The art exhibit BORDER LANDS, A SKETCHBOOK JOURNEY 2019 features sketches along with some photographs by artist Betty LaDuke depicting the human experience on both sides of the Arizona and Mexico Borders.  The sketches of migrants and asylum seekers, individuals and families from Mexico and Central America are amplified with text to tell their stories and those of  humanitarian aid workers from several nonprofit organizations, including the Samaritans, Humane Borders, No More Deaths, Kino Border Initiative, and the Border Community Alliance. The Sisters of Notre Dame, in Douglas, Arizona, have a presence in the border lands providing their hospitality to all who hunger, thirst, and are in need of compassion. The goal of all these groups is building bridges, not walls.

Betty's sketchbook is her primary means for recording first-hand experiences and events. Later, in her studio, she transform select sketches into wood panels. These social justice panels frequently become circulating exhibitions, at educational institutions and community art centers, and permanent public installations”