Alice L. Walton School of Medicine Opens In Visible Landscapes Exhibition Curated by Art Bridges Foundation

Bentonville, Ark. (February 2, 2026) – Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM) opened the art exhibition In Visible Landscapes, organized by Art Bridges’ Assistant Curator Julia Mun. On display in AWSOM’s first floor art gallery, the exhibition features works from the River of No Return series by American photographer Laura McPhee, whose large-scale landscape photography explores the relationship between humanity and nature.

McPhee took the photographs between 2003 and 2008 in Idaho’s Sawtooth Valley, demonstrating the effects of time and human activity on the environment. AWSOM invites visitors to explore the gallery, observe the landscapes and inhabitants McPhee captured, and consider their own connections to their surroundings and larger networks of care.

Elsewhere in the building, other stories of visibility are shared through Tell Me (2023) by Sasha Gordon, Goliath (1989) by Lynda Benglis, and Solar Catastrophe (2016) by Allora & Calzadilla.

These artworks and In Visible Landscapes will be on display from Feb. 2 to Aug. 14, 2026.

AWSOM’s public spaces, including the art gallery and AWSOM Café, are open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closed on weekends and major holidays. Free parking is available at Crystal Bridges Campus Parking.

About Art Bridges Foundation

Art Bridges Foundation is the vision of philanthropist and arts patron Alice Walton. Founded in 2017, Art Bridges creates and supports projects that share works of American art with communities across the United States and its territories. Art Bridges partners with a growing network of over 300 museums—impacting 25 million people nationwide—to provide financial and strategic support for exhibitions, collection loans, and programs designed to educate, inspire, and deepen engagement with local communities. The Art Bridges Collection represents an expanding vision of American art from the 19th century to present day and encompasses multiple media and voices. For more information, visit artbridgesfoundation.org.

About Alice L. Walton School of Medicine

Founded in 2021, Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM) is a nonprofit, four-year MD program that will enhance traditional medical education with the arts, humanities, and whole health principles. The School’s culture embraces self-care to empower students to care for their own well-being as well as their patients’. The School’s state-of-the-art medical education facility is under construction in Bentonville, Arkansas on the Crystal Bridges campus, home to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and Heartland Whole Health Institute. The School has been granted preliminary accreditation status by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education.