Envisioning a shared near future with boldness and hope in a time of global upheaval, Coyote Time brings together fifty new artist commissions and selected historical artworks presented at public sites throughout the city. Counterpublic’s third triennial edition, Coyote Time, will present daring new artist projects, public programs and events, and long-lasting civic initiatives centering urgent crises including climate, education, and immigration.
Counterpublic 2026: Coyote Time
The Counterpublic House Opening. September 2025. Photo by Tyler Small.
Justice, mural by Simiya Sudduth. 2023. Photo by Izaiah Johnson.
Pillars of the Valley, monument by Damon Davis. 2023. Photo by Izaiah Johnson.
“The terrific range of project proposals we receive each year speaks to the mobile and porous disciplinary boundaries of contemporary art practice, and to the rich and inventive ways writers approach art today. They are alert to the urgent need to expand the conventions of art history and criticism with ideas from other discourses, such as black studies, transnational and diaspora studies, gender and women’s studies, and LGBT studies. The work of lesser known and overlooked artists and art communities continues to be mined, with writers articulating new ways to counter the striking imbalances of race, class and gender that continue to affect the arts and the culture industry.”