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At WMA, we believe art elevates the everyday, sparks conversation, and fuels creativity. This is a crucial year to make the case for museums and their impact.
For over 15 years, Museums Advocacy Day has empowered advocates to speak up for museums nationwide. Let’s stand together to reaffirm our value and future.
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That's a wrap on Sun Boxes! 🌞
What an incredible day yesterday, the WMA had the honor of hosting Craig Colorusso's Sun Boxes. Twenty solar-powered speakers, one slowly shifting chord, and a whole lot of room to just... breathe.
In a world that moves fast and asks even more of us, spaces like this matter. One of WMA's deepest commitments is to create experiences that give you permission to release, to slow down, to feel something without any pressure attached. We believe that kind of space is not a luxury right now, it's a necessity.
To everyone who wandered through, paused, listened, and let yourself be still for a moment, thank you. You showed up for something different and that means everything.
And a very special thank you to @craigcolorusso for bringing Sun Boxes to Dothan. Your work is generous, grounding, and profoundly human.
We are grateful.
We're LIVE. 🌞
Sun Boxes is outside and open RIGHT NOW.
20 solar-powered speakers. One living chord. Free all day.
WMA, Dothan AL
Now through 7pm
Artist performance 4:30, 6:30pm (Happening Now)
Come wander. Come listen. Come back different.
“Sun Boxes” is an immersive outdoor sound installation by contemporary artist Craig Colorusso. Installed and running throughout the day, the work invites visitors to step into a tranquil sonic environment designed for wandering, pausing, and reflection. The installation features twenty speakers powered entirely by solar panels, each playing a continuous loop of a single guitar note. Together, these notes form a B♭ chord that slowly evolves as the loops—each a different length—overlap and shift over time. Often described as both soothing and energizing, “Sun Boxes” encourages participants to slow down, listen closely, and experience the subtle changes in sound as the composition unfolds.
Colorusso is known for creating immersive sound sculptures and installations that blur the boundaries between art, environment, and experience. Inspired by his early career as a touring punk rock musician, his work explores how sound can shape our perception of space and bring people together. Often installed outdoors and powered by sustainable technologies, his pieces invite audiences to engage with art in natural settings while becoming more aware of their surroundings.
Colorusso’s work has been presented internationally and exhibited at major institutions including Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, MASS MoCA, the Anchorage Museum, and the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum.
A beautiful day in Dothan, AL the Sunnies are up and running at @wiregrassmuseum . Army of Chainsaws for Brian Kelly later. #wiregrassmuseum #craigcolorusso #sunboxes #armyofchainsawsforbriankelly #dronemusic
TODAY ONLY at WMA. 🌞
Sun Boxes by Craig Colorusso
10:30am to 7pm
Artist performance 4:30 -- 6:30pm
20 solar-powered speakers.
One living chord. Outdoors. FREE
How to spend your afternoon here:
📖 Read something you've been putting off
🥗 Bring your lunch and eat in the sound
☁️ Lay a blanket down and look up
✍🏾 Write. Journal.
👟 Walk slow. Wander. No destination needed
💆🏾♀️ Just breathe. That's enough.
Free. One day only. Zero reason to miss it.
Tomorrow. Outdoors. 20 solar-powered speakers. One evolving chord. Zero reason to miss it.
Sun Boxes by Craig Colorusso opens at WMA Thursday, May 14 from 10:30am–7pm, with a live artist performance from 4:30–6:30pm inside the galleries. This is a ONE DAY ONLY experience FREE and open to all.
Come wander. Come listen. Come back different. 🌞
Now on Display
Margaret Curtis
"The Forest was Rebuilt with Scrap and Ply", 2023
Oil and ash on panel
Courtesy of the artist and Tracey Morgan Gallery
@margarcur
Step into WMA's galleries and share your voice! Write Night: Open Mic is your open platform to perform original poetry, prose, skits, and more! Solo or collaborative. Works should be five minutes or under. Whether you're taking the mic or just there to listen and soak it up, come be part of an evening celebrating Wiregrass voices and original work.
Tuesday, May 12 | 6–7pm | Free
Adult Summer Camp is here!
Join us for Charm School: A Clay Jewelry Making Workshop on May 30 from 10am–1pm. Teaching artist Kylie Parker will walk you through creating, glazing, and assembling your very own one-of-a-kind clay jewelry pieces.
Ages 18+ | $30 members / $35 not-yet-members. Reserve your spot today!
Click the link in bio to register!
Walk away from this workshop with a whole new set of tools.
In Main Character Energy: Painting Textured Backgrounds, instructor Jacqueline Furlong will teach you stenciling, color contrast, layering, and pattern work all while building a stunning textured landscape you actually made.
Two sessions: May 11 & 18 | 5:30–7:30pm
Open to teens & adults | $55 members / $65 not-yet-members
Don't wait grab your spot: Link in bio!
What does solar-powered music sound like?
Come find out May 14 at WMA. Craig Colorusso's Sun Boxes fills the outdoors with 20 speakers each playing a single guitar note, each on its own loop
creating a chord that slowly shifts and evolves around you. Soothing. Energizing. Completely unlike anything else.
Stick around for a live performance by the artist from 4:30–6:30pm.
Tag someone you'd wander through this with. 👇
Wiregrass Museum of Art | Dothan, AL | May 14
