• Banner style layout showing a shallow tide pooling over rocks, underwater details visible beneath the surface. The word PORTA(L)AGE appears in bold yellow, merging ideas of ‘portal’ and ‘portage’ within the tidal scene.

    —-\\\\\|||||||//////— PORTA(L)GE  ~~~~~(((((((((<<<>>>>((((((((

    By Imagining America

    December 4, 2024

    Catheryne Geneviève Hicks. it is evident that we live in a world marked by growing catastrophe and suffering. we endure globally sanctioned state…

  • Historicizing Ballroom Culture

    By Imagining America

    December 4, 2024

    Victor Ultra Omni. A co-interview between Ololade Faniyi and Victor Omni on time and the digital in relation to the archive: For too…

  • The Untold Stories of Invisible Immigrant Chinese Workers on the Transcontinental Railroad

    By Imagining America

    December 4, 2024

    Haoqing Yu. I studied Communication, Art (with a concentration in Painting and Drawing), and Art History during my Undergraduate studies at the University…

  • The Power of Virtual Reality and Personalized Music on Dementia

    By Imagining America

    December 4, 2024

    Gabby Wen. The collage below showcases my journey as a PhD candidate in the Applied Intercultural Arts Research program at the University of…

  • A digital illustration of an African woman, Ololade Faniyi, against a bright yellow background. It is a medium shot, and the woman is presented shoulder up. She has short hair in dreds that falls to her shoulders, her face is rounded, and she is wearing a gold neckalce and earrings. She is looking directly at the viewer.

    African Feminist Digital Encounters: Freedom Dreaming in the Digital Age

    By Imagining America

    December 4, 2024

    Ololade Faniyi. A co-interview between Ololade Faniyi and Victor Omni on time and the digital in relation to the archive: What is the…

  • Cultivating Roots Documenting the Underdocumented

    By Imagining America

    December 4, 2024

    Liliana Macias. Cultivating Roots: Documenting the Underdocumented is a digital storytelling collage that  utilizes sound and images to explore the praxis of cultivating…

  • Long shot view of a river. In the background left is a forested bank. In the foreground right are the tops of trees, including a coconut palm.

    The Melody of Cửu Long

    By Imagining America

    December 4, 2024

    Huy Phan. Bến Tre province, Vietnam A rare breeze brushes through the coconut fronds amidst the roiling heat. One is suddenly pulled back…

  • Imagining America’s Engaged Art Summit Sparks Connections and Creativity

    By Imagining America

    December 3, 2024

    Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life hosted 20 national student fellows from 17 IA member campuses in Davis, CA for an…