Organized by the Art Gallery at the Univerity of Maryland and drawing from a private collection, this exhibition will travel to several U.S. venues, including the Society of Illustrators in New York, before coming to the Susquehanna Art Museum.

The exhibition, which runs through March 2001, consists of major pieces from the collection of Howard and Jane Frank, two of the country's primary collectors of the science fiction genre for nearly 35 years. This offering will include approximately 45 paintings, including the work of James Gurney (the illustrator of Dinotopia) and James Warhola, a nephew of Andy Warhol.

The exhibition is made up of illustrations for science fiction books, magazines, and comics from 1939 to the present day. The original paintings, in oil, acrylic, watercolor, and other media, will be on view. The exhibition explores the deeper societal questions lurking behind the work, which includes images of aliens, space ships, and imagined life on other planets.

Viewers will have the opportunity to imagine other worlds while viewing the work, as well as to determine how such art serves as a projection of our cultural hopes and fears. Possible Futures is accompanied by a full-color catalogue.