Constellations of Place, curated by Dr. Meranda Roberts (Yerington Paiute, Chicana), is a major exhibition developed as part of Fort Lewis College’s 250/150 initiative and the regional Colorado 150 Southwest “Power of Place” effort. Rather than marking these anniversaries as moments of celebration, the exhibition invites reflections on how place, history, and belonging are experienced, remembered, and contested.

The exhibition showcases works from the Center of Southwest Studies’ permanent collections alongside artwork by contemporary Indigenous, Native American, and Latinx artists. Guided by Indigenous methodologies and anti-colonial practices, the exhibition holds space for both rupture and endurance, asking visitors to consider what this place carries, what has been silenced or obscured, and how we might carry these stories forward together. Constellations of Placeunderstands place not as a single story, but as a constellation of relationships, memories, and responsibilities.