HOME

Exhibition Dates: May 16 – June 20, 2026

Opening Reception: Saturday, May 16th, 2026 · 6–8 PM

Home is at once a fundamental human need, a physical place, and a space that lives entirely in the mind. It is where our stories begin — and for many of us, where they continue to return.

At the same time, home is never fixed. It is personal and communal, warmly familiar and deeply contested. Its meaning shifts across lifetimes, across borders, across generations. What we call home at twenty may feel entirely foreign at forty — and what once felt foreign may, in time, become the place we belong.

This exhibition gathers artists whose work engages the idea of home in all its complexity — from nostalgic interiors and inherited landscapes to imagined futures and structures that might shelter us on distant worlds. Whether rooted in memory, architecture, identity, or longing, each work asks: what does home mean to you?

Juried by: Heather Hakimzadeh Senior Curator at Virginia MoCA

Threading Time and Place

Exhibition Dates: June 27 - August 1

Opening Reception: Saturday, August 27 · 6–8 PM

Hera Gallery and Educational Foundation is excited to present Threading Time and Place, a project that has been conceived in alignment with the national commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution and, more specifically, the role of Rhode Island in the birth of the Nation. Hera was awarded a grant from the RI250 Commission to partially fund this exhibition.

RI250 is a commemoration, organized by the RI250 Commission, of the ideals of freedom, justice, and independence, themes that have similarly shaped Hera‘s exhibition history for over 50 years. Threading Time and Place aims to engage the community in a dialogue about the textile industry that built South County, and reflect on how this shared history may illuminate our understanding of ourselves in the present socio-cultural context and influence our choices as we collectively shape the future.

Hera Gallery artists Uli Brahmst, Sonja Czekalski, Joanne Delmonico, Karen Dolmanish, Kathie Florsheim, Michelle Henning, Barbara Pagh, Jaimee Roberts, Susan Sancomb, Sarah Swift, Viera Levitt, and Wendy Wahl will exhibit works that speak to the core themes of freedom, equality, and independence, as well as the dynamic aspects of revolution, ranging from historical perspectives to current manifestations.

Historical objects, photographs, and ephemera will be loaned and on view from the Wakefield Mill owner, Eric Bell, and the South County History Center in Kingston.