Exhibition Opening: Of Yesterday and Tomorrow

Join us for the opening of Of Yesterday and Tomorrow, only at The Peale!

Of Yesterday + Tomorrow  is the culminating group exhibition of the 2025 New Generation Scholars Young Artist Archival Fellowship—a gathering of voices, memories, and visions shaped in dialogue with Black diasporic archives. Featuring emerging artist-archival fellows Alaina Lurry, Angel Jones, Christopher Reaves, Donte Hance, Jamal Childs, Mathilde Mujanayi, and Ziggy Sayeed, this exhibition reflects months of research, storytelling, and creative exploration.

These seven artists move as both witnesses and architects—attuned to what came before and reaching into what has yet to take shape. Each work becomes a cipher: a living fragment of the archive, holding both stillness and breath. Reverence here is not symbolic—it is structural, generative, and alive. A ritual honed across generations. This is not simply an exhibition to view, but a threshold to cross. A passage. An unfolding vision. A continuum of Black futures shaped by yesterday’s defiance—a constellation of memory in movement.

The exhibition also features returning 2024 YAA fellow Tey Saunders  and guest artist Jazz Williams, expanding the intergenerational and cross-disciplinary dialogue at the heart of this fellowship.

Join us at this event, where we explore the intersection of past and future through captivating art pieces. Immerse yourself in a world where history meets innovation, and witness the creativity of talented artists. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to experience a blend of nostalgia and anticipation. See you there!