We Can Use The Rain

We Can Use The Rain is a solo exhibition by fiber artist Larissa Ranbom, presented in The Delaware Contemporary’s ArtSource Gallery. The exhibition follows the changing life of plants across the seasons, from early spring redbuds and summer flowers to autumn milkweed and indoor-grown cacti in winter.

Ranbom’s embroidered works are based on photographs she made while walking through Wilmington. They depict flora and fungi found in cultivated gardens, greenhouses, neighborhood yards, parks, and neglected roadside spaces. Through detailed, freestyle embroidery, the exhibition considers how plants—and the communities that tend or surround them—grow, change, flourish, and fade. The work also reflects Ranbom’s interest in imperfection, modest subjects, slow handmade processes, and an improvisational approach to femininity.

When: August 7–October 31, 2026

Opening reception: Friday, August 7, from 5–8 PM

Artist: Larissa Ranbom, Ph.D., a fiber artist and Delaware transplant who uses freestyle embroidery to reinterpret photographs taken around the Wilmington area

Venue: The Delaware Contemporary, ArtSource Gallery

Address: 200 South Madison Street, Wilmington, DE 19801

Tickets: $7 for adults; $5 for seniors, veterans, and students with ID; free for visitors age 18 and under and museum members

Free admission: The museum offers free admission every first Friday during Art Loop

Hours: Wednesday, 4–8 PM; Thursday and Friday, noon–5 PM; Saturday and Sunday, 10:30 AM–5 PM; Monday and Tuesday by appointment

Note: The schedule may vary on holiday weekends. The museum is closed on New Year’s Day, Juneteenth, July 4, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.