Voices & Votes:

Democracy in America

Voices & Votes: Democracy in America is a traveling
Smithsonian exhibition that explores the action, reaction,
vision, and revision that democracy demands as Americans continue to question how to shape our country. It traces the bold American experiment of a government run by and for the people, and examines the influences that shaped its early days and the changes that have occurred in the 250 years since.

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The Voices & Votes exhibit will be accompanied by a local tie-in and we are looking for community member participation via art & artifacts.

“Our democracy demands action, reaction, vision, and revision as we continue to question how to form “a more perfect union.” From the revolution and suffrage, to civil rights and casting ballots, everyone in every community is part of this ever-evolving story – the story of democracy in America.”

We're looking for:

• Your water bottle covered with stickers, or a picture of your sticker covered cooler or car • Local election memorabilia • A yard sign, protest poster or flyer you shared to express yourself • A campaign poster from when you ran for student council in school. • Historical or current photos of friends and family using their voice. • Your ‘I voted’ stickers • Art for a Cause - did you design a Save Our Great Salt Lake poster for example? Make a zine? • Anything else that you think might fit!

Please send a photo of your object to marcadmin@moabcity.gov by April 30.

Due to limited space, we may not be able to accept all submissions, staff will reach out to you in early May with more information. Objects would be on loan to the MARC from mid/late May through mid-August.

Updates coming as events finalize!
Check back often! ;)

Story Slam

The Storied Self will host a Story Slam on June 16, 2026 at the Moab Arts Center.

Tell your story!

More details coming soon.

Phone Booth

You'll find a phone booth around town!

Listen to what others have said or leave your own message. You might hear it on the radio later on. ;)

Community Voices:

From Whispers to Shouts! & the Squawks, Rumbles and Clangs In-between.

We will be collecting art and objects that exhibit YOUR voice to be part of our companion exhibit.

Do you have a clever protest sign you would loan up, a campaign poster from running for student president?

We'd love to see what you've got!

State Scholar

We'll be hosting a talk and Q&A with the exhibition's State Scholar, Katherine Kitterman. Learn about woman's suffrage and Utah's place and path as a State with a diverse history.

VOLUNTEER WITH VOICES AND VOTES!

Exhibition Hours and Event Calendar

CLICK HERE for calendar in web view.

Many Thanks to

Voices & Votes: Democracy in America has been made possible in Moab by Utah Humanities. Voices & Votes is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and state humanities councils nationwide. It is based on an exhibition by the National Museum of American History. Support for Museum on Main Street has been provided by the United States Congress.