About the Event

The Stamp Gallery is pleased to present Afterhours, an exhibition featuring six artists whose works examine obsolescence and its impact on public and personal spheres. Together, Cecilia Kim, Leslie Holt, Chris Combs, Trystan Luah, McCoy Chance and Electra Pelias provide a wide and in-depth exploration of how capitalism defines purpose, utility and worth. Most importantly, these artists invite viewers to reconsider how these systems of categorization mold their relationships with objects, spaces, and one another. Join the Gallery for refreshments and to meet the artists. More at stamp.umd.edu/gallery.

Image Credit: Chris Combs, Flux (Deprecated), 2023, slide viewer and custom circuit board, 20 x 12 x 16 inches.

About NextNOW Fest

This event is part of NextNOW Fest. The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center’s annual NextNOW Fest is a multi-day arts festival featuring performances and other experiences by intriguing, inventive artists from around the country and the University of Maryland campus. A forward-looking gathering place where art transforms our future and connects us all, NextNOW Fest is where creativity and community converge.

A University of Maryland campus tradition, NextNOW Fest is a signature event in University of Maryland's Arts for All initiative, which leverages the combined power of the arts, technology and social justice to address the grand challenges of our time. NextNOW Fest is also a partner of Terps After Dark, an initiative by the UMD Division of Student Affairs that supports late-night,on-campus student programming. The festival is open for all to attend, including the general public.

Festival Lineup & Schedule

Explore the NextNOW Fest 2026 lineup & schedule here. 

Funding

NextNOW Fest is supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council. Additional support is provided by Terps After Dark, the University of Maryland's Arts for All initiative and UMD's Student Entertainment Events.