Every movement needs artists.

At Corita Art Center, we believe that art has the power to bring people together, create dialogue, and help communities imagine a more just future. That belief sits at the heart of that name is peace: Corita and Daniel Berrigan, an original exhibition exploring the remarkable friendship between artist and humanitarian Corita Kent and Jesuit priest, poet, and peace activist Daniel Berrigan.

Opening May 2027, this exhibition examines the relationship between two people who understood that peacemaking is not passive. It is an active, ongoing practice rooted in courage, compassion, creativity, and our responsibility to one another.

Together, Corita and Daniel believed that social movements require more than policies or protests alone. They require artists. Art gives language to hope, invites empathy, and helps communities imagine possibilities that do not yet exist. Throughout the social upheaval of the 1960s and beyond, Corita's vibrant artworks and Daniel's poetry challenged audiences to confront war, poverty, racism, and injustice while believing deeply in our collective capacity for peace.

that name is peace brings together rare artworks, archival materials, personal correspondence, publications, photographs, poetry, and multimedia experiences that reveal how two lifelong friends inspired one another's work. Visitors will encounter never-before-seen archival materials alongside iconic artworks that demonstrate how Corita translated Daniel's words into visual form and how their creative partnership became a powerful model for artists working in service of humanity.

More than an historical exhibition, that name is peace asks a contemporary question:

What role do artists play in building a more peaceful world today?

The exhibition invites every visitor to consider peacemaking not as an abstract ideal, but as a daily practice of listening, creating and acting within our own communities.

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