Gallery Hours for Potential Space: A Serious Look at Child’s Play

Join us on Tuesday, September 24th, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and Thursday, September 26th, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for our open gallery hours for our new temporary exhibit, “Potential Space: A Serious Look at Child’s Play” by acclaimed photographer,  Nancy Richards Farese.

These special museum hours are free and open to everyone, including those without children. To take a tour, visit the museum’s front desk during these times.

“Potential Space: A Serious Look at Child’s Play” challenges the misconception that play is unimportant. This exhibit promotes play as a public value and encourages visitors to take play seriously, highlighting its significant benefits for health and well-being. The exhibition features photographs taken in fourteen countries over sixteen years, exploring the culture, traditions, and universality of play. Nothing lights up the brain like play, and this installation highlights how children use play to reduce stress, adapt to change, and have fun. 

This exhibit will run from August 31st to November 17th, 2024; guided walkthroughs can be booked during this timetable by appointment. Email our Executive Director, Jeff Capps, to set up a tour time: jcapps@theicm.org.

About Nancy Richards Farese

Nancy Richards Farese is a photographer, artist, writer, and social entrepreneur. Founder of PhotoPhilanthropy (2009), and CatchLight (2015), her work explores the role of the arts and media in civil society and leveraging the power of visual storytelling for the social good. Nancy is an award-winning social documentary photographer, working with social development agencies to address social and political conditions globally. She has photographed with CARE International as a Photo Ambassador, with the United Nations High Commission on Refugees, RefugePoint, and The Carter Center, among others. She is the author of Potential Space: A Serious Look at Child’s Play, published by MW Editions 2021. Her photography and writing have been widely published.

Nancy is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and The Harvard Kennedy  School. She was a fellow at the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and  Public Policy at The Harvard Kennedy School where she was teaching,  writing, and researching the evolution of visual journalism and its impact  on policy and academic discourse. Nancy is a 2023 MFA graduate of  Maine Media Collage where she completed Add|Mix|Fold as her thesis work. She serves on the board of Southwire Company, the NPR  Foundation, F3 Charitable Foundation and as Board Chair for CatchLight.  She is originally from Carrollton, GA, and currently lives in Marin County,  CA.

Exhibit Support: This installation is made possible by the generous support of New Leader Manufacturing. We also extend our gratitude to Shuttleworth & Ingersoll for sponsoring our gallery hours and special events, ensuring that this exhibit is accessible to all.