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Exhibit Opening Night January 16, runs through March 29, 2020
This is a group exhibition and multi-media installation by the artists Sheri Crider (Albuquerque, NM), M. Jenea Sanchez (Douglas, AZ / Agua Prieta, SON), Gabriela Muñoz (Phoenix, AZ), and Shontina Vernon (Atlanta, GA). Some of the earliest images of creatures and demons provide an introduction to the subject of other. The influence of prints and illustrations from the late 15th and early 16th centuries, which mass-produced images of exotic tribes, and current images of immigrants, offer multiple windows to the employment of otherness. The University of Arizona Museum of Art offers works from its collection to provide comparisons of these historical representations of demons, the infirm, and peasants to the contemporary works on display.
Through the works in this exhibition, the artists examine intersections of the complicated histories of prejudice, fear, and socio-economic underpinnings that mine the permanent divisions between us and them.
The works also occupy a space of socially engaged art that humanizes issues that divide our communities. All of the artists are committed to creating spaces and moments to witness stories, experiences, and truths not of the artists - but through the medium of exchange between artists and communities.
Screening of GRRRL Justice
March 26 @ 6pm at the Loft
Join us for a free screening of the short narrative film, GRRRL Justice. Following the film, listen to a conversation with writer/director Shontina Vernon and Dr. Stephanie Troutman. The short film explores the pathways of girls and queer youth of color into the juvenile justice system. It uses gender and sexuality as a framework for understanding their rising rates of incarceration. Through the lead characters in this powerful triptych, we also come to understand the power of story and the necessity of art and youth led community spaces in their healing and liberation. GRRRL Justice screened at the HBO’s O.G. Experience in NYC.