At a time when loneliness and isolation are shaping how we live, work, and relate to one another, In This Together brings art and research into conversation—exploring what connection looks like, and why it matters.
Developed in collaboration with Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad, the exhibition invites Utah artists to interpret connection through their own lens—revealing what research alone cannot. The work draws on national and global research on social connection and health, translated through artistic practice.
The Exhibition
In This Together will feature up to 15 artworks by Utah artists, selected for their artistic excellence and their ability to engage ideas of belonging, connection, and community.
Rather than illustrating research directly, the exhibition explores how artists interpret connection—through relationships, place, identity, memory, and lived experience. This may take the form of traditional artistic forms like painting, sculpture, ceramics and more, but we are also open to explorations that involve newer media and genres such as sound/video art, performance, social practice, and digital art.
The exhibition will be accompanied by interpretive materials and public programs designed to encourage reflection, dialogue, and connection.
Call for Art
We are seeking thoughtful, original work that explores social connection in ways that feel authentic to your practice.
You do not need to translate research literally. We’re interested in how you interpret the research, and how you see and express connection—what brings people together, what pulls them apart, and what it means to belong.
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Key Dates
Call Opens: May 1, 2026Submission Deadline: July 1, 2026 (11:59 PM)
Artist Notification: August 5, 2026
Exhibition Dates: November 18, 2026–July 3, 2027
About the Collaboration
In This Together is a collaboration between the Springville Museum of Art and Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad, whose research has shaped national conversations around social connection and health.
Together, this work explores how art can deepen understanding, spark dialogue, and create space for connection in ways that are both personal and shared.
Join Us
Want to learn more about getting involved as a partner, collaborator, or funder? See the overview below or email Emily at ELarsen@springville.org.
Partners & Collaborators
We are grateful to the sponsors, partners, and advisors who are contributing to this project.
Exhibition Sponsors:
- The George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation
- The B.W. Bastian Foundation
- Springville City
Advisory Committee & Partners:
- Ali Snow Delgado, Huntsman Cancer Institute
- Aly Maier, Arts in Health Consulting
- Beth Mitchell, Change Agent
- Callie Collins, Foundation for Art and Healing
- Jennifer Martin, Foundation for Art and Healing
- John Connors, Everything Experience
- Rachel White, Poet
- Samantha Greene, Huntsman Cancer Institute
