Through Nov. 6, visitors to the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art are encouraged to fill out lawn signs and post them on the lobby wall as part of the For Freedoms exhibition asking participants to produce and publicly display their own definition of freedom. Inspired by politician’s campaign signage, For Freedoms lawn sign activations ask the participant to fill out signs that say: Freedom Of..., Freedom From..., Freedom For..., and Freedom To…

Since 2016, For Freedoms has produced special exhibitions, town hall meetings, billboards, and lawn sign installations to spur greater participation in civic life. This year, For Freedoms launched its 50 State Initiative, a new phase of programming to encourage broad participation and inspire conversation around November’s midterm elections.

Building off of the existing artistic infrastructure in the United States, For Freedoms has developed a network of over 300 artists and 200 institutional partners who will produce nationwide public art installations, exhibitions, and local community dialogues in order to inject nuanced, artistic thinking into public discourse. Centered around the vital work of artists, For Freedoms hopes that these exhibitions and related projects will model how arts institutions can become civic forums for action and discussion of values, place, and patriotism.