02.05.2021 – 03.12.2021
Current Exhibition

Democracy, Design,
and the Mueller Report

The Project

Ongoing Matter is a multi-platform, traveling collection of new poster designs that mobilizes political engagement. This exhibition seeks to encourage engagement with the Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election, or, as it is more colloquially known, the Mueller Report.

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Stylized cover of the Mueller Report

Project Description

Ongoing Matter is a multi-platform, traveling collection of posters that mobilize civic participation and political engagement. The exhibition provides a visually rich entry point into the Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election, or, as it is more colloquially known, the Mueller Report.

the creators

Anne H. Berry
Originator, Co-Creator
Sarah Edmands Martin
Co-Creator
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Anne H. Berry and Sarah Edmands Martin, the co-creators of Ongoing Matter, at the 2019 opening of the first exhibition.

The creators

Anne H. Berry
Originator, Co-Creator
Sarah Edmands Martin
Co-Creator
Preview of some of the posters that are a part of this exhibit/show

The Posters

Ongoing Matter features work that explores text from the Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election through design. The text in each composition comes directly from the Report—references and citations are an important part of emphasizing where, within the text, the information originates—but often also includes additional cited sources that provide broader, contemporary context. The work also references themes related to transparency and accountability in government; foreign interference and influence; collusion, treason, high crimes, misdemeanors; the role of an independent counsel/the Justice Department; social media, and misinformation/disinformation campaigns.

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Preview of posters being shown in this exhibition.

The Posters

Ongoing Matter features work that explores text from the Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election through design. The text in each composition comes directly from the Report—references and citations are an important part of emphasizing where, within the text, the information originates—but often also includes additional cited sources that provide broader, contemporary context. The work also references themes related to transparency and accountability in government; foreign interference and influence; collusion, treason, high crimes, misdemeanors; the role of an independent counsel/the Justice Department; social media, and misinformation/disinformation campaigns.

Exhibitions

The Galleries at CSU
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Cleveland State University

November 4 — December 12, 2020

Due to COVID restrictions for Cuyahoga County, The Galleries at CSU closed Nov. 24. However, a catalog of the Ongoing Matter exhibition can be found here.

Check out this interactive 3D rendering of the exhibition.

Cover image from the Galleries at CSU.

Exhibitions

The Galleries at CSU
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Cleveland State University

1307 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44115

November 4 — December 12, 2020


Due to COVID restrictions for Cuyahoga County, The Galleries at CSU closed Nov. 24. However, a catalog of the Ongoing Matter exhibition can be found here.

Check out this interactive 3D rendering of the exhibition.

Cover image from the Galleries at CSU.

get involved

Haven't read the Mueller Report yet?
Go read it!

Are you a designer and interested in designing your own Mueller Report poster or getting involved in this project? If the answer is yes then email us ASAP.

Frustrated with the status quo and want to make change? Contact your congressional representative today!

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Get Involved

Haven’t read the Mueller Report yet?
Go read it!

Are you a designer and interested in designing your own Mueller Report poster or getting involved in this project? If the answer is yes then email us ASAP.

Frustrated with the status quo and want to make change? Contact your congressional representative today!