Exhibition Opening: Land of the Free
Friday, November 20, 2026
All Day
Join us for the public opening of Land of the Free by Cody Stuhltrager, the inaugural artist-in-residence for ReVision: Art and Justice. Through a large-scale mural and gallery wall of objects, Land of the Free asks us to examine the persistent institution of prison labor and its connection to the 13th Amendment, which allows involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime, and its impact on incarcerated individuals whose labor goes largely unrecognized.
ReVision: Art & Justice is a multi-year artist residency and exhibition series that centers original work by justice-impacted artists whose lived experiences inform their creative practice. Through site-specific commissions, exhibitions, and public programs, ReVision amplifies artists' voices while creating opportunities for dialogue, reflection, and connection.
ReVision: Art and Justice has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.
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This program is part of A Time for Liberty: Our Shared History, Our Shared Future, a yearlong slate of free, inclusive programs exploring the evolving meanings of liberty and justice in America. A Time for Liberty is made possible with support from civic and cultural partners including the City of Philadelphia, America250PA, Campus250, the Philadelphia Funder Collaborative for the Semiquincentennial, the Philadelphia City Fund’s 2026 Milestone Grant Fund, supported by PECO, the National Trust Preservation Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program series, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
