There’s a new installation on display at the Hunter Museum of American Art — but you won’t find it within the galleries.
“Impact Zones,” created by North Carolina artist + naturalist April Flanders, is on view in the museum’s historic mansion stairwell and in the east art lounge. Flanders used printmaking, vinyl, and papercutting in her work to create multi-layered, large-scale pieces unique to the museum.
The installation is comprised of two parts:
- Leaves + seed pods | References the critically endangered American chestnut tree
- River ecosystem with native + invasive species in our local waterways | References the relationship between native organisms + forces that disrupt the natural balance
Bonus: There’s a hands-on interactive space in the east lounge where visitors can make their own contribution to the installation — meant to mimic the ever-changing Tennessee River ecosystem.
You can check out the installation now through August 2025.
