Envisioning Tomorrow: Photographs by Anitra Lavanhar

Envisioning Tomorrow is an all-ages photography exhibit by award-winning photographer, Anitra Lavanhar. The exhibit, which is supported by the Artists Creative Fund, consists of 26 large-scale black and white portraits, each paired with a short narrative that draws from the subject’s hopes and dreams for the future. Visitors will be invited to participate in the exhibit by contributing their own written narratives on a designated wall.

“Envisioning Tomorrow was born from my deep concern about the fear and division shaping so much of our national conversation, and from a belief that another story is possible,” says Lavanhar. “This portrait series reflects a small but powerful cross-section of the remarkable diversity found in the Tulsa area and challenges the assumption that differences in belief, background, and lived experience must inevitably divide us.”

Lavanhar asked each of her subjects to imagine the future they hope to create.

“By speaking our hopes aloud and making them visible, Envisioning Tomorrow reveals the common threads of humanity that bind us together, reminding us of our collective power to turn what we imagine into what we can build, together,” she says.

This exhibit premieres at the First Friday Art Crawl on Friday, March 6, 6-9 p.m. and runs through Saturday, April 25, at UTulsa’s 101 Archer in the South Gallery. Our galleries are open Wednesdays through Saturdays from noon until 5 p.m. Special closures for private events will be announced on our social media pages. As always, admission is free.