—and the real price of peace—through international traveling exhibitions and educational outreach in communities and schools.
The Aftermath Project is an outcome of photographer and writer Sara Terry’s five-yearlong project, "Aftermath: Bosnia’s Long Road to Peace," about the aftermath of the 1992– 95 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. She completed her work in 2005, convinced that a broader public understanding and discussion of aftermath issues was crucial in a world where the media regularly covers war, but rarely covers the stories that follow the aftermath of violence and destruction. Terry founded The Aftermath Project as a way to help photographers tell these crucial stories. For more information about The Aftermath Project, visit theaftermathproject.org.
Exhibits USA
This exhibition is toured by ExhibitsUSA, a national program of Mid-America Arts Alliance. ExhibitsUSA sends more than twenty-five exhibitions on tour to over 100 small- and mid-sized communities every year. These exhibitions create access to an array of arts and humanities experiences, nurture the understanding of diverse cultures and art forms, and encourage the expanding depth and breadth of cultural life in local communities. For more about ExhibitsUSA, email MoreArt@maaa.org or visit www.eusa.org.
Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA)
Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) strengthens and supports artists, cultural organizations, and communities throughout our region and beyond. Additional information about M-AAA is available at www.maaa.org.
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- Credits
A Program of ExhibitsUSA, a national division of Mid-America Arts Alliance with Oklahoma Arts Council and The National Endowment for the Arts.
This project was supported in part by the Oklahoma Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Oklahoma and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Funding for this season of exhibitions and programs is provided by Riccarda de Eccher & Bill Goldston and the OSU Museum of Art Advocates.
Top Image | Detail: Sara Terry, Goldfish for sale . . . , Capljina, Bosnia, March 30, 2004; digital print on aluminum, 14 7/16 x 22 inches; Courtesy of the artist.
- Services and Educational Resources
Local Services:
- National Suicide Hotline | 988
- Grand Mental Health | https://www.grandmh.com/ | Outpatient (general inquiries) 844-458-2100 | Crisis 1-800-722-3611
- Mission of Hope | http://www.stillwatermoh.org/
- Payne County Youth Services | https://www.pcys.org/
- Wings of Hope| https://wingsofhopeok.com/
- Our Daily Bread | https://www.ourdailybreadstillwater.org/
- MPower | https://mpowerok.org/
Educational Resources:
- Museum of Tolerance | https://www.museumoftolerance.com/for-professionals/programs-workshops/free-professional-development-for-educators/teachers-guide-and-resources/
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | https://www.ushmm.org/teach
- Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum | https://memorialmuseum.com/educators/
- 9/11 Memorial and Museum | https://www.911memorial.org/learn/students-and-teachers