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Join us for a video screening and artist talk to celebrate the closing of the visual art exhibit ARTivism: New Beginnings, presented by Love 4 Immigrants at the MLK Library, Floor 5.
We will mark the end of the MLK Library's spring exhibit with a closing video screening and artist talk with Jessica Fairfax Hirst AKA Palmer Fishman.
Jessica Fairfax Hirst is a multidisciplinary artist, working primarily in performance, video, installation and 3D collage. The artist will be presenting her two-channel video, FRONTERA. Shot in 2017, FRONTERA juxtaposes two drastically different borders on two channels: on the left, an area of the border between Germany and the Netherlands, both members of the European Union, where bicyclists can cross at will, and a children's playground straddles the border such that one can climb up a ladder in Germany and slide down into Holland. On the right, a lone figure makes her way from the United States, where San Diego meets the ocean, into Tijuana, Mexico.
Presented by the local arts organization Love 4 Immigrants and guest curated by Salomé Cosmique, a Trauma Informed Teaching Artist and curator, born in Colombia and currently residing in San Juan, Puerto Rico, ARTivism: New Beginnings focuses on transforming ourselves and our communities through the power of art.
The exhibit explores how creative expression can heal our pain and traumas, authentically convey cultural heritage and identities, and address pressing social and environmental issues. It features visual artworks in photography, painting, and mixed media by AnaYelsi Velasco Sanchez, Rama AlFarkh, and Wole Ajagbe.
The closing event will be held on Wednesday, March 28, 2025, from 6:00-8:00 pm at the MLK Library, Floor 5, event space. Join us for a last chance to meet one of the presenting artists and view the exhibit.
This event, and the Art & Exhibits program at DC Public Library, are made possible in part through the generous support of the DC Public Library Foundation.
AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Birth - 5 | Adults | 5 - 12 Years Old | 13 - 19 Years Old (Teens) |
EVENT TYPE: | Exhibit |
