Join us for a talk with the talented exhibiting artists featured in our summer exhibition including Sasha de Koninck, Juvana Soliven, Jennifer Pettus, Andrea Dolter, Chelsea Kaiah, Wendy Kowynia, Melissa Pickering, Shelly Sommer, and Rebecca Vaughan, as well as attend the reception for the opening of these four new summer exhibitions. The talk will commence at 4 pm in the Creative Nations Sacred Space, followed by a reception from 5 to 8 pm in the lobby. This event is open to the public and free of charge. You can also purchase refreshments during the reception.m in the lobby.
2. Control: Juvana Soliven
This exhibition features works from Soliven’s Body Weaponized series — amalgamate forms of the censored body, medical implement, weapon, and trap. This series is displayed in conversation with new work that continue to examine the constraints of gender performance under the effect of patriarchal violence — offering a mirror against societal views on women, the trauma inflicted, and how far we have and haven’t come as a society.
3. Assiduous (adj) : showing great care or perseverance; constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; unremitting
Assiduous unites seven artists, spanning various mediums and conceptual frameworks, under the shared umbrella of the titular word. It exemplifies the sincere act of repetition, the deliberate care embedded in every application, and the unwavering attention to intricate details that these artists infuse into their work. The smallest thread and the subtlest ridge showcase an unwavering commitment to capturing the power of detail. Embraced is the significance of minuscule marks, realizing that they form the very foundation of a larger image. Within this exhibition, there is an unspoken connection that emerges—a connection rooted in meticulous attention, quietly beckoning the community and patiently awaiting their response. It honors the legacy of knowledge passed down through generations, while also celebrating the act of reclaiming and repurposing that knowledge. Assiduous is an invitation to explore the ties that bind us, the quiet whispers of connection, and the profound impact that arises when hands move purposefully, shaping something meaningful, piece by piece.
Featuring: Andrea Dolter, Chelsea Kaiah, Wendy Kowynia, Jennifer Pettus, Melissa Pickering, Shelly Sommer, Rebecca Vaughan
4. Making a Mountain: Ana Maria Hernando
For Making a Mountain, the community will be invited to sew together, sharing stories while building a large-scale installation made from pink and orange tulle. At the very beginning, visitors see a space with only chairs and sewing machines on tables arranged in a circle. As participants begin sewing ruffled tulle onto ribbons, these strands feed the central space with its volume. As the days pass, the joyful work, done together, becomes a mound—then a mountain. The installation will stay up after all the sewing is complete, but the growth of the installation can be watched again and again afterwards through time-lapsed video recording.
Everyone can sign up in advance to come and sew, with possible additional spaces available for impromptu participants. To make the project welcoming to many, the sewing is simple, making it accessible to all sewing levels. One sewing machine will be available for any to use, but plan on bringing your own if you have one. The intent is to gather in a nonhierarchical way, to contemplate hope with the experience that a random group of people can build beauty together, to pay homage to women’s perseverance and crafting circles, and to the joy of working together.
Ana María Hernando’s focuses on the feminine, using empathy to make the invisible visible, and to question our preconceptions of their worth and their value. Mountains, in the Andean traditions, are timeless beings of wisdom, spirit and power, and the Ñusta, the feminine spirit of the mountain, is the highest expression of Mother Earth. In this project, tulle, as a prototypically feminine material, is transformed into a somatic and visual abstraction. Softness becomes less a discreet quality and more a function of power, both formally and symbolically. Associated with a happiness that belongs to the fantasy realm, the artist takes the tulle and while keeping its alluring quality, transforms it with the vocabulary of power, from passivity to action and perseverance.
As of today, 3/12/2020, The Dairy Arts Center remains open and operational. Should scheduling changes occur, ticket holders will be directly notified by The Dairy Arts Center.
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