“WOW”: This work by Beverly Keese-Kelley is featured in “NEXT: Reimagining the Future Through Art,” on view in the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie and online December 8 through February 11. An opening reception is on December 10 from 4 to 6 p.m.

To close out its year of 50th anniversary programming and celebrations, the Trenton Museum Society looks forward with the juried exhibition “NEXT: Reimagining the Future Through Art.” Featuring 40 pieces by 30 artists, the show will be on view in the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie and online December 8 through February 11.

An opening reception is on Sunday, December 10 from 4 to 6 p.m.

Artists were asked to submit work that demonstrated how they used their art to explore new techniques or materials or to depict their view the future. The result is an eclectic mix of works in digital art, sculpture, photography, painting, and — for the first time in a Trenton City Museum juried show — video.

Examples of works in the show include New York City audiovisual artist Kaya Pope’s short video AWAKE, inspired by the Afrofutrurist exploration of Sankofa “looking back to go forward” and envisioning a boundless, liberated future for Black people.

Lake Newton, of Memphis, Tenn., in the archival pigment print NOWHERE BUT HERE, says that the images are a reflection on our layered past and a meditation on our indeterminate future.

The “NEXT” exhibition will include a slate of related events, including a Curators’ Talk with Diane Ciccone and Jane Malloy on Saturday, January 6 from 2 to 4 p.m.; a “NEXT” Children’s Art Workshop on Sunday, January 7; a Virtual Artists’ Talk on Sunday, January 21 from 2 to 4 p.m.; “NEXT” Freedom Friday Spoken Word on Friday, February 11 from 7 to 9 p.m.; and a Closing Reception on Sunday, February 11 from 2 to 4 p.m.

Visit ellarlsie.org/next for the “NEXT” online gallery and store, where most of the artwork is available for purchase.

Located in Cadwalader Park, Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie is open Fridays and Saturdays from 12 to 4 pm and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. While there is no admission charge, donations in support of the museum’s mission and programs are welcomed. Visit ellarslie.org for more information.