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Picker Art Gallery at Colgate University
Hamilton, NY
In collaboration with Sisters of the Round Table, a student group dedicated to promoting the voices of women of color on campus, the Picker Art Gallery invited LA-based artist Uzumaki Cepeda to visit Colgate University and exhibit one of her faux fur rooms in the gallery near Joe Overstreet’s work, Boxes. Cepeda installed her work while the museum was open to the public, giving visitors an opportunity to see the artistic process of a young woman artist of color, engage with her directly, and consider how her work intersects with issues of social justice, cultural identity, and art activism.
The Picker Art Gallery wanted to raise public awareness of its space while welcoming the complex conversations that art can stimulate. It hoped to bring in 500 visitors through this collaboration.
While this partnership only reached 288 visitors, the overall collaboration with the artist and student group was productive in creating stimulating dialogue. Cepeda’s installation attracted a lot of attention and had the intended effect of facilitating intersectional conversations among students while also drawing out some of the important themes of Overstreet’s work and practice.
When inviting an artist to create a temporary installation, build a shared vision early in the process by connecting their practice to the themes you hope to amplify, much like the Picker Art Gallery did by pairing Boxes with Cepeda’s site-specific work and engaging Sisters of the Round Table to shape an intergenerational dialogue. Involve campus or community partners who can help ground the project in lived experiences, especially when working with artists whose identities resonate with your audiences.
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Located on the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds, Millard Sheets Art Center transformed an unused space to capitalize on fair attendance by offering hands-on art activities like drawing and clay sculpting.
The Art Museum of West Virginia University (WVU) offered a series of artmaking workshops, including papermaking, bookbinding, and zine-making, designed to support literacy and complement the “Radiant Pages: The Art of the Book” exhibition.
This experimental public workshop combined art, climate science, and activism to grow authentic engagement and understanding.
