IN PLAIN SIGHT was a group exhibition presented at Umbrella Art Fair that explored the relationship between artistic freedom, visibility, and democracy.

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The exhibition functioned as both a warning and a celebration:
a warning that the freedom to create is often among the first rights curtailed when speech is restricted, and a celebration of the role art plays in sustaining our shared freedoms.

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When art moves people, people move democracy.

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About the Exhibition

Curated by Our Daughters’ Futures Fund and Vote For Your Daughter, In Plain Sight invited audiences into a space where visibility mattered—where every stroke, every form, and every voice counted.

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The exhibition centered artists whose work reflects lived experience and collective truth, exploring themes of identity, power, memory, and representation through painting, sculpture, photography, textile, and mixed media.

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Together, the works asked viewers to consider not only what is seen, but who is allowed to be seen—and under what conditions.

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A Weekend of Art & Civic Dialogue

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• A curated selection of works by emerging and established artists

• Opening-night programming and community engagement

• A public panel conversation exploring media, storytelling, and civic voice

• Informal dialogue between artists, organizers, collectors, and attendees

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The exhibition welcomed thousands of visitors across the weekend, many encountering ODFF’s curatorial work and artist network for the first time.