from an unmarked point in the horizon: A rural studies miscellany

Supplement to Across Common Grounds: Contemporary Art Outside the Center, an exhibition at Bates College Museum of Art, October, 2024 - March, 2025 from an unmarked point in the horizon continues the conversation of topics brought up in the expansive contemporary art exhibition Across Common Grounds. Through original writings by diverse scholars and artists, this small volume provides more discovery and connection, and serves as a memento from the exhibition that takes the form of a special edition arts magazine. This publication highlights new work today that unites rural studies with arts practice beyond one ephemeral exhibition. Across Common Grounds displays the works by over 20 artists, proclaiming that some of the most engaging and relevant artwork being made in or about America today is often related to places that exist outside of exclusive urban art centers. This art ties us to others and to the land around us and confronts negative assumptions made about rural living and maki