This penetrating and transformative photography exhibition draws from twelve years of work created by grant winners and finalists from The Aftermath Project, a non-profit organization committed to telling the other half of war stories, after the conflicts have ended—what it takes for individuals to rebuild destroyed lives and homes, to restore civil societies, and to recover the heartbeat of humanity.

How We Rebuild is organized in three sections: a prologue that features conflict and post-conflict photos from Bosnia, and lays out the origin story of The Aftermath Project; a suite of images by four photographers who explore historical American aftermaths; and an international “wall of humanity” featuring post-conflict images from around the world.

The photos selected for How We Rebuild have been curated as a way to center and reflect on the human stories and memories that define us, featuring work by artists Sara Terry, war photographer Ron Haviv, 2019 grant winner Glenna Gordon, 2016 grant winner Nina Berman, 2012 grant winner Andrew Lichtenstein, 2010 finalist Jessica Hines and additional Aftermath Project grant winners and finalists.

This exhibition is curated by Sara Terry and on loan through Mid-America Arts Alliance

How We Rebuild runs from November 24, 2026 - January 30, 2027, and there will be a Dovetail event for it on Tuesday, January 26, 2027 from 6-8pm