Due to the University's response to Covid-19, the University of Richmond Museums' are only open to the campus community at this time. 

The University of Richmond Museums opens Action & Reaction: Looking at the Art of Social Justice, on view in the Harnett Museum of Art, January 19 through May 23, 2021. The topics of social justice, resistance, and solidarity, are addressed by the artworks, by the artists themselves and how they are present in their work, and by the viewers. Included in the exhibition are more than 80 historical and modern artworks from the University Museums’ permanent collection, with highlighted presentations of the work of Judy Chicago, Avel de Knight, and Danny Lyon. A special section in the exhibition addresses social justice today and features contemporary work by Miles Wilson, UR ’20, freelance photographer, and Sandy Williams, IV, interdisciplinary artist and part-time instructor of art, University of Richmond.

The exhibition is divided into four groupings, and each grouping presents a small selection of work by “anchor” artists that exemplify four themes: 

• nationality and patriotism / Avel de Knight
• protest, civil rights, and activism / Danny Lyon
• personal activism, highlighting gender and identity / Judy Chicago
• social justice in contemporary society / Miles Wilson and Sandy Williams, IV

Additional artworks by other artists supplement each section, further highlighting and exploring the themes.