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The Intimacy of Memories brings together artists working across installation, fiber, and painting to explore nostalgia and longing for the past. Sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch each spark memory and recollection. The exhibition becomes a dialogue between memory, movement, and culture, offering visual parallels between the past we long for and the present we inhabit.

Opening Reception: October 9th, 2026 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm.

Participating artists: 'Jide Aje, Meli Bandera, Cydney Camp, Alexander Daniels Escobar, Madhurima Ganguly, Fatema Haque, Reid Hulleza, Paloma Núñez-Reguiero, Miriam Uhura, Dino Valdez

Changes over the course of the nineteenth century in how Americans voted, from voice vote to public ballot box to private voting booth, also saw changes in the material culture that surrounded voting. Ballots and ballot boxes, campaign pins and ribbons, blank lists and pre-printed party tickets, lanterns and banners–the creative forces of the American print industry filled the country’s cities and small towns with the ephemera of electioneering.

As you look at the items in this exhibit, think about what they tell us about how Americans in the past felt about voting, and about how voting felt. How did Election Days feel when they were full of parades and music and public drinking? What was it like to vote when everyone around you knew who you voted for? And, most of all, who counted as a voter, and who did the counting?

On view September 11-December 22, weekdays from 12-4 pm.

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park welcomes back acclaimed artist Dale Chihuly. Experience art like never before through CHIHULY at Meijer Gardens Presented by Macatawa Bank. This highly anticipated exhibition transforms both our beautiful outdoor gardens and inviting indoor Sculpture Galleries with the world-renowned artwork of Chihuly. Stroll through the gardens and discover monumental sculptures, vibrant Reeds, and stunning site-specific installations that harmoniously blend art with nature, creating breathtaking moments around every corner.

About Dale Chihuly: Chihuly is an American artist who transforms a space with experiments in color, light, transparency, and form. He is known for his exhibitions and large-scale architectural installations around the world and for revolutionizing the studio glass movement. Chihuly works with a variety of media including glass, paint, charcoal, neon, ice, and Polyvitro, and his work is included in more than 200 museum collections worldwide.

The Intimacy of Memories brings together artists working across installation, fiber, and painting to explore nostalgia and longing for the past. Sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch each spark memory and recollection. The exhibition becomes a dialogue between memory, movement, and culture, offering visual parallels between the past we long for and the present we inhabit.

Opening Reception: October 9th, 2026 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm.

Participating artists: 'Jide Aje, Meli Bandera, Cydney Camp, Alexander Daniels Escobar, Madhurima Ganguly, Fatema Haque, Reid Hulleza, Paloma Núñez-Reguiero, Miriam Uhura, Dino Valdez

Changes over the course of the nineteenth century in how Americans voted, from voice vote to public ballot box to private voting booth, also saw changes in the material culture that surrounded voting. Ballots and ballot boxes, campaign pins and ribbons, blank lists and pre-printed party tickets, lanterns and banners–the creative forces of the American print industry filled the country’s cities and small towns with the ephemera of electioneering.

As you look at the items in this exhibit, think about what they tell us about how Americans in the past felt about voting, and about how voting felt. How did Election Days feel when they were full of parades and music and public drinking? What was it like to vote when everyone around you knew who you voted for? And, most of all, who counted as a voter, and who did the counting?

On view September 11-December 22, weekdays from 12-4 pm.

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park welcomes back acclaimed artist Dale Chihuly. Experience art like never before through CHIHULY at Meijer Gardens Presented by Macatawa Bank. This highly anticipated exhibition transforms both our beautiful outdoor gardens and inviting indoor Sculpture Galleries with the world-renowned artwork of Chihuly. Stroll through the gardens and discover monumental sculptures, vibrant Reeds, and stunning site-specific installations that harmoniously blend art with nature, creating breathtaking moments around every corner.

About Dale Chihuly: Chihuly is an American artist who transforms a space with experiments in color, light, transparency, and form. He is known for his exhibitions and large-scale architectural installations around the world and for revolutionizing the studio glass movement. Chihuly works with a variety of media including glass, paint, charcoal, neon, ice, and Polyvitro, and his work is included in more than 200 museum collections worldwide.

The Intimacy of Memories brings together artists working across installation, fiber, and painting to explore nostalgia and longing for the past. Sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch each spark memory and recollection. The exhibition becomes a dialogue between memory, movement, and culture, offering visual parallels between the past we long for and the present we inhabit.

Opening Reception: October 9th, 2026 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm.

Participating artists: 'Jide Aje, Meli Bandera, Cydney Camp, Alexander Daniels Escobar, Madhurima Ganguly, Fatema Haque, Reid Hulleza, Paloma Núñez-Reguiero, Miriam Uhura, Dino Valdez

Changes over the course of the nineteenth century in how Americans voted, from voice vote to public ballot box to private voting booth, also saw changes in the material culture that surrounded voting. Ballots and ballot boxes, campaign pins and ribbons, blank lists and pre-printed party tickets, lanterns and banners–the creative forces of the American print industry filled the country’s cities and small towns with the ephemera of electioneering.

As you look at the items in this exhibit, think about what they tell us about how Americans in the past felt about voting, and about how voting felt. How did Election Days feel when they were full of parades and music and public drinking? What was it like to vote when everyone around you knew who you voted for? And, most of all, who counted as a voter, and who did the counting?

On view September 11-December 22, weekdays from 12-4 pm.

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park welcomes back acclaimed artist Dale Chihuly. Experience art like never before through CHIHULY at Meijer Gardens Presented by Macatawa Bank. This highly anticipated exhibition transforms both our beautiful outdoor gardens and inviting indoor Sculpture Galleries with the world-renowned artwork of Chihuly. Stroll through the gardens and discover monumental sculptures, vibrant Reeds, and stunning site-specific installations that harmoniously blend art with nature, creating breathtaking moments around every corner.

About Dale Chihuly: Chihuly is an American artist who transforms a space with experiments in color, light, transparency, and form. He is known for his exhibitions and large-scale architectural installations around the world and for revolutionizing the studio glass movement. Chihuly works with a variety of media including glass, paint, charcoal, neon, ice, and Polyvitro, and his work is included in more than 200 museum collections worldwide.

The Intimacy of Memories brings together artists working across installation, fiber, and painting to explore nostalgia and longing for the past. Sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch each spark memory and recollection. The exhibition becomes a dialogue between memory, movement, and culture, offering visual parallels between the past we long for and the present we inhabit.

Opening Reception: October 9th, 2026 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm.

Participating artists: 'Jide Aje, Meli Bandera, Cydney Camp, Alexander Daniels Escobar, Madhurima Ganguly, Fatema Haque, Reid Hulleza, Paloma Núñez-Reguiero, Miriam Uhura, Dino Valdez