OPENING RECEPTION: Geohaptics

Date: 2024-02-17 18:00:00 – 2024-02-17 20:00:00

OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, February 17 | 6-8pmu00a0
Member preview at 5:pm
PERFORMANCE: Mitsu Salmon | 6pm

516 ARTS presents Geohaptics: Sensing Climate, a group exhibition uniting poignant works from artists who enact a somatic, empathic collaboration with the Earth using the senses, heart, and mind. The title of this exhibit combines u201cgeo,u201d meaning earth, and u201chaptics,u201d referring to the sense of touch. The word u201chapticu201d derives from the Greek word haptein, meaning u201cto fasten.u201d

Curated by artist, writer, and educator Daniela Naomi Molnar, Geohaptics: Sensing Climate features national and regional artists that include Athena LaTocha, u00a0Mitsu Salmon, Beili Liu, Ella Morton, Alexis Elton, Jason Franscisco, Carol Padberg, Jonathan Marquis, Heidi Gustafson, and Sarah Gerats. Artworks range from investigating the Arctic region to New Mexicou2019s atomic histories, expressed through organic sculptural forms, video, performance, paintings, photography, and multimedia installation.

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