Year of the American Landscape
The Year of the American Landscape at The Westmoreland celebrates the 250th anniversary of the United States with a dynamic roster of exhibitions and events throughout 2026 that explore the beauty of American landscapes, along with their power to connect people.
Florida Highwaymen Painters
January 25–May 17, 2026
This exhibition features 26 self-taught Black artists who overcame systemic barriers to paint and sell Florida landscapes from the 1950s to the 1980s. Their story bridges art history and social history, revealing how creative practice can become both an act of resistance and a pathway to self-determination.
it takes a long time to stay here: Paintings by Jordan Ann Craig
January 25, 2026–January 18, 2027
A member of the Northern Cheyenne Nation, Craig creates bold, geometric abstract paintings that reflect both Indigenous traditions and her own experiences living in the American Southwest.
The exhibition’s title, it takes a long time to stay here, comes from a poem by Northern Cheyenne writer m.s. RedCherries. It speaks to the idea of slowing down, taking root, and finding meaning through patience and attention. The paintings featured in the exhibition invite viewers to look closely and linger.
Shaping the American Landscape
February 13, 2026–January 18, 2027
The American landscape has long captivated artists, inspiring art movements that reflect and shape national identity. This exhibition presents leading artists from pivotal movements such as Tonalism, the Hudson River School, and Impressionism of the nineteenth century, through the abstraction and experimentation of the twentieth century. “Shaping the American Landscape” includes exceptional loans from the National Academy of Design and The American Art Collection of J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox, in dialogue with works from The Westmoreland’s collection.
Clementine Hunter: As I Saw It
June 12, 2026–June 2027
Folk artist Clementine Hunter’s paintings depict portraits of daily life in Louisiana’s Cane River region.
Ansel Adams
September 13, 2026–January 18, 2027
This exhibition features works by iconic American landscape photographer Ansel Adams.
Steel Valley Visions: An American Legacy
October 4, 2025–January 18, 2027
Steel Valley Visions: An American Legacy brings together historical and contemporary works that reflect on western Pennsylvania’s industrial past and its continuing influence. The exhibition presents works from The Westmoreland’s permanent collection alongside key loans to tell this important story from many perspectives, just in time for the semiquincentennial of the United States in 2026.
Steel Valley Visions: An American Legacy comprises a traditional exhibition (currently on view) plus an immersive experience that opens January 21, 2026.
Bells Across PA
On view through 2026
The Bells Across PA initiative celebrates the United States’s 250th Anniversary. This project, led by America250PA, places unique, artist-designed replicas of the Liberty Bell in all 67 counties of Pennsylvania. One of the Westmoreland County bells, sponsored by Discover Westmoreland and GO Laurel Highlands, designed by Ligonier glass mosaic artist Mandy Sirofchuck, will be on view outside The Westmoreland through 2026.
