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May News
Happy May! With this newsletter, I am happy to share upcoming events and also my gratitude to you for receiving the email. Of special note is the catalogue release and artist talk at Rochester Art Center on June 2 at 6:30 pm. I hope you join me!
The Nexus of Well-Being and Art at Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN
On view until July 30, 2023
I invite you to see my new exhibition at Rochester Art Center. This new body of work focuses on the connection between well-being and art as it manifests through light, color, and scale. A special thank you to Nuss Truck & Equipment and maurices for sponsoring the exhibition.
Catalogue Release Event | June 2, 6:30 PM / FREE
Rochester Art Center
Artist conversation with Matthew Villar Miranda, Visual Arts Curatorial Fellow at Walker Art Center
The Nexus of Well-Being and Art exhibition catalogue with essays by Matthew Villar Miranda, Monica Zimmerman, and Lisa Bravo. Miranda will also speak in dialogue with me about the ideas within the exhibition.
Light bites and cash bar will be available.
Special music guest Bill Gamble.
This event is free and open to the public.
Please join me for a conversation with the amazing Cathy Wurzer.
Living into Dying: An Artistic Exploration of Well-being During Life’s Passages
Wednesday, May 24 | 6:30 – 8:30 PM
Rochester Art Center
Tickets are $25 for General Admission | $20 for Art Center Member
Click Here to purchase your tickets
As part of The Nexus of Well-Being and Art, the Rochester Art Center and Seasons Hospice in Rochester will host a conversation with myself and Cathy Wurzer on how art allows us to access ways of thinking and feeling that create new connections and new ways of looking at all stages of our lives. We will explore how art can offer a deeper level of questioning, processing, and meaning-making as we reflect on life experiences, especially at the end of life.
I participated in a digital series, along with a number of other artists, including tintype photographer Carla Rodriguez, improv artist Tane Danger, artist Ta-coumba Aiken, and mosaic artist Lori Greene. The project is entitled The Art of Difficult Conversations by journalist and non-profit founder Cathy Wurzer, and is in partnership with the End in Mind Project. The Art of Difficult Conversations is a website that uses art and an artist’s process to introduce users to concepts and exercises that help them have difficult conversations about living and dying and everything in between.
PeaceCon
Washington, DC. May 3 – 5, 2023
I am honored to have been invited by the Alliance for Peacebuilding to their PeaceCon in Washington, DC. There I shared 122 Conversations and engaged with participants to create a Word Work painting that is embedded with the ideas around peace-building. It was incredible to meet and learn from so many committed peace-building professionals from around the globe.
TV interview with The 4 on WCCO CBS Minnesota
It was an honor to be invited back by anchors Erin Hassanzadeh and Jeff Wagner to talk about The Nexus of Well-Being and Art at Rochester Art Center. Click here to view the video.
Upcoming Events:
Artist tours: June 15th, July 15, 29 & 30 at 1:00 PM and July 29 & 30 at 3:00 PM
Hippocrates Cafe: July 29, 2023: Hippocrates Cafe Live show entitled The Nexus of Well-Being and Art, at the Rochester Art Center will explore the exhibition through music and spoken word. This show will be created by Dr. Jon Hallberg, creative director of the Center for the Art of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School, and include four professional actors and musicians.
Check my events page for more details about upcoming events.