The horizon is a defining feature of the Great Plains. When we look at the horizon, it appears endless. When we speak of it, we frame it as a location of boundless possibilities. It is both a physical, grounding force, and a conceptual entity that beckons us forward. Yet, the mythos of the horizon enabled the all-consuming appetite of manifest destiny and environmental exploitation. 

The horizon partitions our view: ground and sky, past and present. What appears to divide—earth from sky, past from future—is also what draws us into relation with each other and the land. Robin Wall Kimmerer (Potawatomi), a celebrated botanist, scholar, and storyteller, observes, “Separability is at the root of the crisis we have created. The life of one is inseparable from the life of another.” This exhibition presents new horizons—melding points where our parts are made whole—through photographs of the Great Plains. 

This exhibition was organized by Grace Worden and Keegan Dunn, with contributions from Aracely Bernabe, Brian Garbrecht, Keely Gill, Jaden Horner, Lexie Just, Savannah Mohlman, Gianna Morris, Alanis Roldan, and Madi Thelan—all students in ARTS 498/898: Landscape Photography Seminar, taught in Spring 2026 by Dana Fritz, professor of art, University of Nebraska–Lincoln—and coordinated by Erin Hanas, curator of academic and campus engagement. 

^{Exhibition support provided by the Hixson-Lied Endowment.   
Annual support provided by Nebraska Arts Council, Nebraska Cultural Endowment, Sherwood Foundation, and Sheldon Art Association members.}