Gallery Talk: "You Just Got to Laugh"
Friday, January 9, 2026
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Location
6 E Wheelock St., Hanover, NH
Price
Free
Gallery Talk: "You Just Got to Laugh"
Overview
Join Sara Shelton '26, Class of 1954 Intern, as she presents her student-curated exhibition, "You Just Got to Laugh".
Why do we find things funny? Is it because we are uncomfortable or delighted or simply amused? This exhibition focuses on how comedy shows up in art and how the viewer engages with it. Humor presents itself here in many forms—word games, staged scenes, or dress-up—and all of them introduce a break between our expectations and reality. In the end, we laugh, even if we feel we shouldn’t. "You Just Got to Laugh" wants you to spend a few minutes laughing today, because even a little more of that is worth it.
Why do we find things funny? Is it because we are uncomfortable or delighted or simply amused? This exhibition focuses on how comedy shows up in art and how the viewer engages with it. Humor presents itself here in many forms—word games, staged scenes, or dress-up—and all of them introduce a break between our expectations and reality. In the end, we laugh, even if we feel we shouldn’t. "You Just Got to Laugh" wants you to spend a few minutes laughing today, because even a little more of that is worth it.