Gallery Walk: “Selma is Now” Exhibit w/ curator, Doug McCraw

Gallery Walk: “Selma is Now” Exhibition with collector and curator, Doug McCraw

Join us art collector and curator Doug McCraw for an immersive gallery walk through “Selma Is Now,” a powerful exhibition presented in partnership with Broward Cultural Division and on display at AARLCC through June 27, 2026.

This compelling collection commemorates one of the most defining moments in American history through the lens of photojournalist James “Spider” Martin. At just twenty-five years old, Martin documented the 1965 voting rights demonstrations in Selma, Alabama—from the harrowing events of “Bloody Sunday” to the triumphant march to Montgomery. His striking images, widely circulated by national media, exposed the brutal reality faced by peaceful protesters and helped galvanize public support for the Voting Rights Act.

Sixty years later, “Selma Is Now” presents a newly restored selection of Martin’s photographs, originally premiered at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts in February 2025. Drawn from the Spider Martin Photographic Archive at the Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas, these images offer a deeply human perspective on courage, resilience, and the enduring struggle for justice.

This gallery walk invites reflection on the lasting impact of the Selma marches and their significance for American democracy. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience history through the eyes of a photographer who helped change it.

Doug McCraw is an entrepreneur and art collector. He co-founded IMX3, a company building virtual reality platforms for museums, galleries, private collections, and art projects and also FATVillage Metaverse, an artist community in virtual reality. Doug has been involved in recent art exhibitions including "Thornton Dial I Too Am Alabama" at AEIVA UAB in Birmingham, "Myths, Secrets, Lies, and Truths" at the Boca Raton Museum of Art, and "Selma Is Now" Spider Martin Photographs at EJI and Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts in Montgomery and now at NAAM in Seattle, WA. He is a co-founder and developer of FATVillage, a city designated arts district in the Fort Lauderdale city center that grew into a community of artists, galleries, theatres, and artist studios. He is also a co-founder of Art + Light + Space Studios with partners Peter Symons, Leah Brown, and Lutz Hofbauer. Doug is a graduate of the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, and remains active with board work on the campus.

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