What’s your wish for America’s future?

As the United States turns 250, we invited PK-12 students from the Bethlehem Area School District to share their wishes for our community and the future of America.

  • Show the future America you want to live in—what would you change, protect, or create?
  • Share what matters most to you—what do you care about? Express it through images, materials, and choices.
  • Share your story—what are the experiences, traits, cultures, and people that shape who you are?

Selected student artwork will be reproduced and displayed along the South Bethlehem Greenway from August 2026 to June 2027 as part of This Land: Reimagining The United States of America on its 250th Anniversary, on view at the Lehigh University Art Galleries (LUAG). 

Detail: Patrick Nagatani (American 1945-2017). Hojo-e/Releasing of Life, from the series Nuclear Enchantment, 1991. Ilfocolor print (aka Cibochrome print) 1/12. Gift of Todd Gitlin and Laurel Cook. LUF 05 1064.