come together: 150 years of the emmanuel
june 18-september 19 2026
opening reception | june 18, 2025 – 4:00-7:00 pm
Image: Max Kauffman, detail from A Temple for the Arts (Emmanuel), 2026, gouache on paper, courtesy of the artist
For 150 years, the Emmanuel has served as a space for people to gather—to worship, to build community, and to create and experience art. Come Together celebrates the vibrant history of the Emmanuel from its inception as an Episcopal church (1876–93), to its history as a synagogue (1903–58), to its time as an artist studio for Wolfgang and Susan Pogzeba, and since 1976 as the Emmanuel Art Gallery on the Auraria Campus. The exhibition includes the work of twenty artists who are connected to the Emmanuel’s exhibition history, with artworks ranging from the mid-1980s to new works created specifically for Come Together. These artists include Bill Adams, August Balderrama, JayCee Beyale, Isabella Briganti, Trine Bumiller, Gregg Deal, Fike & Harris, Donald Fodness, John Fudge, Melissa Furness & Rian Kerrane, Carlos Frésquez, Adam Geluda Gildar, David Griggs, Jann Haworth, Max Kauffman, Sammy Seung-min Lee, and Laura Shill & John Lake.
The exhibition also presents a selection of archival material related to the exhibition history of the Emmanuel Art Gallery and to the building’s history. Tracing the legacy of the Emmanuel through historical documentation and contemporary art, Come Together offers an opportunity to reflect on the cultural and religious history of the Emmanuel and the many ways we share in community.
Come Together: 150 Years of the Emmanuel is curated by Andrew Palamara with additional curatorial consultation by Jeff Lambson and Sarah Watson. Exhibition design and installation by Errow Collins, Flint Holmes, Marin Perkins, Andrew Palamara, and Sarah Watson. Historical research provided by CU Denver History Professor Rachel Gross and students Britney Berlin, Shawn Coble, Adrianna Cubbage, Teddy Fegley, Lily Gabriel, Rayleen Madrid, Krista Marks, Maxwell Moseley, Anna Sanchez, and Nathaniel Smith.
This exhibition is made possible by the University of Colorado President’s Fund for the Humanities and the University of Colorado Denver’s College of Arts & Media.