Future Forward 2026, crisscross explores the connection between humans and the environment with special consideration to how one's environment impacts their memory and thus lived experience. In this fourth annual curated open call exhibition, the entanglement of recall and spatial senses is exemplified via projection, video, bookarts, photo, sculpture and more. Media grounded in histories of function and immersion which parallel that of the Duwamish Valley’s industry backdropped by lush greenery. Works employ graphic styles, natural matter, architectural motifs, historic catalogs and slice of life imagery, collectively building a narrative which speaks to the perpetual give and take imbued in human nature.

Selected artists for Future Forward 2026 include: Nadia Ahmed, Gregory Lastrapes, Conspiracy of Cartographers, Julia Alyse Monte, Kaya Nieves, Megan Prince, Lola Reinhard, Grayson Richter, Cloe Short, Kerry Sutton, Reuben Vanhoeve, and Lillie Walsh