The Vera List Center occasionally co-organizes exhibitions. They often include participatory elements that engage students, New School faculty and the public in workshops and other programs that utilize the university setting and its resources while reflecting critically on this unique context and its institutional history. Some of the VLC's exhibition projects relate to current events—for instance, the 2008 U.S. presidential elections—or actively explore the exhibition’s role as a site of exchange by incorporating elements that develop and change over time.