Combined Reception

Free admission / donation requested; complimentary snacks & drinks

Meet the exhibiting artists and view their artwork in three galleries and the 3rd floor classroom. Music by Harry Tonchev Trio. Each of the exhibiting artists will be in attendance. Monica J. Brown will talk about her exhibited work. Meet the exhibiting artists and view their artwork in three galleries and the 3rd floor classroom.

Liminality: The Sacred Space – Preston Jackson Gallery

Monica J. Brown’s paintings weave pop art, Afro-surrealism and abstraction, exploring themes of ancestry, memory and personal biomythography. Natalie Jackson’s digital assemblages layer imagery, texture and emotions to create an ambiguous, visual narrative. Together, these artists lead us through a rite of passage in restructuring our identity.

Between a Sword and a Wall – Gallery 3R

Documenting the migrant crisis as he traveled with caravans through Mexico to Tijuana led photographer Cory Zimmerman to the highlands of Guatemala to capture the unimaginable poverty, discrimination and genocide driving the Maya people’s mass displacement. Originally from Peoria, Zimmerman resides in Mexico City.