The Think Potato Institute (TPI) is an interdisciplinary archive, educational platform, research initiative, and cultural institution dedicated to advancing the study of the potato’s place within art, history, culture, and society.
Potato Humanities
Potato Humanities is an emerging field of inquiry that examines the cultural, artistic, historical, symbolic, scientific, and imaginative life of the potato.
Developed through the work of Potato Artist Jeffrey Allen Price and the Think Potato Institute, Potato Humanities provides a framework for investigating the potato’s role across art, history, agriculture, folklore, media, and collective imagination.
Start Exploring
New to the Think Potato Institute? These pages provide an introduction to the exhibitions, ideas, collections, and research that define more than three decades of potato-centered artistic practice.
Exhibitions & Projects
Explore major exhibitions, festivals, installations, lectures, collections, publications, and special projects developed through the Think Potato Institute from 1996 to the present.
POTATOISM
Discover the philosophical framework that examines the potato as a cultural symbol and lens for understanding art, history, labor, identity, humor, mythology, and collective imagination.
The Potato Art Spectrum
Explore how artists have used the potato as subject, symbol, material, metaphor, and cultural artifact, moving fluidly between nourishment and absurdity, survival and entertainment, symbolic depth and everyday banality.
TPI Timeline
Follow the evolution of the Think Potato Institute from the first Think Potato Festival in 1996 to international exhibitions, conferences, publications, research initiatives, and cultural collaborations around the world.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Looking for a quick overview? The FAQ page answers common questions about TPI, POTATOISM, Potato Humanities, the collection, exhibitions, research, and how to get involved.