Considering Kin is a series of exhibitions and public programs exploring the myriad facets of kinship. The series appraises the prismatic potential of kinship as an intentional process, a mindful act of nurturing and restorative care that fosters feelings of belonging as we move through the world. Inherently inclusive, kinship is the enactment of empathy and respect for all living things.

From this vantage point, kinship takes an array of forms. It is the connective tissue that establishes altruistic and dynamic connections with the natural world where humans interact with, rather than on, our more-than-human kin. It’s a path to reframing the concept of family by focusing not on relationships born of biology and blood, but on social bonds and alternative forms of belonging and community. It is our ability to acknowledge common cause and the mutuality of being, to see our future contained in the fate of others.

The series features contemporary visual and performing artists who create works that approach kinship through an expansive lens and propose a range of possibilities for making, and being, better kin.