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SUMMARY:NURTURING NATURE - Opening Reception - Ty Murray & Jazmin Witherspoon
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday April 17th from 6-9pm for the opening reception of Nurturing Nature: An Afrolachian Prayer\, a collaborative exhibition by Ty Murray & Jazmin Witherspoon. Come celebrate this new show in the gallery with us! \nNurturing Nature: An Afrolachian Prayer is an ekphrastic exploration rooted in Appalachian landscape and Black Femme identity. This duo exhibition by Ty Murray and Jazmin Witherspoon is a photopoetry interpretation of the nature we inherit and the nature we cultivate within ourselves. A dance between what is seen and what is felt\, this exhibit reminds us that we are all animals\, sharing many survival and environmental concerns.  \nThe installation moves the audience from exterior landscape into intimate interior\, reflecting nature’s imprint on the artists. It is a curious offering\, where handwoven textiles\, ceramics\, and wearable art become detours into the wandering mind of an artist.   \nBirthed from a decade-long friendship\, this creative kinship reflects a journey from girlhood into self-defined womanhood through image\, poem\, and object. Murray and Witherspoon cultivate an environment where Blackness is not peripheral to Appalachian narratives\, but central to them\, and where the act of nurturing both embraces and liberates. \nWhat if we emphasized the sacredness of Black womanhood\, like the animals for whom we build sanctuaries? \nPLUS\, in the printshop\, we’ll have a book release party for our Resident Artist Anika Toro‘s newly published book project Finding Joy \nPLUS we’ll have Open Artist Studios featuring the RR Resident Artists and the RR Printshop Members throughout the studio.
URL:https://relayridge.org/event/nurturing-nature-opening-reception-ty-murray-jazmin-witherspoon/
LOCATION:Relay Ridge Collaborative Artist Space\, 4124 Mckinley St. NE\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37917\, United States
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SUMMARY:Anika Toro FINDING JOY book release party
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the book release of our very own Resident Studio Artist Anika Toro! The party will be in the community printshop during our opening house event on Friday April 17th from 6-9pm. \nAnika will be present to chat and sign any books\, but more enticing may be acquiring the one-of-a-kind hand-printed material items available with any book sold\, each made by Anika. Visitors will also be encouraged to participate in a fun found text/play with words experience in the printshop that line with the book’s theme. \nFinding Joy: \nDiscover the magic of serendipity and artistic exploration in “Finding Joy”! This mixed media art book takes selections from nine different copies of the same book\, showcasing Anika’s transformative and playful approach to the original text. \nEach page spread uses hand-selected text\, left unaltered from its original position. Through a process of erasure and blackout\, Anika redacts everything except a newly found message\, thought\, idea\, or poem\, without adding any new text. Analog collages\, paint\, photography\, embroidery\, and more celebrate unique narratives\, exploring creativity\, spontaneity\, and the profound moments that emerge from reimagining existing ideas.\n\nAbout Anika:\nAnika Toro is a mixed media artist with a background in photography and collage. Her current work fuses narrative\, serendipity\, and playful experimentation into art that transforms familiar texts and images into unexpected expressions of creativity. Her innovative projects have found homes in hotels and private spaces around the world\, while her award-winning photography has been seen in magazines\, on record covers\, and in exhibitions throughout the United States.
URL:https://relayridge.org/event/anika-toro-finding-joy-book-release-party/
LOCATION:Relay Ridge Collaborative Artist Space\, 4124 Mckinley St. NE\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37917\, United States
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