This opening reception will have light refreshments and a meet-and-greet with artists and curators.

Healing, breaking, regrowth, fertility, spirituality — works in this exhibition explore the complex interconnections among nature, nurture, sustenance, renewal, and the cycles of life.

Mother Nature/Human Nurture presents works by artists Pamella Allen, Qiana Mestrich, and Dara Oshin in a range of media, including natural materials and human-made representations of the same. They investigate nature as a life source that is universal and spiritually grounding among a diverse set of cultural perspectives. Inspired by their own experiences as caregivers, all three artists eschew traditional figurative representations of motherhood and care in favor of symbolic natural elements that also have strong local and cultural associations: eggs/birds, leaves/branches, bones, seashells, and mandalas. By connecting the repetitive yet regenerative activities of caregiving with natural and spiritual phenomena, the work in this exhibition serves to elevate the role of both the “human nurturer” and the natural environment and suggest their interdependence during a time when our ability to care for both our environment and each other is under threat.

Some of the work in the exhibition was made in collaboration with or in reference to specific children, relatives, or community members. The public will also be invited to contribute to this exhibition through a participatory earthwork by Pamella Allen on the grounds of the Old Stone House that explores our relationship with this site’s native plants, waterways, and history. Details about the May 13 workshop are coming soon.

Curated by Katherine Gressel (The Old Stone House) and Grace Freedman (Why Not Art)

This exhibition is made possible, in part, by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Time: 6:00-8:00 PM EDT

Free!

Registration