Exhibition: Through These Realities - SomArt Exhibition

Joshua Sariñana, PhD, serves as the curator of Through These Realities, a Somerville Arts Council-supported project that pairs poets and photographers of color to explore themes of racial and social justice through art. Inspired by a James Baldwin quote critiquing the American media’s role in distorting reality, the project challenges mainstream narratives by empowering people of color to share their perspectives. Six poets and six photographers collaborated to create visual works influenced by poetry, blending figurative and literal elements to validate the experiences of communities of color and highlight their everyday realities.