The opening day of “The Future Belongs to the Loving” Project is Saturday, May 3, 2025, from 11:00am to 7:00pm (see schedule below). This collective exhibition runs through July 31, 2025. The day includes collaborative workshops, events, and presentations, concluding with the exhibition reception, 5:00 -7:00pm, at MAPSpace (6 North Pearl Street, 4th Floor, Port Chester, New York).
Caribbean-related artists in this collective exhibition include Ram Brisueño (whose part-Puerto Rican upbringing is referenced in his work), Theda Sandiford (based in St. Croix, USVI and Jersey City, New Jersey), and Frankie Tejada Lizardo (Dominican Republic). A special shoutout to my favorite Caribbean-at-heart artist, who is now part of my family, Avery Johnson.
Opening Celebration Schedule:
11:00 – 11:30 am: Coffee and Intros
11:30am – 12:30pm: Sound Bath Workshop with artist Serena Buschi
1:00 – 5:00pm: Collaborative Creating Presentations and Activities with Natalya Khorover, Michael Sylvan Robinson, and Theda Sandiford; & Performance by Ms. Muscle
5:00 -7:00pm: Exhibition Reception, with Living Sculpture with Amy Keefer
Curators andOrganizers: Patricia Miranda, Michael Sylvan Robinson, Natalya Khorover, Jenn Cacciola, and Sarah Valeri.
Artists, Performers, Agitators: (updated as the project grows)
Jocelyn Braxton Armstrong, Regan Avery, Aileen Bassis, Claudia Bavagnoli, Veronica Bello, Nia Blue, David Borawski, Melanie Brewster, Ram Brisueno, Alexandra Brock, Emily Budd, Serena Buschi, Elizabeth Castaldo, Katie Cercone, Jodi Colella, Davida Cook, Patricia Dahlman, Elizabeth de Bethune, Hale Ekinci, Carolyn Ellis, Federica Patera + Andrea Sbra Perego, Susan Hoffman Fishman, Deborah Freedman, Gonzaga Gómez-Cortázar Romero, Chrissanth Greene-Gross, Ellen Hackl Fagan, Shelby Head, Avery Johnson, Elena Kalkova, Amy Keefer, Barbara King, Wendy Kohli, Mindy Kombert, Daniel Lanzilotta, Bonny Leibowitz, Antoinette Legnini, Constanza Liberona, Rita Maas, Katrina Majkut, Markham Maria, Lenka Maskova, Elizabeth Mihaltse Lindy, Lisa Morphew, Jeffrey Mueller, Kaitlyn Niznik, Sari Nordman, Kelly Marie O’Brien, Lisie S Orjuela, SOLI Pierce, Kate Quarfordt, Carin Reich, Margaret Roleke, Victoria Rolett, Jon Rowe, Theda Sandiford, Aleksandra Scepanovic, Diana Schmertz, Yulia Silina, Katrina Slavik, Jessica Soininen-Eddis, Darcy Spitz, James Stamboni, Rebecca Steiner, Dayna Talbot, Frankie Tejada Lizardo, Emily Tironi, Winnie van der Rijn, Cynthia Walat, Lisa Warren, Joan Wheeler, Elizabeth White, Devynity Wray…
Description: How can artists strengthen the connections and care that foster community in these challenging times of environmental and political crisis? As we encounter individuals and institutions self-censoring in an effort to be “safe,” we come together to hold and celebrate art that is joyous, openly activist, and politically explicit. This project offers the empathetic space of art to encourage practices of artivism and craftivism and to support artists who facilitate community-building. As artists, we can join together to create pathways away from isolation and anchor us in resilient communities to face the challenges ahead.
For more information, visit https://www.mapspace.art/exhibitions/the-future-belongs-to-the-loving-
Also see:
- https://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/artists/ram-brisueno/
- https://frankietejadalizardo.com/
- https://thedasandiford.com/about/
- @artbyaevs