Mackinac Band Member Jana Harper

JANA HARPER

NEWSLETTER | AUGUST 2025

Dear friends,

I hope you’ve had a wonderful summer. I wanted to send a quick update on a few upcoming exhibitions. Some of these projects have been in the works for several years so I’m excited to finally be able to share them!

I hope to see you soon!

Much love,

Jana

Works on Water Triennial Exhibition

August 28 - October 26, 2025 at The Arts Center at Governors Island, NYC

Works on Water 2025 Triennial is a citywide exhibition of climate-responsive public art on and around waterways. It is produced in partnership with Works on Water, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and Governors Island. The exhibition will be on view in Upper and Lower Galleries of The Arts Center at Governors Island.

See the Project

Visit the Exhibition 

Ancestor Bulletin

Ancestor Bulletin is a short-form mail order publication chronicling my ancestral research. Currently there are five umbrella topics (history, family, water, island, and institution), each with multiple issues and its own numbering system.

If you’d like to subscribe to receive an occasional Ancestor Bulletin in the mail, please send your name and address to: ancestorbulletin@gmail.com

Vanderbilt University Department of Art Faculty & Staff Exhibition

Aug 21-Sept 30, 2025

Some of my water work will be on view alongside the work of my talented colleagues. We’d love to see you at the reception on Aug 28 from

3-5pm in Space 204 in the Art Department.

SAVE THE DATE: In Her Place: Nashville Artists in the 21st Century

Exhibition Opening January 2026 at the Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN

Many of my new works will be exhibited in a landmark exhibition next year at the Frist Art Museum in Nashville, TN. More details to come.