The Lost Cause

August 12, 2022 – October 29, 2022 @ –

The Lost Cause merges art history and contemporary imagery to construct an alternate reality, critiquing representations of race, masculinity and ultimately exploring “history” as a malleable and inherently creative enterprise. The work reimagines symbols and elements of history and imbues them with a new mythology replete with iconography that subverts white male gaze. 

Between the Snakes

September 9, 2022 – November 26, 2022 @ –

Guest curated by curatorial collective Triptych Arts, this exhibition looks at the different codices of Black folk magic and its widespread international iterations that continue to challenge Eurocentric modernist binaries.

Basics of Handbuilding Ceramics

September 29, 2022 – November 3, 2022 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm –

Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Instructor: Kyle Miller

In this Thursday night beginners’ ceramics class, instructor Kyle Miller guides students through introductory handbuilding techniques – pinch pot, slab, coil, and beginner sculpture – to create functional ceramic ware. 

Vengo de una Isla de Confusión

September 30, 2022 – December 10, 2022 @ –

This exhibition of new and existing work by Elsa María Meléndez (Caguas, PR 1974) explores the intersection of political and personal identity. Through large-scale fabric constructions, as well as small-scale dioramas that the artist calls “theaters”, the narrative spaces Meléndez creates tell stories that document the uncertainty one experiences while living in Puerto Rico, an “Island of Confusion.”

Opening & Artist Talk: Elsa María Meléndez

September 30, 2022 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm –

This exhibition of new and existing work by Elsa María Meléndez (Caguas, PR 1974) explores the intersection of political and personal identity. Meléndez experiments through different mediums, utilizing soft textiles, large-format embroidery, and serigraphs to create a body of work that traverses scale. Join us for a talk & gallery tour with the artist at 6 p.m.