Liquid Commonwealth: The Art and Life of Water in Virginia
November 14, 2025 — February 15, 2026
Co-sponsored by the Muscarelle Museum of Art and the Department of Art & Art History at William & Mary, Liquid Commonwealth seeks to explore the essential importance, richness, and beauty of water as a defining element of Virginia for all its residents. Works utilizing the theme of water in Virginia will be selected by a jury consisting of students enrolled in The Curatorial Project, a required practicum course for undergraduate students with a concentration in Art History, under the direction of Alan C. Braddock, Ralph H. Wark Professor of Art History, American Studies, and Environmental Humanities at William & Mary.
Submissions are now closed. Notifications have been sent to the selected artists. Please send any questions to museum@wm.edu with the subject line “Liquid Commonwealth.”
Artists selected to be featured in Liquid Commonwealth: The Art and Life of Water in Virginia:
A
Achico, Karina
Andersen, Reagan
Arsenovic, Meg Roberts
B
Bada, Olivia
Bartee, Sarah
Beasley, Mary Beth
Benvenuto, Jean
C
Camarillo, Tony
Carr, Christine
Carter, Angus
Conradi, Holly
D
D’Alessandro, William
Davis, Patricia
DiJulio, Betsy
Duman, Neil
E
Edwards, Laura
Fleck, Elaine
F
Fox, Jack
Frailing, Victor
Freeman, Anna
G
Geiger, L. Michelle
Giolitti, Sheila
Griffin, Joan
H
Hillis, Catherine
J
Jenkins, Jeffrey
Johnson, Steven
K
Katsias, Staci
Kim, Cassandra
Kunzinger, Michael
L
Larkin, Kevin
M
May, Jennifer
McCracken, Molly
Mehring, Jonathan
Meminger, Gerome
Merritt, Phillip
Minchew, Caroline
N
Neal, Dale William
P
Parker, Amanda
Perrin, Marjorie
Q
Qiu, Elaine
S
Sánchez de Guillermo, Inés
Schuler, Robert
Solomon, Grade
Sperling, Karen
T
Taylor Turner, Pamela
Tennant, Chris
Thomas, Ralph
Todd, Mark
W
Walke, Lauren
Wang, Zhiqian
Watson, M. Christine
Willis Brodie, Susan
Y
Yasnowsky, Paige