Resilience Revisited: The Women Continuing the Legacy

About the Exhibit

The original Resilience exhibit preserves stories of women who shaped Flagstaff through hardship, change, and care for their communities, from the 1880s onward. These women navigated economic uncertainty, social barriers, migration, discrimination, and loss while building lives, families, and institutions that held the town together.

Resilience Revisited extends this legacy by inviting contemporary artists to reflect on what resilience looks like today. This exhibition recognizes that resilience is not only an individual trait, but a collective practice rooted in community, memory, and lived experience.

By placing new artistic responses alongside historical narratives, the exhibit creates a dialogue across generations. It honors the women whose stories were often excluded from traditional archives while making space for present-day voices to reflect on identity, perseverance, and belonging in Northern Arizona.

Resilience Revisited asks us to see ourselves in the mirror of time and to consider how women continue to shape Flagstaff through leadership, creativity, and care.

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Call to Artists

Resilience Revisited: The Women Continuing the Legacy

Presented by Culture Connection AZ in collaboration with the Martin-Springer Institute

Opening Reception: Friday, March 6, 2026 | 6:00–9:00 PM | First Friday ArtWalk

Venue: Historic Ice House, Downtown Flagstaff

Culture Connection AZ invites artists of all disciplines to submit original or existing works for Resilience Revisited: Women in Flagstaff Past and Present, a companion exhibition to the original Resilience exhibit.

Artists are encouraged to be familiar with the original Resilience exhibit or to view it online for inspiration: https://www.flagstaffresilience.org/copy-6-of-exhibit-1

Submissions may be inspired by specific women featured in the exhibit, women shaping Northern Arizona today, broader themes of resilience and leadership, or women’s lived experiences in Northern Arizona, past or present. (such as works dealing with themes of pregnancy, post-partum, menopause or perimenopause, women in the workplace, women's rights, matriarchal societies, mother / daughter experiences, etc). We welcome a wide range of interpretations and mediums.

Selected works will be displayed alongside the Resilience Revisited historical panels in March at the Historic Ice House. The exhibition will open with a special reception during Downtown Flagstaff's First Friday ArtWalk on March 6, 2026.  

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Key Dates

• Submissions Due: February 21, 2026

• Artwork Drop-Off: @The Historic Ice House, March 3, 4, and 5, 2026, 4:00–7:00 PM

• Exhibit Opens: Friday, March 6, 2026 during First Friday ArtWalk

• Exhibit Duration: At least one month

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Guidelines & Details

• No fee to participate.

• Artists keep 100% of proceeds from any work sold.

• Culture Connection AZ does not take commission and does not facilitate sales.

• Artists must include their own contact information for potential buyers.

• Artwork must be ready to hang or display and packaged for transport.

• Artists are responsible for dropping off their work during the designated times so it can be installed by Culture Connection AZ prior to the exhibit opening.

• Submissions will be reviewed for thematic fit and quality.

• The exhibit space is monitored, but Culture Connection AZ cannot accept responsibility for lost, damaged, or stolen work.

• Artists are encouraged to insure their own work or submit reproductions for high-value pieces.

• All work must be appropriate for audiences of all ages.

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Submission Requirements

Please submit your concept by February 21, 2026 to audra@cultureconnectionaz.org

Submissions should include:

• Artist name

• Title of your piece (working title acceptable)

• Short description of the work and how it connects to the theme

• Planned medium and dimensions

• Optional sketch or image of the work

Upon artwork drop-off, artists will be asked to complete a form (provided by Culture Connection AZ) that includes:

• Final title

• Artist name

• Sale price or Not For Sale

• Contact information for potential buyers

• Short display label text

• Signed waiver of liability

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Opening Reception

Join us Friday, March 6 from 6:00–9:00 PM for the debut of Resilience Revisited, featuring:

• A public opening during Downtown Flagstaff’s First Friday ArtWalk

• Reflections from women shaping Flagstaff today

• An opportunity to connect with local artists, community members, and advocates