August 6, 2025 | Events
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1PM PT / 12NOON MT / 11AM CT / 10AM ET; VIRTUAL, ON ZOOM. Meet IA sessions are open to everyone and designed to help orient prospective, new, or current members to the IA network.
August 6, 2025 | Events
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 12 NOON PT / 1PM MT / 2PM CT / 3PM ET; VIRTUAL, ON ZOOM. In this presentation of the IA Collaboratory project ‘Tools for the Undercommons Speaker Series,’ artists Roopa Vasudevan (UMass Amherst) and Feng-Feng Yeh (Chinese Chorizo Project) share field-tested tools that maintain alternate centers of gravity within (and outside of) academia.
August 5, 2025 | Gathering Whispers
In the second episode of Gathering Whispers, we talk to IA Managing Director, Stephanie Maroney, who talks to us about the relationships at NMSU that brought the 2025 IA National Gathering to Las Cruces, the rich history of community-engaged work in the Paso del Norte region, and the exciting projects and programs we can expect to encounter at this year’s 25th Anniversary National Gathering.
July 14, 2025 | Member Stories
In this month’s spotlight, we turn to two projects at IA Member institution Bates College: one that focuses on Creating Refuge and the other, Ka Bogso: Be Healed, that celebrates healing and growth as a shared journey rooted in community. Both projects showcase the importance and the impact of community-engaged research and collaboration across institutions.
July 14, 2025 | Gathering Whispers
In the first episode of Gathering Whispers, we talk to Citlali Delgado, visual artist for the 2025 IA National Gathering, who introduces us to her community, her art practice, and the Paso del Norte region where she has grown up.
July 13, 2025 | Blog
We are pleased to share the Imagining America Annual Report for the 2024-2025 membership year. It has been a joy to build new and meaningful relationships with so many people, organizations, and places across the national network and we hope that you enjoy reading on for all that we have learned and accomplished in the past year.
July 10, 2025 | Blog
On June 4th 2025, Imagining America (IA) held a happening encouraging gratitude for all that the Earth provides for us, and deep thinking on our relationships with and responsibilities to the land. In the following post, IA Intern Isabelle Woodruff-Madeira shares her reflections from this happening, and offers a toolkit so others can organize their own event.
June 10, 2025 | News & Press
Registration is open for the 2025 Imagining America National Gathering in Las Cruces, NM!
Register now to take advantage of early bird discounts through August 24, 2025.
Funding has been provided by California Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
