BERLIN, N.H. — St. Kieran Arts Center is hosting a new touring exhibition, “Protecting the Forests: The Weeks Act of 1911,” created by Plymouth State University in honor of the centennial of the Weeks Act of 1911, which authorized the federal government to purchase and maintain lands in the eastern United States as national forests.

The Weeks exhibition opens at St. Kieran Arts Center as part of the North Country Talent Showcase at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for children. The exhibition will run through March 30, with additional viewing hours 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, at scheduled performances and by appointment.

“Protecting the Forests” addresses the history, social significance and ecological impact of the Weeks Act through the presentation of historical photographs and prints from glass plates and daguerreotypes accompanied by explanatory text. Research and writing by project humanists Marcia Schmidt Blaine and Linda Upham-Bornstein are the foundation of the educational project.

For more information, contact the center at 752-1028, 155 Emery St., or visit www.stkieranarts.org.