How to best engage with the Liminal Beings exhibition space:

Liminal Beings is an interactive, nonlinear virtual exhibition, much like a “choose your own adventure” book. After viewing an artwork, choose one of the bolded links within the accompanying text, which also serve as image descriptions for the artwork. This choice will determine which artwork(s) you view next. Though Liminal Beings is designed specifically with the digital space in mind, we hope that you will dedicate some time to engage with the exhibition, just as you would if you were going to an art museum, gallery, or live event. We recommend the following for the best experience of the artwork and overall exhibition:

• The exhibition is best experienced on a laptop or desktop monitor. We designed the space with that aspect ratio in mind. If viewed on a phone, you may not be able to view an artwork in its entirety on the screen.

• Accessibility features are foundational to the exhibition. You will find image descriptions, captioning, video description, audio recordings, and transcripts integrated into the exhibition. Image descriptions and transcripts specifically are presented as accompanying text, and hold the key to your next steps through the exhibition space.

• For additional access needs, please consider using the UserWay widget found in the bottom left corner of each page. This has several accessibility features, and can be turned on or off, as needed.

• To view a larger version of an artwork, you can click on any image within the exhibition to be taken to a page without accompanying text. Each of these pages features a “Back to the Exhibition” button in the bottom right corner, which will return you to the original artwork page.

• Avoid using your browser’s back button - trust the journey. We created the exhibition to be viewed without going back to the previous artwork.  We’ve included “lobbies” throughout the exhibition, which offer you an option to exit and return to the home page. Each of these lobbies can be recognized by the accompanying “frame motif” (similar to the current page) and an accompanying soundscape / spoken word artwork. You can find an “Exit the Exhibition” link near the bottom of the page.

• This exhibition does not have a specific end. Much like a series of museum galleries, there is no specific end point to the exhibition. You can stay within the exhibition until you choose to exit through one of the “lobbies” (find the Exit the Exhibition button near the bottom of the page in each lobby.)

• There are many different paths through the exhibition, depending on the links you follow, so you can go through multiple times and have a unique experience each visit. The exhibition is also designed somewhat like a labyrinth, so you may find yourself viewing an artwork again, or missing some works completely, depending on your choices.

• Give yourself about 45 minutes to navigate through the exhibition. The show contains several time-based media artworks along the way - allow yourself the time watch or listen to them in full.

• If you would like to view a specific work again or learn more about the participating artists, you can see it through the Artist Credits featured within each “lobby,” or through the Artists link on our home page.

• We want to hear about your experience! When you choose to exit the exhibition, please take a few minutes to complete our feedback form, so we can learn more about how folks are engaging with the show, and improve any accessibility issues that we didn’t catch during the original design process.