16 | LEHIGH ALUMNI BULLETIN Change Makers! Community Members Making a Difference From advances in technology that are regularly touted in the news, to the upcoming presidential election and local community activism, if anything is certain, it’s that change is all around—influencing work, lives and art. It was this ebb and flow that inspired Lehigh University Art Galleries’ (LUAG) exhibition, Change Makers! on display from Sept. 3, 2024, through May 23, 2025, across campus. “We thought about this broad topic of change and how that manifests in different ways,” said LUAG Director William Crow, professor of practice in art, architecture and design. “We thought, ‘Could change be a lens through which we really look at works of art and start conversations with other people about how change occurs? What do we do, or can we do, to create positive change in our local community or in the world?’” The exhibition will include historical photos that show people making change, whether through political action, community organizing or teaching, and artwork that pushes the boundary of tradition and calls for change in media or subject matter. Selected works also will be accompanied by recorded interviews with change makers from the Lehigh Valley. The interviews, conducted by Lehigh students, reveal insights, strategies and ambitions for positive change in the community. The exhibition will be shown in the Alumni Memorial Gallery, Fairchild Martindale Study Gallery, Siegel Gallery, Dubois Gallery, The Gallery at Rauch Business Center and the South Bethlehem Greenway. Selected images can also be viewed online at luag.lehigh.edu “I think we are all trying to navigate a new world after a global pandemic,” Crow said. “We are in a moment where you have a lot of upheaval and unrest, Exhibition LEHIGH UNIVERSITY ART GALLERIES
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