Imagining Future Stories

Join What If: Designs from the Future of Crafting & Growing curator Liza Blair in conversation with crafters & growers from the exhibit for a deeper dive into the future stories they imagined and the artifacts and ideas that inhabit them. Panelists: Annie LaVoie of Mouthy Oddities, Sheila-Renee Williams of Moore Family Century Farm, Julia Donagrandi of Loof’n Round Gardens What if: Designs from the Future of Crafting & Growing is funded by Humanities Tennessee and By the People: Conversations Beyond 250. This exhibit was created by Humanities Tennessee’s Shared Futures Lab. Humanities Tennessee is an independent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this exhibition do not necessarily represent those of Humanities Tennessee or the National Endowment for the Humanities. The exhibit was funded in part through By the People: Conversations Beyond 250, a series of community-driven programs created by humanities councils across the United States, its territories, and the District of Columbia in collaboration with local partners. Together, these programs explore 250 years of the nation’s cultural life and imagine its shared future. The initiative was developed by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage as a complement to the 2026 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.