Embracing the New Year with a spirit of optimism and hopeful anticipation, Local Project is excited to present Transcendence, a group exhibition of drawings, photographs, paintings, sculptures, and video installations. Surpassing the obscurity and challenges of the present time, we explore how a sense of transcendence, sublimation, and hope is found through the artistic practice and how artists can act as beacons of light and optimism for the entire community.
Curated by John Baber, Gabriella Mazza and Carolina Peñafiel

Jan 30 – Feb 27
Opens Saturday, January 30, 12-8pm
Gallery hrs Saturday and Sunday 12-6pm

Participating Artist:

Ana Urbach, Andrea Bass, Ann Cofta, Caitlin Berndt, Cara Lynch, Carin Dangot, Claire HarnEnz, David McDonough, Deborah Yasinsky, Elaine Chao, Emma Anne Johnson, Gabriella Mazza, Gustavo Rizerio, Hyemi Kim, Ianthe Jackson, Jacqueline Sferra Rada, Jess Hoyt, Jim Seffens, Joseph Bochynski, Jovanni Luna, Judi Keeshan, Julia Forrest, Laura Bell, Leda Brittenham, Lisa Candela, Lisa DiClerico, Lynn Liebert, Marie Sally, Matt White, Michelle O’Connell, Natalia Zamparini, Noah Schmitz, Phil Leith-Tetrault, Rose Silberman-Gorn, Rowynn Dumont, Samm Cohen, Saneun Hwang, Sarah Walko, Tom Pekovitch, Yi Hsuan Sung, Yoshi, Zack Federbush.

Photos by Quince and Mulberry Studios

Urban Reverence – a dialogue between the city motion and the conflicts and harmonies of indigenous ritual and ceremony that might place an integral and holistic concern for nature at the center of environmental consideration.

Group Exhibition, Location TBD

…with long silver streaks that looked like scaffolding and depth on depth behind it were thousands of stars that all seemed to be moving very slowly as if they were about some vast construction work that involved the whole universe and would take all time to complete…”  ― Flannery O’Connor

I am a participating artist in this city-wide art exhibition Windows of Understanding.

The vision for this public art project is to transform our “main street” spaces into literal windows of understanding; spaces in which the community can learn about the positive strides being made by local organizations around a wide array of social justice issues that don’t make daily headlines. Windows of Understanding is a creative, community-building response to the negativity and hate being perpetuated in today’s media landscape. Our belief is that through visual language, artists can communicate methods of understanding in powerful ways that cut across cultural boundaries.

In this second iteration of the project, over 30 non-profit organizations will be paired with an artist facilitator to create an original work of art that answers the question: “How do we see through hate?”.  The works will be on display at venues throughout New Brunswick and Highland Park, NJ from January 21- February 28, 2019. I am paired with the Fair Housing Program within the NJ Citizen Action, a statewide grassroots organization fighting for social, racial and economic justice. The fair housing program educates people about their rights under the Fair Housing Act, and coordinates fair housing investigations in the areas of rentals, sales and accessibility for people with disabilities, performs data analysis and facilitates complaint resolution. Additionally they provide fair housing education and assistance to housing providers, nonprofit professionals and various organizations statewide. The installation resides within the window of Pura Vida boutique in Highland Park.