Sojourner Truth: Breaking Barriers and Building Futures, March 9-13 at the Muroff-Kotler Visual Arts Gallery
March 5, 2026 – Stone Ridge, NY– SUNY Ulster is proud to present Sojourner Truth: Breaking Barriers and Building Futures, an exhibit and panel outlining Sojourner Truth’s powerful role in advancing justice as we reflect on Women’s History. The exhibition will be on view March 9 through March 13 at the Muroff-Kotler Visual Arts Gallery on the Stone Ridge campus.
An opening reception will take place on Monday, March 9, from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m., and is free and open to the public. Welcoming remarks will be shared by SUNY Ulster President, Alison Buckley, Ed.D., Chief Diversity Officer and Professor of English Candice Van Dyke, with a keynote address from Esi Lewis, Esq., Executive Director of the Dr. Margaret Wade-Lewis Center for History and Culture in New Paltz. A panel will follow featuring full-time faculty, Dr. Hans Vought, Professor of History and Chair of the Social Sciences, Education and History Department, and Dr. Nichola Harris, Professor of European History.
Made possible by the Unified Court System, the Sojourner Truth historical banners on display are on loan from Sojourner Truth: A New Yorkers Path from Slavery to Freedom.
The Muroff-Kotler Visual Arts Gallery serves as a center for creative artistic activity at the College and for the outside community. It also functions as an environment for teaching, performing, and exhibiting.
For more information, email vandykec@sunyulster.edu.
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