Visual artists Kathryn Schroeder & Barber;
Culinary artists Meya Hill & Wes Zollicoffer
August 7th - September 25th, 2020
Jeffreen Hayes, the ED and curator of ThreeWalls in Chicago states "Sharing a meal is an equalizer." With that as a starting point, this exhibit consists of one fine artist, one craftsperson, and two culinary artists putting forth our common contributions of aesthetic vitality to everyday life. The exhibition will include a painting by Barber, a wall installation of ceramic plates by Kathryn Schroeder, and a shared meal featuring the work of two culinary artists, Meya Hill and Wes Zollicoffer as a moment of radical hospitality thanks to the support of No More Empty Pots as a community partner for this event. The meal will be plant-based, and made of donated seasonal food from community gardens in the Omaha area and served with utmost care for social distancing and health precautions during the pandemic.
There is much role switching and change happening without our communities right now. Food serves as a symbol of community-building and coming-together to support one another and show solidarity through these hardships. Ceramic pottery is often seen only in museums as cultural artifacts, made not by an artist but by an unknown craftsman. Paintings, as we view in galleries and museums are often removed from domestic settings even though they are addressing universal themes about daily life. The works of these four artists joining forces together are meant to be an intervention in the white-walled gallery ruminating on how greater good can be cultivated by disparate bodies together addressing the issue of food access/security as it intersects with art.
The exhibition and event will take place at PetShop gallery in Benson at 2725 N 62nd St, Omaha, NE 68104 in conjunction with Benson First Friday. The Virtual Visual Art opening will be on Friday, August 7th and the in-person Culinary Art event will happen on Friday, September 4th.
Culinary artists Meya Hill & Wes Zollicoffer
August 7th - September 25th, 2020
Jeffreen Hayes, the ED and curator of ThreeWalls in Chicago states "Sharing a meal is an equalizer." With that as a starting point, this exhibit consists of one fine artist, one craftsperson, and two culinary artists putting forth our common contributions of aesthetic vitality to everyday life. The exhibition will include a painting by Barber, a wall installation of ceramic plates by Kathryn Schroeder, and a shared meal featuring the work of two culinary artists, Meya Hill and Wes Zollicoffer as a moment of radical hospitality thanks to the support of No More Empty Pots as a community partner for this event. The meal will be plant-based, and made of donated seasonal food from community gardens in the Omaha area and served with utmost care for social distancing and health precautions during the pandemic.
There is much role switching and change happening without our communities right now. Food serves as a symbol of community-building and coming-together to support one another and show solidarity through these hardships. Ceramic pottery is often seen only in museums as cultural artifacts, made not by an artist but by an unknown craftsman. Paintings, as we view in galleries and museums are often removed from domestic settings even though they are addressing universal themes about daily life. The works of these four artists joining forces together are meant to be an intervention in the white-walled gallery ruminating on how greater good can be cultivated by disparate bodies together addressing the issue of food access/security as it intersects with art.
The exhibition and event will take place at PetShop gallery in Benson at 2725 N 62nd St, Omaha, NE 68104 in conjunction with Benson First Friday. The Virtual Visual Art opening will be on Friday, August 7th and the in-person Culinary Art event will happen on Friday, September 4th.
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